World Gaming Magazine

41 WGM #54 2018/01 wgm8.com 足球不仅是全球最受欢迎的体育项 目，亦是全球最火热的体育博彩项 目。然而，足球博彩涉及众多窍门 和陷阱，必须悉数考虑在内，方能 稳操胜券。 Football is not only the most popular sport on earth but the most popular sport to bet on. Be warned though, there are some unique factors you must take into account if you hope to get the best of the bookies. 在 不少国家，上了年纪的人肯定会记得从前的「足 球池」博彩游戏。这种玩法由来已久，可追溯至 将近一个世纪前，又因入门容易而受到普罗大众 的欢迎。简而言之，玩家拿着一张周末英格兰足球联赛赛 事的彩票，选择「主队胜」、「平局」或「客队胜」，并 按照最终结果赢取积分。 F or people of a certain vintage and from certain parts of the world, betting on football traditionally meant a ticket in the “soccerpools.” Dating back almost a century, the “pools” couldn’t have been much easier to enter. You’d take the Saturday card of English football league games, pick the “home win,” “draw” or “away win” and collect points based on the results. For those who enjoy a punt on football in 2017, the options are ridiculously diverse. Name a country – from England to Estonia, Japan to Jamaica – and you can wager on the results of their national league games. Throw in myriad FIFA tournaments, confederation events like Euro 2018 and the AFC Championships, intercontinental club competitions such as the UEFA Champions League and the Copa Libertadores … you get the picture. 文 / By Sean Callander