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Rooney Mania Hits Betting Shops

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ROONEY-MAYHEM IN BETTING SHOPS AS WORLD’S BIGGEST GAMBLE UNDER WAY

ROONEY-MANIA is helping drive the biggest gamble of all time as punters bet over £1 billion on the outcome of the World Cup, say bookmakers William Hill, who have already taken bets of £60,000; $85,000; £110,000 and £200,000 on the tournament and now anticipate a £25m gamble on England’s opening match against USA.
‘No event has ever produced a betting turnover of £1 billion before – but that is going to happen at this World Cup – we have already taken mega-bets of up to £200,000, with that amount staked on an accumulator bet, with £110,000 bet on France and £20,000 on Germany, to win the tournament’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’England fans have gone Rooney-crazy with their bets, and we’re in trouble if he scores a hat trick against the USA’

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.

William Hill are also offering a 14/1 treble for patriotic punters this weekend. For it to come in England need to beat Australia in the Rugby Union, followed by beating USA in the World Cup and finally an English driver winning the GP on Sunday.

Further information……..graham sharpe….0780 3233702

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Argentina Third Favourites For World Cup

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ARGENTINA THIRD FAVOURITES TO WIN WORLD CUP

FOLLOWING their opening win over Nigeria, Argentina have been cut from 13/2 to 11/2 third favourites for the World Cup with William Hill who make Spain 4/1 favourites with Brazil at 5/1.
ARGENTINA are now 1/6 favourites to win their Group, and 1/100 to progress; with S Korea 7/2 for the Group, 8/11 to go through (Evens not); while Nigeria are 25/1 for the Group and 5/4 to go through(4/7 not); Greece 100/1 to win the Group, 7/1 to get through.

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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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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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Who Will Succeed Joan Laporta As President Of Barcelona ?

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Sandro Rosell is williamhill.com’s 1-10 favourite to win this weekend’s Barcelona presidential elections.

The 46 year-old Catalan business man has topped all the media polls, and now looks almost certain to succeed the current president – Joan Laporta.

Agusti Benedito, who won rave reviews for his performance in the first presidential debate, is the 10-1 second favourite for the post, while Jaume Ferrer and Marc Ingla are the 12-1 outsiders for the Barcelona job.

“Sandro Rosell looks almost certain to replace Joan Laporta as president of Barcelona,” said williamhill.com spokesman Tony Kenny “Augusti Benedito has made huge strides over the last few weeks, but it would be a huge shock if Rosell didn’t win the presidential race.”

Next Barcelona President: (williamhill.com) 1-10 Sandro Rosell, 10-1 Agusti Benedito, 12-1 Jaume Ferrer, 12-1 Marc Ingla – Others on request

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Tony Kenny
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William Hill
Tel: +353 868589276 or tkenny@williamhill.ie

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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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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

Further information…….graham sharpe…….0208 918 3731

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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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You Bet: What Will Diego Mad-adona Do At The World Cup?

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Argentina manager, Diego Armando Maradona is without doubt the most colourful character at this year’s World Cup in South Africa.

From the ‘hand of god’ to his drug fuelled lifestyle, Maradona has courted controversy throughout his career, and William Hill believe his footballing faux-pas will continue at this year’s World Cup.

The bookies have created a list of Mad-adona World Cup specials – including odds of 6-1 for him to be sent off during a World Cup match, and 25-1 for him to be arrested during his time in South Africa.

The flawed genius has also promised to run through the streets Buenos Aires naked if Argentina win the World Cup. Hills think anything is possible when it comes the man nicknamed ‘Pelusa’ (the dishevelled one), and they are offering odds of just 10-1 for him to shed his clothes on his return to the Argentine capital.

The betting firm have also opened a market on whether or not he’ll keep his ‘God’ like beard for duration of Argentina’s matches in the group stage. They are offering odds of 1-5 he keeps the beard, and 10-3 he shaves it off.

William Hill’s spokesman Tony Kenny said “Maradona is no stranger to controversy on and off the pitch, and he’s likely to do anything at this year’s World Cup.”

William Hill – Maradona Specials
6-1 Diego Maradona to be sent off during a World Cup match
10-1 Diego Maradona to run through the streets of Buenos Aires naked after Argentina win the World Cup
20-1 Diego Maradona to assault a member of the media during the World Cup
20-1 Diego Maradona to get in a fist fight with one of his own players during the World Cup (Does not include play fighting)
25-1 Diego Maradona to resign as Argentina coach while they are still in the World Cup
25-1 Diego Maradona to be arrested for any reason during the World Cup
50-1 Diego Maradona to be banned by FIFA for smoking a Cuban cigar on the touchline

What a Beardo!
Will Diego Maradona shave his ‘god beard’ off before the end of the World Cup Group Stages? 1-5 No, 10-3 Yes

Latest World Cup Odds: 4-1 Spain, 9-2 Brazil, 13-2 Argentina, 8-1 England, 10-1 Holland, 14-1 Germany, 16-1 Italy, 20-1 France, 25-1 Portugal, 50-1 Ivory Coast, 66-1 Serbia, 80-1 Mexico/USA/Chile, 100-1 Cameroon/Paraguay/Uruguay, 125-1 Ghana, 150-1 Nigeria/South Africa/Australia/Denmark, 200-1 Greece, 250-1 Switzerland/South Korea, 300-1 Slovakia; 400-1 Japan/Slovenia; 500-1 Algeria; 1000-1 Honduras, 2000-1 New Zealand/North Korea.

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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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