All-round Athlete

Ladbrokes.

“The Superintendent, just received a bet that needs to be reviewed and approved, it is a bet placed at the Greek opap agency.”

The director nodded and opened the bet. At the same time, all the people in the office looked at the TV hanging on the wall. The bet information that needs to be verified has appeared on the TV screen.

The technical staff in charge of odds calculations are in the office. When encountering bets that need to be verified, these technical staff will discuss whether to give consent.

“3000 euros bet Iraq 4:2 victory over Portugal. This is close to the limit of our company’s single bet, the odds are 1 to 100, then that means if the customer wins, our company will pay the customer 300,000 euros. “The director’s speech paused, and then he said, “Go and check how much betting money was earned in this game.”

“The total amount of score bets received in this game is 830,000.” Someone answered immediately.

The director nodded and said, “That means that the bonus of this 3000 Euro bet has exceeded the limit.”

Formal spinach companies have a limit ratio, limiting the return of single-bet bets not to exceed the ratio of the total bet amount, some are one-tenth, some are one-twentieth, and the maximum can reach one percent. For example, if a game receives a total of 1 million bets, the limit ratio is one-tenth, that is, 100,000, then the single-bet bet cannot be refunded more than 100,000, once there is a refund of more than 100,000 The betting company has the right not to take orders.

Ladbrokes enforced a limit of one-twentieth in the Iraq-Portugal match, and the total amount of score bets is currently 830,000 euros, which means that according to the limit ratio, the return of a single bet cannot exceed 4.15 Ten thousand euros. The return amount of Zhang Guan’s bet is 300,000 euros, far exceeding the figure of 41,500.

“Tell me your opinion!” the director asked.

Someone immediately replied: “Although this bet exceeds the quota ratio, the probability of Iraq defeating Portugal 4:2 is zero, so we can take this bet without considering the quota ratio.”

“I agree with this view.” Another said: “Iraq is a country that has just experienced war, and they can’t even guarantee their daily training; the Portuguese team has many first-class European young players. The strength is not at the same level. Although it is still possible for Iraq to defeat Portugal 4:2, from a probabilistic point of view, it can be regarded as zero.”

The third person went on to say: “We can still make an analogy, even if Iraq beat Portugal 4:2, we need to pay this customer 300,000 euros, but the current bet amount has reached 830,000 euros, which means we are still It can make a profit of 500,000 Euros, and the stakes will definitely continue to grow, we don’t have to worry about losing money.

“Did you say that somebody got the inside story?” the director asked.

“It should not be. This bet is placed at the Greek opap agency. I guess it is probably a bet by tourists. For many rich tourists, 3000 euros is not a big deal. This should be purely for tourists. Want to make a fortune. We can also adjust the odds immediately after receiving this bet.”

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

“It seems that everyone agrees to accept this bet. Is there any disagreement?” After the supervisor asked, he found that no one put forward a different opinion, so he confirmed the bet. Then he said: “Reduce the odds of this later by 50%, and give me a close look. If it is really an opponent who is in trouble, tell me immediately.”

“Director! The data monitoring department has discovered a strange phenomenon. Someone has been betting on a super unpopular, each bet is 500 euros, and the current bet limit is already 3000 euros.”

“The data is transferred immediately.” The director looked up at the big TV on the wall, and then said: “Why is it again the agent of the Greek opap, it seems to be the betting of tourists, these 3000 euros should be the same person or the same group of people. The betting goal is the men’s 100-meter sprint champion, Chinese player guan-zhang, 1 odds of 80. How could Asians get the 100-meter sprint Olympic champion! How are there so many strange things today!”

The director frowned and thought for a while, then said: “Let’s watch again to see if it will continue to bet. If the amount exceeds 5,000 euros, it will first suspend the reception and verify it.”

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opap company.

“This account has been wagered six times in a row, each time betting 500 euros, the amount of the bet is also on the Chinese 100-meter men’s sprint event Zhang Zhang.” An information analyst said.

“I really don’t know how this customer thought that all the money was invested in a Chinese player. The men’s 100m event in this Olympic Games is as strong as the cloud. How can the Chinese win the championship! This customer is definitely a lunatic.” Another person Said.

“The Chinese player he bet on is named guan-zhang. He is 18 years old and an Asian record holder. His current best 100-meter result is 9.98 seconds. This result was created 10 days ago.”

“Shall we take a break, he has already bet 5,000 euros, according to the ratio of 180 for 1 out of our company, if he wins, we will pay him 900,000 euros.”

“I don’t think there is any need to worry. Although the 9.98 seconds per 100 meters is very fast, at the Olympic level, it is at least within 9.90 seconds to win a medal, and the gold medal is within 9.85 seconds. It is possible for players to break the world record and win the championship. Sex is also great. If a ten-day time increase of 0.1 seconds or more is absolutely impossible for athletes of this level.”

Analysts expressed their opinions one after another.

The head of the department lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: “Check me for the customer’s information.”

“Okay, but it takes a little time, we have to apply for permission with the customer service department, it may take a little time.” The information analyst said.

Europe’s protection of customer’s private information is extremely strict. Whether it is at the EU level, national level or company level, there are clear rules for protecting personal privacy. At opap, even the company’s department head level personnel want to Knowing customer information also requires a process, which can be consulted only after applying for relevant permissions.

“The people in the customer department are too slow. When they give me permission, this customer may have voted tens of thousands of euros. We can’t wait like this.” The department head said anxiously.

“That’s not as good as our first suspension, enter the review confirmation process.” Someone immediately made an idea.

The supervisor shook his head and rejected the proposal, then he said: “Check the betting location of this account.”

“It’s the Betting Center on the Commercial Street of the General Stadium, the number 7 betting machine.” The analyst immediately checked the address, and then continued: “At this location, I guess this customer is very likely to be a tourist.”

“Notify the security department that I need to monitor the integrated stadium betting center.” the supervisor said. Watching the video surveillance of your company’s betting station is an internal management matter of the company and does not violate relevant customer privacy protection regulations.

The staff immediately contacted the security department, and the security department immediately responded, allowing access to the monitoring screen.

“Supervisor, I have obtained the monitoring screen provided by the security department. You see, this is the No. 7 betting machine. This man should be the customer making the bet.”

The supervisor immediately leaned over to the computer. The video surveillance showed not very clear, but it was still clear that the client was an oriental man with black hair and yellow skin.

“It is an Asian from East Asia. He is betting on the Chinese player to win the championship, so this customer must also be Chinese, so he can be understood as supporting his own compatriots, although this behavior is a bit idiot.” The supervisor opened the mouth and said.

Afterwards, he took a breath. His greatest concern was malicious betting by competitors or other companies, which is not currently the case.

“Continue to take orders! Anyway, it is impossible for the Chinese to get the Olympic gold medal in the 100-meter sprint. He continued to bet to send money to the company.” The supervisor smiled slightly and then said: “I really want to remind this customer, Competitive sports look at the strength of athletes, not nationality. Perhaps this client wants to use this method to express support for his countrymen, but this is definitely an irrational behavior.”

Zhang Guan has been betting, and there is no restriction that a spinach company can review and confirm.

If someone says that the Chinese can win the Olympic 100-meter sprint in Athens, then this person is either a lunatic or a fool. The analysts of the spinach company are obviously not lunatics or fools. In their view, the probability of Asians winning the Olympic 100m championship is zero. Even if the odds are surprisingly high, the spinach company does not restrict Zhang Guan’s betting.

During the Olympics, there are always some strange people doing some strange things, Zhang Guan’s betting is classified as this category.

Zhang Guan invested all the remaining nearly one hundred thousand euros on himself. The decentralized betting method he used was aimed at avoiding the audit of the spinach company and at the same time in order to get the bonus smoothly. If all these 100,000 euros are invested in one company, and the bonus of nearly 10 million will be reached, the spinach company may have some means to not pay the bonus, but now many spinach companies share it, each of which is divided into hundreds of thousands to one With more than one million, the spinach company is not worth using some shameful means to not pay the bonus.

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In front of the betting station, a reporter is holding the microphone, and the three English letters “bbc” on the microphone are unusually conspicuous. Opposite the reporter, a cameraman was dragging the camera, and the lens was aimed at the reporter.

“The Athens Olympics is about to open, and now a large number of tourists are pouring into Athens, which has greatly contributed to the local economy. While watching the intense and exciting games, many tourists do not mind playing by the way. This is for the spinach industry in Athens. , Obviously a harvest season.”

The reporter pointed to the betting station behind him, and then said: “I am now standing in front of a betting center near the Athens Olympic Stadium. A large part of the betting here are tourists. Now let’s take a look. Tourists We are all optimistic about which events and athletes.”

The reporter pushed the door into the betting station, glanced at the people in the betting station, looking for their own interview target.

In the eyes of the Orientals, Westerners are all the same. A white man stands in front of you. The Oriental certainly does not know which country he is from. In the eyes of Europeans, white people can be distinguished by appearance, dress, accent, etc.

However, the reporter hopes to find a person who is apparently a tourist, to show that his interview is more authentic, and it is best that this person has already bet.

At this moment, a tall figure appeared in his sight, this man just got up from the completion of betting, holding a thick pile of lottery tickets in his hand.

“Black hair, yellow skin, is an Oriental, this person must be a tourist! We used to interview him.”