Posted on 05/30/2026 10:38:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be “in excess of $50 billion”, betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for an event he labelled “the biggest circus in town.” The revenue will be significantly higher than the 2022 edition, partly because the quadrennial football fiesta has been enlarged to 48 teams from the 32 in Qatar.
Another factor according to Small, Managing Director of Managed Trading Services at Sportradar, is punters have become more “interested in the celebrity of a player” than in the old days of betting simply on a team. Sportradar Group AG is a global sports technology company that says it creates immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors.
“We expect a lot of interest around the player props and what we call bet builders or custom bet options,” Small said in an interview. “So we’re anticipating that that’s going to be a big drive for us. We’re going to see a lot more interest on that. “So players scoring left foot, right foot, number of passes, tackles, whatever the numbers are. “Then subsequently the customers taking that and building out narratives like stories of ‘I think this game will be X team to win with both teams to score, player X scoring with his head and there being 15 corners’.” “The sheer size and scale of this tournament will ensure it is the biggest betting event ever,” David Stevens, head of Public Relations at English bookmaker Coral, told AFP.
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Paint drying, grass growing, and soccer that’s for me. Oh, and turtle races too.
no one gives a Schiff !
Betcha a nickel you’re right.
Outside of the USA, Soccer is by far the most popular sport in the world. This weekend the UEFA Championship was played, the worldwide TV viewership of that game dwarfs the Super Bowl.
It’s not a surprise that the World Cup is going to be a huge gambling windfall, soccer is the number one worldwide sport, gambling on sports is legal around the world and is now legal in quite a few states in the US.
Everything will be aboveboard and nobody will be diving... Well... Except for the soccer players... They’re always diving and then crying to get yellow cards against their opponents... Then they just throw some ‘magic water’ on them and they’re good to go.
Soccer is likely fixed more than the NFL is.
The only sport, granted I’m an old American white AH, is stud poker. Seven card, five card, WGAF? Everything else just seems to suck. Don’t get me wrong I like rodeo, hunting, fishing, and women but stud poker is still my favorite. Did I also mention I like dogs, pickup trucks, cats, and varmits of all types? Good God! I sound like a Redneck!
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LOL increase from 32 to 48 teams and ITALY still not in. Allez les Bleus - FRANCE
Wouldn’t soccer aficionados want male escorts?
Just saying.
Even if I were a degenerate gambler, I would not wager a cent on it.
*Yawn*
Next...
Where is the betting line for an Iranian truck bomb?
:) Chuckle!
Betcha $1,000 you're wrong.
I hate soccer, but it's the world's most popular sport (Cricket is #2). There will be LOTS of betting.
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