| This information is to provide you with general | | | | matches, although defenders counter that legitimate |
| information about online gambling on soccer and | | | | bookmakers will invariably fight corruption just as |
| various types of wagers. | | | | fiercely as governing bodies and law enforcement do. |
| Online Gambling on soccer is the general activity of | | | | Aside from simple bets, online gambling is commonly |
| predicting soccer results by making a bet on the | | | | done through a bookmaker. Legal sports bookmakers |
| outcome of a soccer match. Perhaps more than other | | | | exist throughout the world. In areas where online |
| forms of online gambling, the legality and general | | | | gambling on sports is illegal, bettors usually make their |
| acceptance of betting on soccer vary from nation to | | | | sports wagers with illicit bookmakers, where thousands |
| nation. In North America and Asia, for example, online | | | | of online bookmakers accept bets on sporting events |
| gambling on sports is generally forbidden, while in many | | | | around the world. The bookmaker earns a commission |
| European nations, bookmaking is regarded as an | | | | of normally ten percent on all losing bets, and pays out |
| honorable occupation and, while highly regulated, is not | | | | a predetermined amount to winning bets. Many |
| criminalized. | | | | bookmakers offer several alternative bets, including the |
| Proponents of legalized sports betting generally regard | | | | following: |
| it as a hobby for sports fans that increases their | | | | * Proposition bets: These are wagers made on a very |
| interest in particular sporting events, thus benefiting the | | | | specific outcome of a match. |
| leagues, teams and players they bet on through higher | | | | * Parlays: A parlay involves multiple bets and rewards |
| attendances and television audiences. Opponents fear | | | | successful bettors with a large payout. |
| that, over and above the general ramifications of online | | | | * Future wagers: This bet predicts a future |
| gambling, it threatens the integrity of amateur and | | | | accomplishment by a team or player. Odds for such a |
| professional sport, the history of which includes | | | | bet in online gambling are generally expressed in a ratio |
| numerous attempts by soccer gamblers to fix | | | | of units paid to unit wagered. |