Jeevan Jeyaratnam, head of compilation at Abelson Odds, looks back at the soccer season and ponders whether dispassionate VAR may end up equalising advantages previously enjoyed by bigger clubs.
UNSURPRISINGLY, football remains top dog in the betting industry.
Coverage continues to increase year-on-year, but in truth 90 per cent of it is just fodder, set up mainly to benefit in-play scout feeds. Quite why a bookmaker would want to lay wagers on the Peru reserve league is a controversial matter for another time, but needless to say these markets, most popular online, act to replace virtual sports featured in betting shops.
