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In the pre-online sports betting days, was there a legal way to bet on a game besides going to a casino and visiting the sports book? I remember newspapers publ
by anthomtb 1y ago
In the pre-online sports betting days, was there a legal way to bet on a game besides going to a casino and visiting the sports book? I remember newspapers publishing odds but still have no idea how people made wagers (other than physically visiting a casino).
- paxys 1y agoYup those odds were for entertainment purposes only wink wink
- pjc50 1y agoUK used to do this via bookmakers, who ran either high street shops or at the race being bet on. Football betting had "the pools", betting by post across a number of fixtures. Most famous was run by a retailer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlewoods https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlewoods See also https://www.onlinebetting.org.uk/betting-guides/football/history-of-betting-on-football.html https://www.onlinebetting.org.uk/betting-guides/football/his...