Summary
BRITAIN is in the midst of a gambling frenzy. At one point last Saturday GBP1m a minute was being staked on the Grand National. Ladbrokes, which employs more than 12,000 people in its retail telephone and online gaming operations, handled 3.8 million telephone bets over the period covered in its last report to shareholders. The average stake per call was GBP91.
A group of Chelsea footballers attending the recent Cheltenham racing festival reportedly lost GBP500,000 by betting on slow horses. Meanwhile, the BBC's flagship Today programme features daily racing tips. And a debate rages about where Britain's first supercasino should be sited, with local authorities eagerly scrambling to land the prize.See the full content of this document
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Gambling Invades the Football Pitch
Wayne Rooney is the best young footballer in Britain. He is an icon and role model for many youngsters and England's key player in the imminent World Cup finals. He is understood to have run up, over the past five mo...
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