Thailand is betting massively on EURO 2016 final
Gambling on football results, among other things, is illegal in Thailand, but take it from me that today (Sunday) there is a large-scale betting on the result of the EURO 2016 final between France and Portugal.
The Thai newspaper Thai Rath has apparently been given permission to sponsor a special promotion, whereby people could buy a postcard for 2 Baht (approx. 5 Euro cents) at any post office, on which to make a prediction who will be there after tonight (Thai time). European champion.
The population responded en masse to this, because the Thailand Post had pre-printed 18 million postcards and it was expected that all 18 million cards would be sold. The deadline for this lottery was Saturday night at 18.00:XNUMX PM.
The Bangkok Post manager for Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buri Ram, Si Sa Ket and Roi Et reported that more than 11 million tickets had been sold in those provinces, while the 2,8 million tickets for Khon Kaen also sold in no time. were sold out in time.
Thai Rath will draw the winners from the correct entries. The main prize is 10 million Baht, the total prize package is 40 million Baht.
Of course no one knows the final result, but a good guideline is the prediction of the famous macaw parrot JR at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri, which France has declared the winner.
Don't underestimate that parrot, because the beast also made a correct prediction of the winners of the 2010 and 2014 World Cup and his prediction for Euro 2012 was also correct.
Source: Bangkok Post
Where I live, 4 people filled out cards all day yesterday. To the question whether only the winner had to be filled in or also the final score and possibly the goals, no answer was given to me until now, due to being too busy. the boss apparently won a gold timepiece last time. Now it turns out to be more like a raffle. I told them that I am always 50% right by playing on both. I also always say during a pregnancy that I am 50% right that it will be a boy if the mother says that the baby moves in the belly.
I think the total number of cards is not correct because in khon kean and in korat alone 13.5 million cards have been sold,
That parrot must have had its day by now…