UK sports books were delighted with recent victory of Manchester United over Chelsea. United won 1-0 over Chelsea at Old Trafford with a great performance of the former. English sports betting industrys benefits have been enormous. As the spokesman for William Hills said, a victory of Manchester United home is never good news for us, economically speaking, however, this time, with their victory over Chelsea we have won over 1 million pounds. Bets for Chelsea had reached the sum of 38,000 pounds.
He also announced that their six figure liability for Chelsea had decreased from 20/1 to 9/2. He added that 10 million pounds have been gambled throughout all bookies and these were definitely good news for the industry. Sharpe further stated that these are surely to be the biggest earnings for the sports wagering industry this year.