How a Fake Cricket League Scammed Online Bettors
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Cricket's Laws, Not Rules
Cricket's laws were vised in a place called hambledon, or that's wher they were codified and written up. The more things you can bet on, the better it is for the book kes. In 18 17, cricket had a match fixing scandal. There was supposed to be a wicket keeper called ted pooley who was supposed to take charge of the first test match between england and australia. But he offered to umpire while also betting on the game. He ends up in jail because he attacked a booky and missed the firsttest match. It's a bit of nonsense, but it's a beautiful nonsense with the logical followe
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