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Norwegian online gambling firm Betsson acknowledged on Wednesday that some 150 people across Europe wagered on Uruguay striker Luis Suarez biting one of his opponents. That proved to be a safe bet.
Suarez sucked his teeth into Italian player Giorgio Chiellini about the 80th minute of Tuesday’s game to determine which of the two teams would ultimately advance to the round of 16.
Chiellini pleading and pulling down his jersey to show a red mark on his left shoulder failed to persuade the referee into calling a foul.
And to make matters worse, nearly a minute later, Uruguay scored the winning goal in the 1-0 game that sent Italy packing.
Uruguay wasn't the only winner Tuesday.
The biggest “bite bet” win at Bettson was one placed by a Norwegian punter that resulted in a $2700 payout.
In Sweden, Mats Johansson posted his betting ticket on Twitter and thanked Suarez for the 1,750 kronor ($260) he got after putting up 10 Swedish kronor.
The company received bets on a Suarez bite amounting to "six figures in Norwegian kroner," according to a Bettson spokesperon.
Norwegian media identified one of the winners as Thomas Syversen, who reportedly was asleep during the Uruguay-Italy game on Tuesday when Suarez allegedly bit Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini on the left shoulder.
"This is probably the sickest bet I have made, not to mention the sickest bet I have won," Syversen was quoted as saying by the Norwegian Dagbladet daily.
- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com
