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  2. Paul the Octopus - Wikipedia

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    Paul the Octopus. Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 [ 1] – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus who predicted the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal oracle . During divinations, Paul's keepers would present him with two food-containing ...

  3. Football pools - Wikipedia

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    The Cricket and Football Field newspaper, in its edition of 10 September 1887, offered a prize of one guinea to "the Competitor who predicts the results" of four football matches to be played the following Saturday. Readers were invited to cut out and fill in a coupon printed in the newspaper, which had to be sent to the newspaper's offices by the Friday before the matches.

  4. Statistical association football predictions - Wikipedia

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    Statistical association football predictions. Statistical Football prediction is a method used in sports betting, to predict the outcome of football matches by means of statistical tools. The goal of statistical match prediction is to outperform the predictions of bookmakers [citation needed][dubious – discuss], who use them to set odds on ...

  5. Sports broadcasting contracts in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Broadcasting contracts for rugby league (television) 10 live matches per season on BBC TWO until 2026, including two play off matches. 5 matches live on BBC iPlayer. Highlights of Grand Final. 20 live streamed matches from Challenge Cup, League 1, Women's Super League and Wheelchair Rugby League via The Sportsman.

  6. Sky Betting & Gaming - Wikipedia

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    Sky Betting & Gaming is a British -based gambling company, owned by Flutter Entertainment, with headquarters in Leeds, West Yorkshire and offices in Sheffield & Solihull. Sky Betting & Gaming consists of five core brands: Sky Bet, Sky Vegas, Sky Casino, Sky Poker and Sky Bingo. In 2015, Sky plc sold an 80 per cent stake in the company to CVC ...

  7. Sports betting - Wikipedia

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    Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome. Sports bettors place their wagers either legally, through a bookmaker/sportsbook, or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as "bookies". The term "book" is a reference to the books used by wage brokers to track wagers, payouts, and ...

  8. 2016–17 EFL Championship - Wikipedia

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    2017–18 →. The 2016–17 EFL Championship (referred to as the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the first season of the EFL Championship under its current name, and the twenty-fifth season under its current league structure. Newcastle United were crowned the champions and were promoted to Premier League after just one season ...

  9. Match fixing - Wikipedia

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    Match fixing. In organized sports, match fixing (also known as game fixing, race fixing, throwing, or more generally sports fixing) is the act of playing or officiating a contest with the intention of achieving a predetermined result, violating the rules of the game and often the law. There are many reasons why match fixing might take place ...