Casino Beacon > Other Betting > Sport Betting > Football Betting Euro 2008 Betting > News 30 June 2008 Punter Makes Spain A Pain As He Wins £315,000 A William Hill client is £315,000 better off after Spain won the Euro 2008 tournament. The Hampshire-based businessman staked £50,000 on Spain to win the tournament at odds of 11/2 and an additional £55,000 on them to beat Russia in one of the opening games of the event. He made £275,000 profit from the outright bet and £40,000 from the match bet. "Spain are a pain as far as bookies are concerned - their triumph has cost the industry millions and this gentleman's haul is the topping on the paella. All William Hill staff are banned from holidaying in Spain for the forseeable future.' said William Hill's spokesman, Graham Sharpe. One William Hill customer from Bedfordshire staked £40,000 on Germany to win the final. Another had £20,000 on them to win the tournament. William Hill now make Spain 13/2 third favourites to win the World Cup (Argentina and Brazil are 5/1 joint favourites), and 28/1to win both the World Cup and Euro 2012.

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