A Norway gambling website posted a silly prop bet before the World Cup, and 167 people have cashed in.
The prop bet: 175-to-1 odds that Luis Suarez would bite someone during the tournament.
According to Darren Rovell of ESPN, 167 people made the bet, including the owner of the ticket stub seen above. That ticket belongs to Thomas Syversen, who bet 32 krone (about $5.25 USD) on Suarez biting someone. He cashed in for 5600 krone (a little over $916) on the bet. Not a bad bit of business.
Considering Suarez has bitten two other people before on a soccer field, the odds weren't that bad, either.
Andreas Bardun, sportsbook manager for gambling site Betsson, where Syverson placed his bet, said 167 gamblers placed bets on the prop.
The biggest winner was a Norwegian who won $3,300, he said, but he cited company policy not to disclose any of the names of its bettors.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101787531#.
I never knew about Suarez until the World Cup. This proposition bet is very
But now after the fact, it is very
Seriously, would yuo have put any money down on this if you knew about it? My rational thinking would be, "Small game, maybe? Why would you bite someone during the World Cup where the whole world is watching?"
The prop bet: 175-to-1 odds that Luis Suarez would bite someone during the tournament.
According to Darren Rovell of ESPN, 167 people made the bet, including the owner of the ticket stub seen above. That ticket belongs to Thomas Syversen, who bet 32 krone (about $5.25 USD) on Suarez biting someone. He cashed in for 5600 krone (a little over $916) on the bet. Not a bad bit of business.
Considering Suarez has bitten two other people before on a soccer field, the odds weren't that bad, either.
Andreas Bardun, sportsbook manager for gambling site Betsson, where Syverson placed his bet, said 167 gamblers placed bets on the prop.
The biggest winner was a Norwegian who won $3,300, he said, but he cited company policy not to disclose any of the names of its bettors.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101787531#.
I never knew about Suarez until the World Cup. This proposition bet is very
But now after the fact, it is very
Seriously, would yuo have put any money down on this if you knew about it? My rational thinking would be, "Small game, maybe? Why would you bite someone during the World Cup where the whole world is watching?"
