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You Bet That Was Perfect Result

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YOU BET THAT WAS PERFECT RESULT…………SAY BOOKIES!

BOOKIES were the only ones celebrating England’s frustrating draw against USA – ‘It was the perfect result for us – it keeps England in the competition but means we have won a decent percentage of the £25million gambled on the game, of which the overwhelming majority was for an England win!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’Robert Green’s blunder probably won bookies over five million pounds’
DAVID JAMES IS NOW EVEN MONEY FAVOURITE TO START IN GOAL V ALGERIA WITH WILLIAM HILL WHO GO 9/4 GREEN; 9/4 HART. HILLS OFFER 4/1 THAT ALL THREE KEEPERS WILL PLAY AT SOME POINT OF THE TOURNAMENT.

ENGLAND ARE 8/1 TO WIN THE WORLD CUP WITH WILLIAM HILL WHO MAKE SPAIN 7/2 FAVOURITES AND ALSO OFFER 9/2 BRAZIL; 11/2 ARGENTINA; 9/1 HOLLAND; 14/1 GERMANY; 16/1 ITALY; 25/1 FRANCE; 28/1 PORTUGAL; 50/1 IVORY COAST; 80/1 USA (Others on request)

ENGLAND ARE 4/11 FAVOURITES TO WIN THEIR GROUP WITH HILLS WHO ALSO OFFER 10/3 USA; 9/1 SLOVENIA; 16/1 ALGERIA.
TO QUALIFY…1/10 England (11/2 not); 8/15 USA (11/8NOT); 9/5 Slovenia; 7/2 Algeria,

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Not Everyone Fancies England For World Cup

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YOU BET NOT ALL BRITS FANCY ENGLAND FOR WORLD CUP!

ALMOST one of every five bets being placed on the World Cup with William Hill by punters in English betting shops is for England to win the tournament – but in Wales it is only one in every nine; in Northern Ireland one in every twelve – and in Scotland just one in every twenty.
‘It is certainly the case that there are regional differences in the support for England to win the World Cup, which is to be expected – but taking the betting as a whole, England are definitely the one team we’d rather see not win the World Cup,’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
In English betting shops Hills only Spain rival the support for England; in Wales the most popular selection is Brazil (21%), closely followed by Spain, with England 3rd; in Northern Ireland punters are opting for Argentina (24%), Spain, Brazil and Holland in front of England; and in Scotland, Brazil (26%) take top billing ahead of Argentina, Spain, and Holland with England 5th.
France are currently the worst possible result for Hills, who have taken one bet of £110,000 on Les Bleus at odds of 20/1, but England are a close second, and Hills anticipate that they will regain the lead before the first match kicks off – ‘The single France mega-bet has distorted our financial liability for France, as there are very few other big bets for them, but we are continually taking substantial bets for England and victory for Capello’s team will prove hideously expensive for us’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Bizarrely, North Korea are Hill’s third worst result – ‘We have taken scores of small bets of up to £80 for the 2000/1 outsiders’ – with Germany, the subject of a £60,000 bet with Hills at 14/1 on Thursday, now the 4th worst outcome.
At the other end of the scale, Hills would welcome unlikely World Cup triumphs for New Zealand, Honduras, Slovakia or Slovenia.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS…4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia.
**Hills cut Holland from 10/1 to 9/1 on Thursday after continued support.

WILLIAM HILL PERCENTAGE OF BETS TAKEN ONLINE (up to noon, Thursday,June 10):
ENGLAND 15%

SPAIN 13%

BRAZIL 11.5%

ARGENTINA 14%

HOLLAND 13%

GERMANY 6.5%

ITALY 6.5%

IVORY COAST 4%

PORTUGAL 5.5%

FRANCE 3.5%

USA 1.5%

MEXICO 1.5%

SERBIA 1.5%

GHANA 0.5%

S. AFRICA 0.5%

All other teams make up the remaining 2%

Algeria least backed team with Hills: 128 bets for £455

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Tournament Under Orders

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France punter’s £1.65m bet at stake as:
WORLD CUP PUNTERS TARGET GERMANY AND HOLLAND

WILLIAM HILL cut Holland from 10/1 to 9/1 fifth favourites in the face of continued support for the Dutch to win the World Cup, while one Hill’s client has gambled a substantial £60,000 bet on Germany to win the tournament at odds of 14/1 – and stands to make £840,000 profit.Hills have also taken a bet of £110,000 (£55,000 each-way) on France to win the tournament at odds of 20/1, perhaps the biggest ever pre-tournament outright bet. ‘Betting on the World Cup is at record levels for pre-tournament turnover, which suggests to us that a record £1billion betting turnover is a certainty, making this World Cup the biggest sports betting event of all time.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills have also cut the odds about a Brazil v S Korea World Cup final from 500/1 to 200/1 after taking a string of small online bets for that outcome. ‘We can half understand this gamble!’ commented Sharpe.
**HILLS HAVE TAKEN A BET OF £10,500 AT 7/4 IN A N.WEST LONDON BETTING SHOP FOR MEXICO TO BEAT S AFRICA IN THEIR OPENING GAME.

FRIDAY MATCHES….13/8 Mexico; 21/10 draw; 7/4 S Africa……..11/4 Uruguay; 21/10 draw; 11/10 France.(Diego Forlan is 6/4 with Hills to be subbed during game; 11/4 booked; 10/1 to score in each half.)

TO WIN GROUP….6/5 France; 11/4 Mexico; 16/5 Uruguay; 11/2 S Africa

**NEW ZEALAND HAVE BEEN BACKED FROM 6/4 TO 8/11 TO SCORE ONE OR TWO WORLD CUP GOALS. THEY ARE 11/4 TO FAIL TO SCORE, 5/2 TO SCORE 3 OR MORE.

** Hills have taken a second bet of £6500 for England to win the World Cup at 8/1.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS…4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia; 80 Mexico; 100 Uruguay; 150 S Africa.

WORLD CUP SPECIALS/NOVELTY BETS

1-20 North Korea not to show any highlights of World Cup matches involving their own team on national television (Kim Jong il has ordered state-run television not to broadcast live games, and to only screen highlights of North Korea’s victories)

10-3 Maradona to shave beard off before end of Group matches.

4-1 any player to score a goal from his own half.
6-1 Maradona to be sent off during any World Cup match

8/1 Argentinian player to have goal disallowed for handball.

10-1 Argentina to win the World Cup & Diego Maradona to run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires (picture must be published in a British national newspaper) – he said he would do it!

12-1 Fabio Capello to resign or be sacked before end of World Cup finals.

20-1 Any England player to be sent home from the WC for a breach of FA conduct.

20-1 Lionel Messi to have a goal disallowed during the WC for a deliberate hand ball (must be by him)

33-1 Kim Jong Il to order his players to come back to North Korea before they complete their group matches

33-1 Fabio to strike an accredited FIFA press photographer during World Cup.

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World’s Biggest Gamble – Bar None !

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You bet Rooney-mania kicking in:
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST GAMBLE ON THE WORLD’S BIGGEST TOURNAMENT

BOOKMAKERS William Hill are convinced the World Cup will produce the first £1billion+ betting turnover after taking two SIX FIGURE bets even before a ball had been kicked in the World Cup.
‘We have taken a £200,000 bet from a telephone client on six countries either to qualify or miss out from the Group stage which could return £363,180 to the client’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘And another customer has staked £110,000 on France for the World Cup at odds of 20/1 It is an each-way bet which could make a profit of £1.65m – which would make it the biggest winning football bet of all time.’
And England have not been ignored by the high rollers, with two bets of £6500 placed on them at odds of 8/1. But nor have England’s first opponents USA, on whom one punter has staked £5000 at 80/1 to win the tournament.
ENGLAND are 4/9 favourites to get off to a winning start against USA with William Hill who make them 4/9 favourites to win the game for which the USA are 13/2 outsiders with the draw at 16/5.
WAYNE ROONEY is 5/1 to be sent off during the tournament and 25/1 to do so against USA. He is 10/3 to score the opening goal of the game; 10/3 to score the last; 4/5 to score at any stage of the game; 7/2 to score 2 or more; 20/1 to score a hat trick.
‘We have had to create a whole range of Rooney special bets to cope with the demand from punters’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
WILLIAM HILL ROONEY SPECIALS…..6/4 TO BE SUBSTITUTED V USA; 2/1 To be yellow carded; 7/2 to score in both halves;4/1 to score with a header; 5/1 to hit the woodwork; 6/1 to score from outside the penalty box; 7/1 to win a penalty.

**Any England player sent home for disciplinary reasons during WC 20/1

**Any England World Cup squad player knighted within a year of World Cup ending. 12/1
**Beckham to anounce he has signed for Prem club during World Cup. 14/1– must be before WC Final

**-Rooneys to confirm Colleen pregnant again 12/1– must be before WC Final

**Any England squad player to announce retirement from international football. 2/5 – must be before WC Final

**David Cameron to attend an England match. 3/1

**One or more England players seen to cry on-screen during or after a match. 2/5 –

WILLIAM HILL…TO WIN WORLD CUP….4/1Spain; 5/1 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 20/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 50/1 Ivory Coast; 66/1 Serbia; 80/1 Mexico; Chile; USA; 100/1 Cameroon; Paraguay; Uruguay; 150/1 Australia; Denmark; Nigeria; S Africa; 200/1 Greece; 250/1 S Korea; Switzerland; 300 Slovakia; 400 Japan; Slovenia; 500 Algeria; 1000/1 Honduras; 2000/1 N Korea; New Zealand.

Further information….graham sharpe….0208 918 3731

NB selections for £200,000 bet are: Argentina, England, Germany, Italy, Spain all to qualify from their Groups; Japan not to.

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S Africa Now 9/5 To Go Through

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S AFRICA NOW 9/5 TO GO THROUGH

S AFRICA are 9/5 with William Hill to qualify for the next phase of the World Cup after their opening draw with Mexico who are 19/20 to get through. Hills have S A frica at 150/1 to win the tournament, with Mexico 80/1. ‘That was a great opening match – and a great result for the bookies – both sides are still in with a shout and the first game is a draw – always the bookies’ favourite result’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
France are 11/10 to win the Group with Hills who also offer 9/4 Uruguay; 19/5 Mexico; 13/2 S Africa.
France – on whom one William Hill punter has staked £110,000 at 20/1- are 11/10 favourites to beat Uruguay, who are 11/4 with the draw 21/10.

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Bookies Go Two Up Early Doors

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100/1 all Group games drawn, but:
BOOKIES 2 PUNTERS 0

BOOKMAKERS William Hill were delighted with the outcome of the first two World Cup matches, which both ended in draws. ‘By and large punters do not like backing matches to be a draw, so two opening draws mean a great start to the World Cup for bookies. We have had six figure wins on both matches, but there are still 62 matches to go’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
**HILLS NOW OFFER 100/1 THAT THE REMAINING FOUR MATCHES IN GROUP A WILL ALL END IN DRAWS.

THE HILL’S PUNTER WHO HAS BET £110,000 on France at 20/1 hoping to win £1.65m lives to fight another day, with France still quoted at 20/1 to win the tournament with Hills who make Spain 4/1 favourites and also offer 5/1 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 9/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL ODDS…

LATEST GROUP A ODDS….5/4 France; 13/5 Uruguay; 16/5 Mexico; 5/1 S Africa
TO QUALIFY FROM GROUP A……4/9 France (13/8 not); 5/6 Uruguay (5/6); Evens Mexico (4/5); 13/8 S Africa (4/9)

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You Bet England Will Play Scotland In World Cup After All !

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YOU BET ENGLAND CAN PLAY SCOTLAND IN WORLD CUP!

WILLIAM HILL have come up with a way of pitting England against Scotland in the World Cup to provide an unusual betting opportunity for customers north and south of the border. ‘Given the friendly rivalry between the two countries we are delighted to devise a bet which enables supporters to choose between them even though they won’t actually meet on the pitch during the tournament’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Scotland v England

10 players based in the SPL will feature in the World Cup, but for the purposes of this bet, and to make up a side of 11 in a 4-4-2 formation Scotland will ‘adopt ‘ Uruguayan Defender Andres Scotti for these bets.

The SPL select would line up as follows (Only these players count for the purpose of these bets)

Dusan Pernis (Slovakia/Dundee Utd)

Madjid Bougherra (Algeria/Rangers)

Edson Braafheid (Holland/Celtic)

Soulemayne Bamba (Ivory Coast/Hibs)

Andres Scotti (Urugauay/Colo Colo)

Ki Sung-Yong (South Korea/Celtic)

Maurice Edu (USA/Rangers0

DeMarcus Beasley (USA/Rangers)

Landry N’Guemo (Cameroon/Celtic)

Georgios Samaras (Greece/Celtic)

Michael McGlinchey (New Zealand/Motherwell)

Who will score the most goals (Penalty Shoot outs don’t count)?

SPL Select = 9/1

Tie = 13/2

England = 1/8

Who will pick up the most Cards in the tournament?

SPL Select = 7/4

Tie = 5/2

England = 11/10

A player from the SPL Select to score v England?

YES = 11/4

NO = 1/4

A player from the SPL Select to be booked v England?

YES = 11/10

NO = 4/6

A player from the SPL Select to be Sent Off v England?

YES = 5/1

NO = 1/9

Further World Cup ‘Scotland’ Specials

Despite Scotland not being there, here at William Hill we are determined not to have our Scottish punters miss out on the fun so some Scottish related specials have been produced for the World Cup.

“Auld Enemy”

Andy Murray to Win Wimbledon and England to lose in the World Cup Final = 53/1

“Great Britain”

Andy Murray to Win Wimbledon and England to win the World Cup = 53/1

The Old Firm Connection

Rangers and Celtic both have a few players at the tournament.

Rangers have Maurice Edu and DeMarcus Beasley from the USA and Madjid Bougherra from Algeria alongside former favourites Craig Moore (Australia), Gio Van Bronkhorst (Holland), Pedro Mendes (Portugal), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Greece) and Gennaro Gattuso (Italy).

In the Green Corner Celtic have Georgios Samaras (Greece), Ki Sung-Yong (South Korea), Edson Braafheid (Holland), Larry N’Guemo (Cameroon) plus former players Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan), Chris Killen (New Zealand) and Michael McGlinchy (New Zealand)

Despite the numerical advantage The Celtic Connection are favourites to outscore their Rangers counterparts.

Who will score the most goals at the World Cup

Celtic Connection = 10/11

Rangers Connection = 5/2

Tie = 5/2

The opening ties in the World Cup also have some Scottish Connections

“MACBETH”

When South Africa line up in the opener against Mexico in their midfield will be the holding midfielder Macbeth Sibaya.

Macbeth Sibaya to Score = 12/1

Macbeth Sibaya to Score First = 33/1

Macbeth Sibaya to be Booked = 7/2

Macbeth Sibaya to be Sent Off = 33/1

“SCOTTI”

In the Uruguayan squad against France will be defender Andres Scotti.

Andres Scotti to Score = 12/1

Andres Scotti to Score First = 33/1

Andres Scotti to be Booked = 10/3

Andres Scotti to be Sent Off = 25/1

“REPEAT OF 1950”

The USA recorded one of their most famous victories in 1950 when they defeated England 1-0. Strangley enough that day the Americans were captained by player born in Scotland.

Fast Forward 60 years and the countries meet again and with a strange twist of fate, lining up in the USA midfield will be Aberdeen born Stuart Holden.

USA to win 1-0 = 12/1

Stuart Holden to Score = 7/1

Stuart Holden to Score First = 20/1

USA to score First = 5/2

The last 3 times the sides have met England scored exactly two goals

England to score exactly 2 goals = 11/5

Rooney to Score 2 or more = 7/2

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Joe Cole Odds On To Become A Gunner

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WHAT WILL JOE COLE DO NEXT?

WILLIAM HILL make Joe Cole an odds-on shot to be an Arsenal player by the first day of next season.’Cole’s value could soar on the back of an impressive World Cup campaign so he is likely to be keeping his options open at this stage’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

HILLS….WHERE WILL JOE COLE BE ON FIRST DAY OF NEXT SEASON?
Arsenal 1/2

Spurs 11/4

Man Utd 7/2

Man City 14/1

Real Madrid 16/1

Liverpool 25/1

WILL JOE COLE SCORE AT WORLD CUP?

(Extra Time counts, Penalty Shootouts do not count)

Yes 6/5

No 8/13

Joe Cole is 16/1 to be England’s top scorer at the World Cup with William Hill who make Wayne Rooney 11/8 favourite with Frank Lampard 9/2; Peter Crouch 6/1; Steven Gerrard 8/1; Jermain Defoe 9/1.

JOE 25/1 TO PLAY LONGEST IN WORLD CUP

WITH GARETH Barry out of England’s opening game, he has drifted from 8/1 to 33/1 to play the most minutes for the squad in William Hill’s market for which Ashley Cole; Glen Johnson and John Terry are 4/1 co-favourites.
Hills also offer 9/2 Gerrard; 13/2 Lampard; 7/1 Green; James; King; 10 Rooney; 14 Carragher; 16 Milner; 20 Carrick; Crouch; Upson; 25 Joe Cole; Hart; 33 Barry;Dawson; Warnock; 40 Heskey; Lennon; 66 Wright-Phillips; 100 Defoe. (one fifth 1,2,3.)

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Fabio Photo Rant Sparks Quit Gamble

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FABIO PHOTO RANT SPARKS QUIT GAMBLE

FOLLOWING Fabio Capello’s showdown with photographers, William Hill have had to cut their odds about the England boss quitting during the World Cup from 16/1 to 12/1.
‘Fabio’s rant demonstrated the pressure he is obviously feeling, as have one or two of his touchline outbursts in recent games. Given his evident uncertainty about deciding who will be starting in goal, some punters are taking the hint that should England perform disappointingly Fabio may well react explosively and walk away from the job in frustration’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
ENGLAND ARE 8/1 FOURTH FAVOURITES TO WIN THE WORLD CUP WITH WILLIAM HILL WHO PREDICT A WORLD RECORD £1 BILLION WILL BE GAMBLED ON A SPORTING EVENT FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Spain are 4/1 favourites with Hills who make Brazil 9/2; Argentina 13/2. (Others on request)

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Sacre Bleu – Gambler To Lift £1.5m If France Win World Cup

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Bobby Moore to skipper England at World Cup again?
SACRE BLEU – GAMBLER TO LIFT £1.5M IF FRANCE WIN WORLD CUP

WITH BOOKMAKERS WILLIAM HILL predicting that the World Cup will become the biggest betting event of all time with over £1billion gambled on the tournament, they have taken the largest single win bet on the tournament so far – £110,000 on France.
‘A southern based William Hill telephone client has staked a bet of £55,000 each-way on France to win the World Cup at odds of 20/1 – and will make a profit of £1,650,000 if they do so – the biggest ever World Cup winnings’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills have also taken their biggest bet so far for an England victory, of £6500 at 8/1 in a Knightsbridge, London betting shop – which would make a profit of £52,000; while other customers have staked £10,000 on Germany at 14/1, and $85,000 on a six-team accumulative bet.

**But Hills are also taking slightly smaller, but perhaps more original bets as well – TWO of their customers have backed children called Bobby Moore to captain England in the future. Proud grandfather John Moore, from Great Yarmouth will win £100,000 if his grandson Bobby, born in November, 2003, captains England after staking £20 at 5000/1.

**And a second Bobby Moore – this one as yet UNBORN! – will win his proud father-to-be, £82,500 if he grows up to play for West Ham and wins the World Cup with England. Daniel Moore, from Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire has staked four £5 bets that his son will play for West Ham (500/1); play for England (1000/1); skipper England (5000/1) and win the World Cup with England (10,000/1). This Bobby Moore is due to be born on July 1, 2010 – and Daniel has staked a further £10 at 10/1 that he is born on a day England are playing at the World Cup.

**ROBERT GROVES OF RUISLIP, NORTH WEST LONDON, HAS PLACED A BET WITH WILLIAM HILL ON A WORLD CUP DREAM HE HAD COMING TRUE. MR GROVES COULD COLLECT £50,000 AFTER HE DREAMED THAT PETER CROUCH WILL SCORE THE ONLY GOAL OF THE WORLD CUP FINAL AGAINST ARGENTINA, WITH A 78TH MINUTE HEADER, AND STAKED £10 AT 5000/1 THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.

**RICHARD ENDICOTT, AN ENGLISHMAN CURRENTLY LIVING AND WORKING IN NEW JERSEY, USA,WILL WIN £1MILLION IF HIS UNBORN SON GROWS UP TO SCORE A GOAL FOR ENGLAND DURING THE 2030 WORLD CUP FINALS AFTER STAKING £100 AT 10,000/1 ABOUT THIS HAPPENING.

Further information……graham sharpe……0208 918 3731
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