| World Cup Betters Given Much Worse Odds From State Gaming Monopolies |
Right2bet, an organisation which promotes the freedom of gamblers to bet with whichever European online betting firm they so wish to choose, has released a World Cup report which clearly shows that people who bet online during the World Cup received, on average, 32% worse odds than if they would have used private betting firms.Right2bet's World Cup report recorded all World Cup bets placed in some of Europe's biggest betting monopolies including: Germany, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, France and Greece. They then compared these with what other licensed operators in Europe were offering.
Key Points of report
On average, those who bet on the World Cup online via their state monopolies, compared to using other licensed private betting firms in Europe, received:
- 32% worse odds on average
- €629 (£523) less for the 'Perfect Bettor'
- Worse odds for backing a match's favourite (38%) or outsider (35%)
- 35% worse odds for backing their home nation
Country “Worse off by” breakdowns
Germany: 48%
Sweden: 40%
The Netherlands: 35%
France: 31.5%
Greece: 31%
Denmark: 14.4%
Ari Last, a Right2bet spokesman, said: "The figures emanating from this report are quite shocking. Millions of EU consumers who wanted to bet during the World Cup were subjected to hugely inferior prices by the monopolies that their governments strive so hard to protect."
"The protectionist behaviour of certain EU member states when it comes to online gambling is a situation that does not conform to the ethos of the single-market, and we hope that the findings of this report will highlight what is undoubtedly an unjust reality," he added.
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