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#24659931 at 2026-05-30 04:55:53 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #30099: EU FAFO SOON Edition

The World Cup set for a $50+ billion betting frenzy

Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be "in excess of $50 billion", betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for an event he labelled "the biggest circus in town."

The revenue will be significantly higher than the 2022 edition, partly because the quadrennial football fiesta has been enlarged to 48 teams from the 32 in Qatar.

Another factor according to Small, Managing Director of Managed Trading Services at Sportradar, is punters have become more "interested in the celebrity of a player" than in the old days of betting simply on a team.

Sportradar Group AG is a global sports technology company that says it creates immersive experiences for sports fans and bettors.

"We expect a lot of interest around the player props and what we call bet builders or custom bet options," Small told AFP in an interview.

"So we're anticipating that that's going to be a big drive for us. We're going to see a lot more interest on that.

"So players scoring left foot, right foot, number of passes, tackles, whatever the numbers are.

"Then subsequently the customers taking that and building out narratives like stories of 'I think this game will be X team to win with both teams to score, player X scoring with his head and there being 15 corners'."

"The sheer size and scale of this tournament will ensure it is the biggest betting event ever," David Stevens, head of Public Relations at English bookmaker Coral, told AFP.

Stevens said Bet Builder was "one of the fastest growing areas of our business" which sates the appetite of a "new, younger customer base" who are looking "for more dynamic betting opportunities."

Small said most money in bets already placed with Sportradar's 250 sports books clients across the globe has gone on Argentina and France.

However, Stevens said there remains a considerable number of people hoping England end a 60-year wait for a second World Cup.

"They are in fact third favourites, behind only France and Spain, and should Thomas Tuchel end 60 years of hurt, we bookmakers will be facing a significant payout," he said.

"However, the increasingly global nature of our business means an England victory would not be as costly as it would have been a decade ago, for example."

- 'Peculiar not sinister' -

With regard to the individual stars, great interest surrounds the Golden Boot for top scorer with French star Kylian Mbappe and Norway's hitman Erling Haaland attracting a lot of money.

"In excess of 20 percent of our volume and our tickets… have been struck on Haaland so far," said Small.

However, Small is more intrigued by another name that features for the moment in the top 10 of potential top scorers thanks to bets placed.

It is fair to say that Port Vale who have just been relegated to the fourth tier of the English league have not had many players represent them at a World Cup finals.

However, the club's New Zealand striker Ben Waine is the one where the money is being placed.

"We've seen a bit of a run on New Zealand's centre forward into the top 10 of the betting for the World Cup," said Small.

"It's really strange, as in peculiar not sinister."

Both Small and Stevens agree the geographical spread of the matches at a tournament being co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico does present problems.

"The only challenge that we have is obviously times, from the European audience perspective," said Small.

"The West Coast games will put a bit of pressure on that because they're going to be difficult to follow for the people that are trying to follow from Europe.

"But we've also got a very active South American region now with Brazil and others."

There has been little interest in a US win but should they cause a huge upset then their captain might face competition from President Donald Trump as to who holds the trophy aloft.

"Should the USA defy odds of 40-1 and lift the trophy, expect very short odds about the President being at the centre of the celebrations!" said Stevens.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/biggest-circus-town-world-cup-063243636.html

#20267691 at 2024-01-19 17:01:56 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #24868: Fryday Anons #NationalPopcornDay! Edition

https://cnbcusa.com/world-news/pascal-najadi-global-us-military-operation-storm-reality-in-2024/

Pascal Najadi "Global US Military Operation #STORM reality in 2024"
by David Stevens
January 9, 2024

#18734659 at 2023-04-22 14:31:20 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #22987: F-14 Tomcat Edition

Biden to hike payments for good-credit homebuyers to subsidize high-risk mortgages
Apr 22, 2023

Homebuyers with good credit scores will soon encounter a costly surprise: a new federal rule forcing them to pay higher mortgage rates and fees to subsidize people with riskier credit ratings who are also in the market to buy houses.

The fee changes will go into effect May 1 as part of the Federal Housing Finance Agency's push for affordable housing, and they will affect mortgages originating at private banks across the country. The federally backed home mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will enact the loan-level price adjustments, or LLPAs.

Mortgage industry specialists say homebuyers with credit scores of 680 or higher will pay, for example, about $40 per month more on a home loan of $400,000. Homebuyers who make down payments of 15% to 20% will get socked with the largest fees.

The new fees will apply only to Americans buying houses or refinancing after May 1.

Lenders and real estate agents say the changes will frustrate homebuyers with high credit scores and homeowners seeking to refinance because the rule punishes them for their relatively strong financial positions.

"The changes do not make sense. Penalizing borrowers with larger down payments and credit scores will not go over well," Ian Wright, a senior loan officer at Bay Equity Home Loans in the San Francisco Bay Area, told The Washington Times in an email message. "It overcomplicates things for consumers during a process that can already feel overwhelming with the amount of paperwork, jargon, etc. Confusing the borrower is never a good thing."

He said the rule will "cause customer-service issues for lenders and individual loan officers when a consumer won't understand why their interest rate and fees suddenly changed."

"I am all for the first-time buyer having a chance to get into the market, but it's clear these decisions aren't being made by folks that understand the entire mortgage process," Mr. Wright said.

The new fees "will create extreme confusion as we enter the traditional spring home purchase season," said David Stevens, a former head of the Mortgage Bankers Association who served as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration during the Obama administration.

"This confusing approach won't work and more importantly couldn't come at a worse time for an industry struggling to get back on its feet after these past 12 months," Mr. Stevens wrote in a recent social media post. "To do this at the onset of the spring market is almost offensive to the market, consumers, and lenders."

https://truthsocial.com/@washtimes/posts/110242422386328167
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/apr/18/joe-biden-hike-payments-good-credit-homebuyers-sub/

#6194782 at 2019-04-16 03:18:14 (UTC+1)
Q Research General #7921: A Bake Before Bed keeps the Doctor Away Edition

>>6194781
Resignations in the news today - part 2


West Union police officer resigns after making sexual harassment complaint against chief
https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/West-Union-police-officer-resigns-after-making-sex-harassment-complaint-against-Chief–508613421.html

Further Details Emerge About Road Dogg Brian James Resigning As SmackDown Lead Writer
https://www.mandatory.com/wrestlezone/news/1080045-details-road-dogg-brian-james-resigning

Maple Plain fire chief resigns post at Orono schools
https://www.hometownsource.com/laker_pioneer/community/maple-plain-fire-chief-resigns-post-at-orono-schools/article_b0f9bae0-5f83-11e9-bfad-bbeab18b6b63.html

BART General Manager Crunican to retire
https://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/news/BART-General-Manager-Crunican-to-retire–57339

Rock County sheriff's deputy facing charges has resigned
https://www.gazettextra.com/news/crime/rock-county-sheriff-s-deputy-facing-charges-has-resigned/article_cdea8944-f42f-5632-a40f-bdf267acfe1e.html

LYNN TREASURER, COLLECTOR RETIRES AFTER 18 YEARS
https://www.itemlive.com/2019/04/15/lynn-treasurer-collector-retires-after-18-years/

Bennett College's VP of business and finance resigns
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/across_america/bennett-college-s-vp-of-business-and-finance-resigns/article_859b2231-64e4-5ded-bd94-5b2810eeda33.html

Cinco Ranch football coach Don Clayton announces retirement
https://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Cinco-Ranch-High-football-coach-Don-Clayton-retire-13768218.php

South Euclid Notre Dame College president resigning position in June due to family matters
https://www.news-herald.com/news/cuyahoga-county/south-euclid-notre-dame-college-president-resigning-position-in-june-due-to-family-matters/article_ccc48278-5fab-11e9-8a3a-23d095c56e06.html

KU administrator Larry Keating retiring after 5 decades in intercollegiate athletics
http://www2.kusports.com/news/2019/apr/15/ku-administrator-larry-keating-retiring-after-5-de/?mens_basketball

Elk Rapids School Board Accepts Resignation from Teacher Accused of Inappropriate Conduct
https://www.9and10news.com/2019/04/15/elk-rapids-school-board-accepts-resignation-from-teacher-accused-of-inappropriate-conduct/

Connecticut's Judge Christopher Droney to retire, creating vacancy for President Trump to fill on Second Circuit Court of Appeals
https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-judge-droney-retiring-trump-20190415-zkehgcvxrrhdlozi44bimr57zi-story.html

GF Securities Hong Kong Chief Tang Xiaodong Resigns From Firm
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-15/gf-securities-hong-kong-chief-tang-xiaodong-resigns-from-firm

Supreme Court Justice Gascon retires
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justice-clement-gascon-retiring-1.5098973

UM Shore Regional Health chairman resigns
https://www.myeasternshoremd.com/kent_county_news/spotlight/um-shore-regional-health-chairman-resigns/article_3fdedf47-b453-5c1b-9385-9bf841ec3a25.html

Roan Resources (ROAN) Announces Resignation of Tony Maranto, CEO
https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Roan+Resources+%28ROAN%29+Announces+Resignation+of+Tony+Maranto%2C+CEO/15370066.html

Dave Morgan Resigns From ARF Board, Cites Industry's Need For 'Bolder Action'
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/334523/dave-morgan-resigns-from-arf-board-cites-industry.html

Miller resigns from Starkville Board of Aldermen
https://www.starkvilledailynews.com/news/miller-resigns-from-starkville-board-of-aldermen/article_d1e0ac96-5f92-11e9-8f2c-7ba482f43b57.html

Coherent CEO Ambroseo retiring by 2021
http://optics.org/news/10/4/24

David Stevens abruptly resigns from Radian's board of directors
https://www.housingwire.com/articles/48798-David-Stevens-abruptly-resigns-from-radians-board-of-directors

PVR LTD. - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Resignation of Director
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/announcements/others/pvr-ltd-announcement-under-regulation-30-lodr-resignation-of-director/article26842125.ece

John Gollop resigns from Guernsey planning team
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-guernsey-47934474

Kiwanis Club honors retiring Ithaca Police Chief Pete Tyler
https://ithacavoice.com/2019/04/kiwanis-club-honors-retiring-ithaca-police-chief-pete-tyler/

Charles Remsberg retires as editor in chief of Force Science News
https://www.policeone.com/police-trainers/articles/483561006-Charles-Remsberg-retires-as-editor-in-chief-of-Force-Science-News/

Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System CEO to resign
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-executive-moves/christus-shreveport-bossier-health-system-ceo-to-resign-5-notes.html

Downtown Sounds employees hope to keep business open as owner retires
https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/downtown-sounds-employees-hope-to-keep-business-open-as-owner-retires/1927632377