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Gambling on the Premiership

Started by The Gaffer · 10 months ago

Listening to The Guardian’s Football Weekly Podcast, especially contributor Sean Ingle, you’d think that every grown Brit who was a football fan bets on matches week-in, week-out. Obviously that isn’t the case, but how prevalent is betting on matches? ... Continue reading »

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  • kkfla737

    1 year ago

    I don't bet period and actually am against ALL gambling on team sporting events. I guess I am typically American in that regard.
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  • Dave M

    1 year ago

    I have not, but I'm not against it. If I were in Vegas or AC, I might put money on Arsenal (to lose).
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  • TheScout

    1 year ago

    Up here in Canada, we have a government run gambling system called Pro Line/Sport Select and EPL games are available to bet on. There is a maximum dollar value you can gamble per ticket but as far as I know there are no limits on the number of tickets you play.

    I've played Pro Line before but not for EPL games, I may do so in the future just for kicks but given my record in "I Know The Score" perhaps I should just keep the money in my pocket :)
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  • Chris O

    1 year ago

    I've bet on football plenty of times here in the UK but am IN NO WAY addicted to it! I see it as an occasional way of trying to win a small amount of money by betting a small stake in the first place - a bit like betting on a horse in a race like the Grand National or Kentucky Derby.

    When I was about 18 years of age, I was legally able to step into one of the many betting shops here and pick up a large 'weekend' coupon that listed all the Saturday and Sunday games along with the odds for a home win, away win and draw in each case.

    What they do to lure you into placing a bet is suggest something that potentially pays out lots of money, for instance "Four draws - 50/1". Sounds very easy, doesn't it - selecting four games to end in a draw from a list of about sixty, but it's much more difficult than you think!

    My friend and I bet on those weekend coupons frequently in our late-teens - only ever betting £1 at a time or something - but we never won anything. Even the supposedly easier bets like "8 Homes - 33/1" we could never win because, of course, you had to find the right result in more matches.

    A mugs game, really, but played on an infrequent basis it does no harm and you could, potentially, win a small amount for your trouble.
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