Yes, he was correct in all his predictions, including the Final between Netherlands and Spain. But I was surprised when told that many punters lost money despite the correct result. It was correct to the extent that Spain won... but according to the betting rules, it should be based on the original 90-minute game which was a draw at 0-0, and excluded the 15-minute extra time which saw the decider goal. So for those who gave a handicap of 1/2 goal, they lost at a score of 0-0, regardless of the result after extra time. Does that make sense? I have no experience in football betting.
I have learned that bets can be placed on the toss of coin too!... To see which team gets to kick the ball first!
ReplyDeleteOf course, there are a multitude of things which anyone can bet on, especially by those who bet privately.
It seems, quite rightly so, that bets placed at different times (even during a game) have different odds.
I am just surprised at how ingenious the gamblers are when they are into it.