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Football fans still keeping EURO 2008 ratings high
England - 26 June, 2008
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Despite the fact that their country did not make it to UEFA EURO 2008, English football fans are tuning in to watch the matches on television, and are placing a record number of bets.
Ten million fans watched the Spain versus Italy match, and the Holland versus Russia game lured 9.2 million viewers.
UEFA reported that their tournament website has attracted more visitors from the United Kingdom than from any other country. Euro2008.com had 15 percent of its visitors come from the UK.
Ladbrokes, a popular bookmaker, reports that more gambling is taking place. Supposedly, the absence of English teams has increased business for bookmakers. It is expected that EUR 100 million more will be spent on gambling related to EURO 2008 than was spent during EURO 2004. The figure would amount to EUR 350 million, according to a Ladbrokes spokesman.
Ten million fans watched the Spain versus Italy match, and the Holland versus Russia game lured 9.2 million viewers.
UEFA reported that their tournament website has attracted more visitors from the United Kingdom than from any other country. Euro2008.com had 15 percent of its visitors come from the UK.
Ladbrokes, a popular bookmaker, reports that more gambling is taking place. Supposedly, the absence of English teams has increased business for bookmakers. It is expected that EUR 100 million more will be spent on gambling related to EURO 2008 than was spent during EURO 2004. The figure would amount to EUR 350 million, according to a Ladbrokes spokesman.
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