Interesting facts about bookmakers

The prototypes of modern bookmakers appeared in ancient Rome. Gambling Romans bet on a variety of events: gladiator fights, chariot races, and so on. But, all this happened spontaneously, and real bookmakers appeared much later. For example, in the 18th century, the Englishman Richard Tattersall, the owner of a prestigious auction for the sale of thoroughbred horses, began accepting bets on horse racing. And in the 19th century, a local shopkeeper, Pierre Oler, opened a bookmaker's office in France. The largest bookmakers are registered in the UK. And this is no accident, the British are known to be avid debaters. They are ready to bet on everything: football, rugby, dog racing, and even when snow will fall in the equatorial countries and living creatures will be found on Mars. Most players prefer to bet shortly before the start of the event. But the British are more conservative in this matter, they have popular long-term rates, in which the result will be known only years later. For example, in 199, the wedding of English football star David Beckham and the soloist of the Spice Girls group Victoria Adams took place. Bookmakers immediately offered to bet on such an outcome: the future son of a star couple will later become a football player and play for the England national team. The ratio was tempting - 1 to 1,000. An enterprising resident of Wales suggested that bookmakers make a bet that his grandson Harry Wilson would become a national team player in the future. At that time, the grandson was only two years old, therefore, the bookmakers accepted such a bet with a huge coefficient - 1 to 2,500. 14 years have passed and Harry Wilson, who was only 17 years old, came on as a substitute in the match Wales - Belgium. And the grandfather of the young footballer, who bet £50 on his grandson, received £125,000. But betting clients are not always so patient. For example, one of the fans of the English club Leicester in 2016 bet 20 pounds on the fact that this modest club would become the champion of England. With odds of 5001. Soon the football fan got worried and decided to return the bet, getting 29 pounds in his hands. It would seem that there is no more reason to worry, but Leicester unexpectedly won the English championship, and the fan lost the chance to multiply the amount of his bet. In 1934, a resident of the city of Birmingham, William Hill, opened a bookmaker's office, which he "modestly" named after himself. At that time, the law of the country forbade accepting cash for bets, but Hill found a way out - the necessary amounts were sent by mail or bets were accepted on credit, which did not contradict the law. William Hill himself died in 1971, and the bookmaker that bears his name is still active today. To beat the bookmaker you need to be well versed in sports. But, this is far from the only way to get rich on bets. For example, a Liverpool fan Adrian Hayward, on the eve of the meeting of his favorite team with Luton, saw in a dream how Xabi Alonso sent the ball into the opponent's goal net from the center of the field. In the morning, a fan placed a bet at a bookmaker on just such an event. Which, by the way, came true. the amount of the bet was 200 pounds, and the winnings - 200,000. In the Soviet Union, the attitude towards bookmakers was negative, as well as towards gambling in general. True, there was an opportunity to play the Sportloto lottery, and then the Sportprognoz sweepstakes, which provided a solid income to the state budget. The first official bookmakers in the USSR appeared shortly before its collapse - in 1991. Can you beat the bookmaker? According to statistics, only a small part of bookmaker customers can count on the fact that bets will bring them a steady income. These are true professionals who approach their work responsibly, taking into account the smallest details that can affect the result. The rest of the players rely more on excitement, they can sometimes get a good win, but more often they go “in the red”. Find out more interesting things at https://kipmu.ru/.