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| USA hogs online gambling bets in Soccer World Cup 20060612 |
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| Monday, 12 June 2006 | |
 World Cup soccer fever is hotter than ever! Sports fans are glued to their TV screens and Bodog Online Sportsbook is taking online gambling bets galore - mostly in favor of Team USA! Bodog's laying odds on a list of props wagers that mainly revolve around the American soccer team, who are deseparately trying to edge their way into one of the world's biggest sports. Partly because Americans love any game that involves a ball and a referee - but mostly because this is one sport that they don't dominate. Yet.The FIFA 2006 Soccer World Cup in Germany is just a little bit bigger and more important than the 'World Series' of baseball that Americans lay claim to. Ironically, the 'world series' actually only includes American states and American athletes. The soccer World Cup is an entirely different affair. It's a truly international event with global teams and a global audience numbering in the hundreds of millions. Just about every country on earth will receive satellite transmissions of the games and broadcast it to their eager citizens in a wave of sports fanaticism and patriotism matched only by the Olympics. Bodog CEO Calvin Ayre believes that Americans who love soccer will love to have fun with a bit of online gambling on their favorite team and players. Ayre said, "With the immense publicity that surrounds the US soccer players as they attempt to make an impact on soccer's biggest stage, Bodog anticipates online sports betting action for this year's Soccer World Cup will set a new record." Ayre puts the rush of bets down to, "Bodog's large slate of innovative proposition wagers and that extra bit of entertainment that sports fans crave. The result is an enhanced wagering experience that makes a cool event like the 2006 FIFA Soccer World Cup even more thrilling!" Until recently, the USA was a blip on the soccer radar screen. That all changed at the last soccer World Cup four years ago, when the United States made a stunning entrance with Bruce Arena's fantastic footwork. Team USA kicks things off today when they play against the Czech Republic. Together with the Czechs, America is placed in Group E and will have to survive almost unbeatable opponents like Italy if they hope to make it through to the finals. What are the chances of the American soccer team pulling it off? Bodog.com have set their chances of winning Group E at 4:1 and 5:2 of advancing to the final 16. Quite short odds if you consider a USA vs Italy match outcome! As far as winning the World Cup trophy, America's odds are much more realistic at an outside 40:1. Not suprisingly, Bodog has listed Brazil as the favorites to go home the champions, at odds of 11:5, with Germany as second-favorites at odds of 7:1. Other Bodog odds include Ronaldinho as 7:1 favorite for the top goal scorer of the World Cup. Think you know who's got boots of gold? Have a bet at Bodog and put your office pool to shame! |
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