football pools
Match result wagering
Football pools are a form of gambling in which participants predict the outcomes of football matches, typically paying into a shared pot that winners split.
Historically associated with British soccer, where players would mark their predictions on printed coupons: My dad did the pools every week for thirty years.
The pools peaked before national lotteries offered easier ways to dream of sudden wealth.
- sweepstakesPrize contest decided randomly
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- fixed oddsPredetermined betting payouts
- predictionsForecasts of future events
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- betting poolssquares, last man standing, Calcutta, winner take all, split pot
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- British Sportsrugby, cricket, tennis, soccer, golf
- Britishnesstea, London, BBC, Big Ben, royal family
football poolsslot machines
Coin-operated gambling devices
roulette · fruit machines · scratch cards · lottery · baccarat
football poolssavings accounts
Interest-bearing bank deposits
pension contributions · government bonds · term deposits · blue-chip stocks · guaranteed returns
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Spinning wheel wager
slot machines · blackjack · scratch cards · poker · stock trading
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