World Cup Wagers

[R. Richard]

OK, you just happen to have 40,000 Pounds Sterling lying around the house. Would you bet it on a World Cup match? If so, why? Comment?

Scotsman places monster World Cup bet on England

LONDON - A hefty World Cup bet of 40,000 pounds on England to beat Sweden on Tuesday evening has been placed at odds of 11/8 with bookmakers William Hill -- by a Scotsman.

"The man stands to collect 95,000 pounds if his bet comes off," said a spokesman. "It is remarkable that the biggest bet yet placed on an England game has come from a Scottish client."

England, who have already qualified for the knockout stage of the Cup, play Sweden in the last of their round-robin group matches at 1900 GMT.

Last week a Swiss businessman made one of the largest bets ever on the World Cup, wagering 400,000 pounds with William Hill on Italy beating the United States at odds of 2/5.

When Italy took the lead last Saturday, he looked set to collect 560,000 pounds. When the U.S. equalised, he lost the lot.

Bookmakers are expecting almost 1 billion pounds to be gambled during the month-long tournament by UK punters alone, five times as much as in the 2002 World Cup.

 

[Guest]

It was Sean Connery, with another tax evasion ploy.

 

[R. Richard]

It was Sean Connery, with another tax evasion ploy.

Yeah, but will he win?

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Well, considering England's last victory over Sweden was in 1968 and that they have played 11 times since then, I probably would have picked a different match to bet, if I had that much money lying around...

 

[Straight-8]

That isn't a 'bet'. A bet implies the outcome is in question. England is going to wipe up the field with the Swede's today. It'll be like ABBA vs the Beatles in a music contest ! How can I get a piece of the action??

 

[R. Richard]

That isn't a 'bet'. A bet implies the outcome is in question. England is going to wipe up the field with the Swede's today. It'll be like ABBA vs the Beatles in a music contest ! How can I get a piece of the action??

Well, I would suggest that you frisk the sofa cushions and just see if you can't come up with 40,000 Pounds Sterling. If you do fall a bit short, don't forget to check the sugar jar. Actually most people don't realize how just much money they have just lying about the house!

 

[Guest]

Oops, eh?

 

[Straight-8]

Oops, eh?

Bunch of chicken shit coaches ordered the team to go into a defensive shell!! Terrible waste of an opportunity. On the bright side, I didn't manage to get that 40,000 pound bet down .

 

[Guest]

Bunch of chicken shit coaches ordered the team to go into a defensive shell!! Terrible waste of an opportunity. On the bright side, I didn't manage to get that 40,000 pound bet down .

lol, there's always a bright side.