UK 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 num

UK 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...