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Gambling ‘not fair’, finds European inquiry
brussels, belgium
The odds when betting on professional
football might be weighted slightly in the
favour of people with lots of lots of money,
revealed European police yesterday.
The news is likely to shatter the illusion
that many have long-held that the world of
gambling is a fairytale land of kindness and
fair play.
Regular gambler Simon Williams told us,
“Betting shops have always been such friendly
places, where everyone is known by name and
the bookmaker is pleased to see you. I can’t
believe for one second they’ve been taking
advantage of me?”
“Sure, I’ve never seen a poor bookmaker,
and my one drives a Bentley – but I assumed
he must have won the lottery rather than
engaging in a business where the odds are
Left: Shock as it is revealed that
bookmakers weren’t trying to help us win
money all along
deliberately, and permanently, stacked in his
favour.”
“This news is a revelation!”
The European police investigation is likely
to find that bookmakers regularly fix odds at
rates where they know in advance they will
make money from ill-advised ‘punters’.
A spokesperson explained, “We’ve uncovered
systematic abuse of the European sports fan,
One Stop Service
where money has been taken on bets that
have absolutely no chance giving a return.”
“Only this morning we found one bookmaker
offering to take £100 bets on a Fulham
victory.”
“It’s disgusting.”
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