World Cup Could Put Bookies In The Poorhouse
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Last weekend in England it was the perfect storm-type scenario for bookmakers as the heavily wagered weekend of football(soccer), rugby and cricket resulted in tons of . After the UK triumphantly won its football/soccer match against favored Argentina, the laddy bookmakers completely got housed. And it could get much worse.
According to The Sun, World Cup-crazy England fans will stake £1.5BILLION on their country winning the World Cup in Germany next year, where they currently sit at 7/1 to win it all. If they should win it,it could spell disaster for the bookmakers.
“If England win the World Cup we face a potential financial disaster,” according to Robin Hutchinson of Ladbrokes.
Yes, we just said that. Supporters have already staked nearly £500million on glory next summer — and hopes soared even higher after Saturday’s sensational 3-2 victory over Argentina.
Here’s a fun fact courtesy of Oddjack reader and happy Brit, Louis Cooke: The Brits will World Cup wagering will equal that of the GDP of Fiji(£1.52 billion), so there’s no need for metaphorical embellishment in that sense.
Put Shirt On Three Lions [UK Sun]
The Brits Are Kicking Up A Betting Storm
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How can it be that the greatest gambling weekend in the world is apparently in England this weekend? Well, because those crazy bastards across the pond are absolutely fired up to gamble on anything and everything like who’s the most handsome British homo. But tomorrow, well, it’s something special for the madcap punters. With England’s cricket, rugby and football teams all playing international matches on Saturday plus the first big chase of the new National Hunt season taking place at Cheltenham, bookies are predicting a national betting frenzy. Paddy Power says it will be one of the biggest betting weekends ever. Then they said this:
“Everyone will be watching something and you can guarantee they will be having a tenner here and there. We know how popular the first scorer, most runs or a flutter on a horse is at the moment.”
And now we’re completely confused. Horse fluttering sounds so…dirty.
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