Betting on things that will happen is common in Great Britain.The British love betting.They bet on horse races，dog races，football matches，cricket 1 matches，hockey 2 matches，polo 3matches and other sports.They also play the lottery.4A lOt of betting is very informal.It takes place at the pub.Thesum of money that is bet can be small，or very large，dependingon the bet.The famous novel by Jules Verne，Around the World in EightyDays，is the story of an English gentleman who made a big bet.He bet that he could go around the world in eighty days，and thenreturn to his club in London.at a specific time and day.
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