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26-06-2014, 05:40 PM
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Suarez bite bettor wins $3,400
Past history made Uruguayan striker good bet for biting
The Associated Press Posted: Jun 25, 2014 12:41 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 25, 2014 4:48 PM ET
http://i.cbc.ca/1.2687259.1403714203!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/luis-suarez-bite-alt-reuters-620.jpgLuis Suarez's history of biting made it a good bet for gamblers looking to make some cash during the World Cup. (Yves Herman/Reuters)
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez's practice of biting opponents seems to be a safe bet.
More than 150 people across Europe put money down that he would do it again during the World Cup, and raked in winnings 175-fold, a Swedish gambling company said on Wednesday.
The biggest win went to a punter in Norway whose bonanza amounted to €2,000 ($3,400), while someone else in that Scandinavian country took home $980, Betsson group spokesman Mikael Mellqvist said.
In Sweden, Mats Johansson posted his betting ticket on Twitter and thanked Suarez for the 1,750 kronor ($340) he got after putting up 10 Swedish kronor.
The company received bets on a Suarez bite amounting to "six figures in Norwegian kroner," Mellqvist told The Associated Press. "We have people from all of Europe playing but mainly in Scandinavia."
Norwegian media identified one of the winners as Thomas Syversen, who reportedly was asleep during the Uruguay-Italy game on Tuesday when Suarez allegedly bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on the left shoulder.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?184809-Bettors-celebrate-when-Suarez-bites&goto=newpost).
Suarez bite bettor wins $3,400
Past history made Uruguayan striker good bet for biting
The Associated Press Posted: Jun 25, 2014 12:41 PM ET Last Updated: Jun 25, 2014 4:48 PM ET
http://i.cbc.ca/1.2687259.1403714203!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/luis-suarez-bite-alt-reuters-620.jpgLuis Suarez's history of biting made it a good bet for gamblers looking to make some cash during the World Cup. (Yves Herman/Reuters)
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez's practice of biting opponents seems to be a safe bet.
More than 150 people across Europe put money down that he would do it again during the World Cup, and raked in winnings 175-fold, a Swedish gambling company said on Wednesday.
The biggest win went to a punter in Norway whose bonanza amounted to €2,000 ($3,400), while someone else in that Scandinavian country took home $980, Betsson group spokesman Mikael Mellqvist said.
In Sweden, Mats Johansson posted his betting ticket on Twitter and thanked Suarez for the 1,750 kronor ($340) he got after putting up 10 Swedish kronor.
The company received bets on a Suarez bite amounting to "six figures in Norwegian kroner," Mellqvist told The Associated Press. "We have people from all of Europe playing but mainly in Scandinavia."
Norwegian media identified one of the winners as Thomas Syversen, who reportedly was asleep during the Uruguay-Italy game on Tuesday when Suarez allegedly bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on the left shoulder.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.sammyboy.com/showthread.php?184809-Bettors-celebrate-when-Suarez-bites&goto=newpost).