Do you know what the most heavily bet sport on earth is?

[fiveteamer]

Sha Tin and Happy Valley.

[Mudcat]

I don't think most people here realize how much betting there is on "Special Biathlon."

For those that don't know, this is an event which combines 100 meter dash and fishing.

[louisvillekid]

I bet not.

A big timer in the industry enlightned me on this so I'm taking his word. He paid a research company for this and other semi-useless info. Maybe Crazy can send the first person who gets it a SBR shirt.

if we are saying overall volume on any givin day, i would guess horses, there are a shitload of tracks throughout the world.

now if we are guessing a single sport for a single season, i'd have to put the NFL up there.

[Richkas]

Horse racing

And anybody who says different is wrong.

[BestPlay2day]

Wld guess, formula one racing.

[smitch124]

Curling

[fiveteamer]

roughly 20 billy is bet on horseracing in N.A.

I think HK doubles that in a given year, haven't even talked about europe. Not sure how much they wager.

[daggerkobe]

According to the cock fighting association, they are #2 in betting worldwide. But that figure does not include illegal betting. So I win.

I would like to donate my shirt to patty so he can use it as a blanket in his cardboard box during the cold winter. So make it size XXXXXL please. Interestingly, that's Brentcrude's regular size.

[SBR_John]

Dam you fvckers are smart!!!

How on earth does anyone know it would be Cricket? Of course EnglishMike knows(the guy knows stuff) but I mean any regular guys??

Alright I'm sure CrazyL appreciates me adding to his work load. Lets get everyone above this post who said cricket the top of the line SBR shirts. (still cant believe you fvckers nailed that so easy!)

[Nicky Santoro]

boys, i dont know nothing about how many leagues in cricket there are, but did you ever think that with the 5 day long games in cricket, that volume might not be pouring in.. horse races last 2 minutes and many of them all over the world.. if a cricket game goes as long as 5 days long or longer, then volume cannot be that high..

i still say horses cause of so many going on all over the world every 22 seconds with many races, and many tracks and now with internet horse betting.. how can it not be horses.. i dont see how it can be cricket..

[smitch124]

Maybe Horse Racing wasn't in the running, so to speak...

[Nicky Santoro]

Horse racing

And anybody who says different is wrong.

i still say despite what johnny said, that this is the RIGHT answer.. if it is most bets on a game, sure it's cricket.. but if we are talking total volume in betting events world wide.. horses wins hands down..

[Richkas]

rugby

[Matt Rain]

Oops, bit late to the party.

[Richkas]

i still say despite what johnny said, that this is the RIGHT answer.. if it is most bets on a game, sure it's cricket.. but if we are talking total volume in betting events world wide.. horses wins hands down..

I wish I didnt bet the races

[daggerkobe]

Yeah, horse racing was #1. Cockfighting #2.

SBR_John's friend lied to him.

[donjuan]

boys, i dont know nothing about how many leagues in cricket there are, but did you ever think that with the 5 day long games in cricket, that volume might not be pouring in.. horse races last 2 minutes and many of them all over the world.. if a cricket game goes as long as 5 days long or longer, then volume cannot be that high..

There are many different types of cricket. Test matches last 5 days but there are also ODIs (One Day Internationals) and 20/20 cricket which lasts about 3 hours.

[englishmike]

Nicky: I was calling you to get some of that -110 but the line was busy, how you get any action is beyond me pal.

[donjuan]

rugby

Really low volume. Good in that it makes for softer lines. Bad in that it means low limits. If you want a great thing to bet on, watch one of the IRB 7s events. Games last 15 minutes (7 minute halves, 1 minute halftime) and you get 24 games per day.

[Nicky Santoro]

Nicky: I was calling you to get some of that -110 but the line was busy, how you get any action is beyond me pal.

i need more phones.. you're not the only one that has complained about this.. i will be getting 7 new lines installed next week, and more clerks too.. been crazy here of late... phone guy is suppsed to be here monday to install the lines.. you should be ok after that..

[pavyracer]

Can someone post some data regarding cricket volume? Is it calculated yearly or only when they play for 5 days? Is it 1 billion, 10 billion or 100 billion?

[WileOut]

geography lesson for ppl who like to say "asians" and think they are only referring to the orient

east asia = japan, china, korea, et al

southeast asia = vietnam, laos, cambodia, even thailand, et al

south asia = india, pakistan, bangladesh, sri lanka, et al

southwest asia = Iran, Iraq, Southern Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAI, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Jordan, Syria, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Palestinian territories, Lebanon, etc.

Largely encompasses the middle east.

Even some countries people consider to be eastern european countries are actually right on the line seperating Europe and Asia.

[WileOut]

To guess at the question, I'm going to say human fighting of all types. This is huge in asia too. I just don't know what they call it. Here it is MMA, ultimate fighting, boxing.

[Bread]

Jai Alai

LOL!!

If the question was amended to sport most bet on by Bread, you would be right.

[Boner_18]

Jai Alai

This was my guess. Jai Alai.

[SBR Lou]

Looks like Hoopster, Englishmike, and donjuan are the lucky winners.

[SBR_John]

Yeaa I'm suspicious of that answer too. But thats what I got.

I think it has a leg up because its wildly popular in countries with a wholeee lot of people like India. It looks a bit gay for my taste but then again I guess they could say the same about baseball.

[hoopster42]

It looks a bit gay for my taste but then again I guess they could say the same about baseball.

John, pick up a cricket ball some time and you will change your mind. its about 2 to 2 1/2 times heavier than a baseball, and the cricket bowlers, what we would call baseball pitchers, throw the ball as fast as a baseball. then you should pick up a cricket bat, its twice the size but twice the weight of a baseball bat, and oh by the way, most of the fielders in cricket do not wear more than a small glove, not a huge baseball mit!

as a guy raised in america who played baseball through his entire youth, i can tell you that cricket is a MANS SPORT. i have many british friends who i have played cricket with and when you hit the ball or catch the ball it HURTS LIKE HELL

you have it backwards. between the two sports

BASEBALL IS THE GAY ONE

[Bread]

I used to be wicket keeper on the All-Bermudian National team. Popular with the island ladies.

[englishmike]

[quote=hoopster42;1215673]John, pick up a cricket ball some time and you will change your mind. its about 2 to 2 1/2 times heavier than a baseball, and the cricket bowlers, what we would call baseball pitchers, throw the ball as fast as a baseball. then you should pick up a cricket bat, its twice the size but twice the weight of a baseball bat, and oh by the way, most of the fielders in cricket do not wear more than a small glove, not a huge baseball mit!

as a guy raised in america who played baseball through his entire youth, i can tell you that cricket is a MANS SPORT. i have many british friends who i have played cricket with and when you hit the ball or catch the ball it HURTS LIKE HELL

you have it backwards. between the two sports, baseballis gay.


Hoops: Great points, the point you make about wearing a glove in the outfield is very important, fielders in cricket are bare hand with a heavier ball coming at them quicker. Many, Many broken fingers.

[SBR_John]

John, pick up a cricket ball some time and you will change your mind. its about 2 to 2 1/2 times heavier than a baseball, and the cricket bowlers, what we would call baseball pitchers, throw the ball as fast as a baseball. then you should pick up a cricket bat, its twice the size but twice the weight of a baseball bat, and oh by the way, most of the fielders in cricket do not wear more than a small glove, not a huge baseball mit!

as a guy raised in america who played baseball through his entire youth, i can tell you that cricket is a MANS SPORT. i have many british friends who i have played cricket with and when you hit the ball or catch the ball it HURTS LIKE HELL

you have it backwards. between the two sports

BASEBALL IS THE GAY ONE

OK, I did not know that.

I accidently drove an all terrain vehicle through the middle of a match in antigua and I thought for a while I was going into a pot of boiling water with an apple in my mouth. Those cricket players can run fast I'll vouch for that.

[hoopster42]

thanks for posting that mike

CRICKET = MANS SPORT

baseball = wussy compared to cricket

i have played both, baseball for 12 yrs, cricket the last 5

i speak from experience

i played shortstop and relief pitcher, could throw 84 mph in HS

that cricket ball is no fukkin joke, it hurts like a motherfukker

[bigugly]

Dog fighting!!! Thanks Vick!

[betplom]

i never knew asians bet cricket too..

Nicky, there are two things I know as fact about the Chinese:

1) They love to gamble - will bet on everything.

2) They will eat anything that can't outrun them.

[spongerat]

cricket!!!

oh wait, someone say that already?