Bookies win with World Cup

THE World Cup was the biggest ever betting event for bookmakers with €1.2 billion staked in Ireland and Britain.

Bookies win with World Cup

Ladbrokes said business was slightly up on the 2006 World Cup, which was a record-breaking event too.

Bookmakers said even more would have been bet by punters if Ireland had been in the competition.

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