Italy sports bets jump on world cup in june: report
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The value of all Italy's sports bets surged 76.6% in June to 343 million euros ($460.2 million) from a year earlier, boosted by enthusiasm for the World Cup despite Italy's flop.
The value of all Italy's sports bets surged 76.6% in June to 343 million euros ($460.2 million) from a year earlier, boosted by enthusiasm for the World Cup despite Italy's flop,
_Agipro News _said on Monday. Italy's SNAI SpA retained its leading position in June with around a 30% market share, followed by Lottomatica SpA's brand Better-Totosi at around
20% and unlisted Sisal SpA's Matchpoint with 10%, _Agipro _said. "The intake was good, despite Italy being knocked out in the group stage in South Africa," a spokesman for
_Agipro News_ said. "It could have been higher if Italy had played better," he said. More than 90% of wagers betted on Italy winning its matches, meaning providers gained more
money than fans. "When it comes to the national team, Italian betters can throw reason to the wind," he said. In the first six months of 2010, betting wagers
were up 12.83%, Agipro said.