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Casino Beacon > Online Casinos > New Casino Bonuses > Bonus Archive 04 June 2009 Britain's Bookies Prepare For Bumper Betting Weekend Up to £400 million is the massive figure that Britain's bookies expect to be gambled this weekend on a two-day feast of sporting action. Bookmaking giants William Hill expect punters to be in the pink with a mouth-watering selection of betting events including The Epsom Derby, England vs. Kazakhstan football, The Lions Tour, Turkish Grand Prix, Twenty20 World Cup Cricket and the opening weekend of Big Brother! Up to 250,000 could pack into the Epsom Downs racecourse to celebrate the great sporting tradition of the Derby and around £100million will be gambled on the 230th running of the famous race. 2000 Guineas winner Sea the Stars will be bidding for a second win in the cream of Britain's flat races and is the current 3/1 favourite with William Hill. Kate Miller, spokeswoman for William Hill, said: "This weekend will be one of the biggest betting weekends of the year, with major sporting action sending turnover through the roof. Patriotic punts on an English Derby winner, another British win in the Formula 1, and a dominant England display in the football could KO us, and we may even have to turn to some of Britain's MPs for tips on how to gain it back!" |
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