Questionable Taste or For the Good of the Sport Knight acknowledged that the company did not step blindly into the decision and expected some negative reaction from commentators from the start. On the one hand, critics have fulminated that this has been a questionable choice by the bookmaker, but others have reposted that by launching sports betting markets on the Special Olympics, the event was treated more like an elite athletic competition on par with all other top events from the world of sport.īetOnline brand manager Edward Knight spoke confidently about the upcoming event and the decision to feature Special Olympics odds. Despite the ground-breaking move in terms of featuring a brand-new event as part of the company’s betting markets, there are at least two ways to look at this decision. The move is bound to be received with mixed feelings.īetOnline.ag has confirmed that two Special Olympics athletes sponsors have agreed to let the betting site use the competitors’ images to set up betting promotions. The Paralympics have already been covered by betting markets before, but this is the first time that any website has gone so far as to extend its betting markets to the Special Olympics. Special Olympics Get Betting Markets Up and Running Moving forward, sports fans will be able to place a bet on the event which is due to take place in Berlin, Germany, commencing with opening ceremonies on Saturday.

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