Town have announced a new three-and-a-half-year sponsorship deal which will see the name Magical Vegas emblazoned across the Blues’ first-team shirts.

Magical Vegas is an online gaming operator, a brand of Daub Alderney Ltd, which is part of the Stride Gaming group. The deal, worth up to £2 million in the Championship but potentially more in the Premier League, runs to the end of 2020/21 season.

The name will also see the Magical Vegas logo replace the Marcus Evans name on the Blues’ red away shirt, but not the home kit, for the remainder of this season.

The club say that fans who have bought an adult away shirt for this season can have the Magical Vegas logo overprinted for free at Planet Blue, although not immediately. Full details will be released soon.

Children’s sizes will continue to carry the Marcus Evans logo for the remainder of the campaign but due to FA guidelines the Magical Vegas name won’t appear on next season’s junior shirts.

“A lot of hard work has taken place on both sides and it’s the start of an exciting new partnership,” Town MD Ian Milne told the club website.

Town’s director of sales, Rosie Richardson, added: “We’ve been working on this agreement since the autumn and we are all delighted it has come to fruition.

“Magical Vegas is an exciting brand and we look forward to a new era of shirt sponsor at Ipswich Town Football Club.”

Konstantinos Veletas, spokesperson for the Stride Gaming group, continued: “We are delighted to be working alongside such a prestigious football club as Ipswich Town.

“It’s a thrilling new venture for us and we are looking forward to a very successful partnership over the next three and a half years.”

Magical Vegas is an online casino site offering a large selection of casino games, ranging from online slots and live casino to scratch cards and arcade games while also offering an extensive selection of exclusive games.

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warwickblue added 22:17 - Jan 11 I caught up with this story late, as I have been away, but I can't leave TWTD site, or indeed go to bed, until I have registered my horror. What a sad day.
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BrettenhamBlue added 22:26 - Jan 11 Not that I go to many games, but I won't go to any whilst we have this sponsorship deal. Radio from now on for me, and I assume many fans.
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Pumpee1980 added 22:31 - Jan 11 I religiously buy the home and away shirts every season for me and my son, if this is what is going to be on the front itfc won't be getting any sales from me! It looks tacky and cheap. Very embarrassing
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1977itfc added 23:28 - Jan 11 well done itfc that's £50 you've saved me next season on a plus note won't see much of that hideous logo as they hardly have worn red away all season unless we do a cardiff and wear it at home lol
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LuciBlue added 00:00 - Jan 12 Newcastle Utd and Wonga looks classy in comparison.
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1977itfc added 09:33 - Jan 12 blues1 yes happy are those who wanted m.e off the shirt but no one want's this sponsor logo either i have always said that replica shirt's should be sold with no sponsor logo and the person buying it has the choice of having it put on like they do with skybet patches,shirt numbers etc we would then see the club reaping the benefits of increased shirt sales ergo everyone is happy.. makes complete marketing sense which sadly those in charge at p.r seeem to lack

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blues1 added 11:09 - Jan 12 1977itfc. That isnt a bad idea tbh. However i dont think its fair to accuse those at the time club for no marketing sense. I would suspect that wouldnt be allowed as the whole point of the sponsorship is for the companies logo to be on the shirts. Thats what theyre paying for.
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pragmatic added 12:52 - Jan 12 Blues 1 sorry typho meant to mark up
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Help added 20:37 - Jan 12 Well that is another ITFC shirt I will not buy
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BerlinBlue added 21:27 - Jan 12 That is hideous, horrendous, horrible. What is the club thinking?!
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Roola added 22:07 - Jan 12 I don't often post on here but saw this on Facebook and thought it was a joke to begin with. It looks bloody awful... I never thought I'd day this but would prefer Marcus Evans still on the front.
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