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You Bet World Cup Will Smash Gambling Records

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YOU BET WORLD CUP WILL SMASH GAMBLING RECORDS
A FOOTBALL FAN who flew to London purely to place a bet of 85,000 US dollars on a World Cup accumulative wager involving six countries either to qualify or not to qualify from the Group stages of the tournament will collect 199,750 US dollars if the bet is successful.
‘The gentleman told shop staff that he had flown to the country purely to place this bet’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe, ‘We’re delighted that he wasn’t booked with a strike-affected BA flight or one affected by volcanic ash and managed to get here – maybe we won’t be so keen to see him again if the bet wins!’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
For the bet to win – Argentina, Germany and Italy must all qualify from the Group stages while Algeria, Japan and Honduras fail to do so.
And Hills, who are confident that for the first time a record £1 billion+ will be gambled on the World Cup have also taken a £10,000 bet on Italy winning the World Cup from a Scottish client in Glasgow. ‘The bet was placed over the telephone at odds of 16/1’ added Sharpe.
One William Hill client, from Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, has staked an £8824 double on Brazil winning the World Cup this year AND in 2014 – at odds of 16/1, which will win him £150,008 if it comes off. The same punter has also staked a £5173 double on Argentina to win this year – going on to Brazil to win in 2014 at odds of 28/1, also set to produce a return of £150,017.
Another client has bet 10,000 euros on Germany to win the World Cup at 14/1.
‘The World Cup will smash all gambling records, becoming the first sporting event to produce a £1billion-plus betting turnover.’ said Sharpe.
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How Long Will Ledley Play And Who ‘ll Start In Goal ?

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BOOKIES BACK KING LEDLEY TO GO THE DISTANCE

WILLIAM HILL have opened a book on how many minutes’ play Ledley King will chalk up during the World Cup and offer 15/8 that he’ll play the equivalent of five or more 90 games. ‘Ledley looks to be in pole position to replace Rio and could easily figure in every game if he can stay fit’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill…..Ledley King Minutes

0 – 90….4/1
91 – 180….5/1
181 – 270…6/1
271 – 360…5/1
361 – 450….9/2
451 or more….15/8

WILL IT HAPPEN V USA?

England v USA
Red Card = 1/4 no…..11/4 yes
Penalty Awarded = 1/3 no………9/4 yes
Rooney sent off 25/1
Capello sent from dug-out 50/1

JAMES ON THE DRIFT

HAVING BEEN 1/5 favourite to start in goal against USA just a few days ago, David James has drifted to 6/5 to get the nod from Capello, with Robert Green now 13/8 and Joe Hart down from 8/1 to 5/2. ‘It is unprecedented that with just a few days to go before the opening game of a World Cup we still have no eral idea who the England manager will select in goal’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill….England Goalkeeper v USA

James 6/5
Green 13/8
Hart 5/2

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O’ Neill Now Favourite To Be Next Prem Boss To Go

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NOW O’NEILL FAVOURITE TO BE NEXT PREM BOSS OUT

TWO of the managers in the running for the Liverpool job are now favourites to be the next Premier League manager to leave his job. William Hill make Martin O’Neill 11/8 to be the next boss out, with Roy Hodgson at 7/4. ‘We do not believe either of these managers is in danger of getting the sack but both of them appear to be in contention for the Liverpool job and could well leave because of that’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Martin O’Neill…….11/8…….Roy Hodgson……7/4……..Roberto Mancini……11/2……..Alex McLeish…..6/1………Roberto Di Matteo……7/1………..Roberto Martinez……10/1………Chris Hughton……10/1……….Next Permanent Liverpool Manager…..14/1………Sam Allardyce…..14/1…….Mick McCarthy……16/1…….Ian Holloway……20/1…….Harry Redknapp……20/1……….Steve Bruce…….20/1…….Tony Pulis……20/1…….Owen Coyle…….20/1……Avram Grant…….20/1…….Arsene Wenger…..25/1…….Carlo Ancelotti………33/1……..No Manager to leave…..33/1……..David Moyes………33/1……Alex Ferguson….50/1
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Ledley Set To Be New Rio

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YOU BET LEDLEY WILL BE THE NEW RIO

WILLIAM HILL are betting on who will replace Rio Ferdinand in England’s opening game, and make Ledley King a hot favourite to play alongside John Terry. ‘It is ironic that we are now relying on a player who everyone thought would struggle with the World Cup schedule’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

William Hill………Players to start v USA:

Ledley King: 1/5 Yes 10/3 No
Matthew Upson: 9/2 Yes 1/8 No
Jamie Carragher: 9/2 Yes 1/8 No
Michael Dawson: 10/1 Yes 1/33 No

WILLIAM HILL ARE REFUNDING BETS ON ALL MARKETS INVOLVING RIO FERDINAND, INCLUDING PLAYER TO PLAY MOST MINUTES, FIRST PLAYER SUBBED, TOP SCORER ETC. HILLS WILL ALSO PAY OUT TO THOSE WHO BACKED MICHAEL DAWSON TO MAKE THE FINAL 23.

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Rooney Sparks £1bn Gamble

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ROONEY SPARKS £1 BILLION GAMBLE

PATRIOTIC PUNTERS backing England to bring the World Cup home have sparked the biggest gamble of all time, say bookmakers William Hill.
‘Over £1 billion will be gambled on the World Cup, making it bigger than the Grand National, General Election, Wimbledon , or Big Brother’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
And the nightmare scenario for bookies will be an England win – after a huge patriotic punt left betting shops facing mega payouts should England finally break their run of 44 years without a major trophy.
‘Despite Rio’s terrible injury we have been knocked over in the rush to back England to win the tournament at 8/1 today’added Sharpe.’Punters believe Rooney is the key to victory and are backing him to be England’s top scorer at 11/8 and the tournament’s top scorer at 10/1’
WILLIAM HILL make Spain 4/1 favourites to win the World Cup, and also offer 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France.

FURTHER INFORMATION…Graham Sharpe…0780 3233702 (follow gs on Twitter – @sharpeangle.

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8/1 England Won’t Win World Cup – William Hill

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‘WE DON’T THINK 8/1 ENGLAND WILL WIN WORLD CUP’ SAY BOOKIES

BOOKMAKERS William Hill have pushed England out to the longest odds they have been since qualifying for the World Cup and quote them at 8/1 to bring home the trophy. ‘We’re not saying England CAN’T win the World Cup, but we’re pretty sure they won’t, so are looking to take as much money for them as possible at the industry leading price of 8/1’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
‘The regular patriotic punt on England at Euros and World Cups always gives us mega-liabilities – but it has been 44 years now since they landed one of these gambles so we are prepared to stick to our 8/1 offer- after all,we’ve had nearly half a century to save up in case they do finally manage to win again!’
Hills expect a record £1 billion+ to be gambled on the World Cup.

LATEST WILLIAM HILL WORLD CUP ODDS….4/1 Spain; 9/2 Brazil; 13/2 Argentina; 8/1 England; 10/1 Holland; 14/1 Germany; 16/1 Italy; 18/1 France; 25/1 Portugal; 40/1 Ivory Coast.

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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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King Kenny Searching For A Boss

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LATEST WILLIAM HILL LIVERPOOL BOSS ODDS…

WILLIAM HILL make Martin O’Neill 6/4 favourite to succeed Rafa Benitez as permanent Liverpool manager.
Hills also offer 9/4 Kenny Dalglish; 3/1 Roy Hodgson; 8/1 Guus Hiddink; 14/1 Sammy Lee; 10/1 Jurgen Klinsmann; Frank Rijkaard; Mark Hughes; 20/1 Slaven Bilic; Alex McLeish.
‘Media pundits seem to have made up their minds that it is between O’Neill and Hodgson, but punters are interested in Dalglish returning on a permanent basis’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

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‘ Caretaker Kenny A Certainty ‘

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CARETAKER KENNY A CERTAINTY, SAY BOOKIES…

WILLIAM HILL have closed their book on whether Kenny Dalglish will become caretaker manager at Liverpool whilst heading up the search for a new permanent boss. ‘We have taken bets of up to £200 for Kenny to become caretaker boss from sources we would expect to be unsually well informed about activities at Anfield, so decided to close the book’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.
Hills make Dalglisgh 9/4 second favourite to assume the managerial role on a permanent basis, with Martin O’Neill 6/4 favourite and Roy Hodgson 3/1 third best ahead of Guus Hiddink at 8/1 and Jurgen Klinsmann at 10/1.

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England Odds On Drift As Injuries Strike Squad

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ENGLAND WORLD CUP ODDS LENGTHENED OVER RIO AND JAMES INJURY SCARE

WITH England hit by injury scares over Rio Ferdinand and David James, William Hill have lenghtened England’s World Cup odds from 13/2 to 7/1. ‘There are a number of players in the squad with current or recent injury problems, so we are happy to take England on, even though as we get closer to kick off time we expect to see a huge patriotic gamble.’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.’In total there will be over one billion pounds gambled on the World Cup- a record amount.’
Hills now make Spain 4/1 favourites with Brazil at 9/2; Argentina 13/2 ;England 7/1; Holland 10/1; Germany 14/1; Italy 16/1; France 18/1; Portugal 25/1; Ivory Coast 40/1.

**HILLS HAVE LENGTHENED THEIR odds about Rio Ferdinand playing the most minutes for England at the World Cup from 6/1 to 7/1. They make John Terry and Ashley Cole 9/2 joint favourites, with David James and Glenn Johnson both at 5/1; Frank Lampard 13/2; Rio and Steven Gerrard both 7/1; Ledley King 10/1.

FIRST PLAYER SUBSTITUTED FOR ENGLAND…..7/4 Lennon; 3/1 Crouch; J Cole; 7/1 Barry; 8/1 Milner; Rooney; 10/1 King; 12 Lampard; 14 Rio. Others on request.

HOW MANY KEEPERS WILL ENGLAND USE?……4/11 ONE; 9/4 TWO; 11/1 THREE OR MORE.

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