LOI director Mark Scanlon reveals €6m is gambled on every Premier men's fixture

Also revealed was the €1m threshold being smashed for revenue generation from the streaming service, LOITV

Rovers’ Josh Honohan celebrates scoring a goal. Pic: Ryan Byrne/Inpho

League of Ireland football is growing in popularity and that’s been reflected by a spike to €6m in the amount gambled on each senior men’s Premier fixture.

The whopper figure was revealed by league director Mark Scanlon as part of his traditional pre-season briefing.