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Football and betting

In: Handbook on the Economics of Professional Football

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In this comprehensive Handbook, John Goddard and Peter Sloane present a collection of analytical contributions by internationally regarded scholars in the field, which extensively examine the many economic challenges facing the world's most popular team sport.

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  • David Forrest, 2014. "Football and betting," Chapters, in: John Goddard & Peter Sloane (ed.), Handbook on the Economics of Professional Football, chapter 23, pages 383-400, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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