One lucky Norwegian soccer fan has won $912, or 5,600 kroner, after correctly betting that Uruguay’s star player, Luis Suarez, would bite another player at the World Cup.
A spokesman for Swedish gambling company Betsson said the punter originally bet 32 kroner ($5.21), the Associated Press reports. His winnings are 175 times more than that. Norwegian media has identified the gambler as Thomas Syversen. He was asleep when Suarez sank his teeth into Italian player, Giorgio Chiellini.
Betsson’s spokesperson added that they’d received bite bets worth over “six figures in Norwegian kroner.”
Suarez’s toothy attack is the third of his career. He tried to bite Chiellini last year at the Confederation Cup, a precursor to the World Cup.
Uruguay's Luis Suarez reacts after clashing with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal, Brazil on June 24, 2014.Tony Gentile—ReutersGiorgio Chiellini claims he was bitten by Uruguay's Luis Suarez during the FIFA World Cup 2014 group D preliminary round match between Italy and Uruguay at the Estadio Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on June 24, 2014.
Emilio Lavandeira—EPALuis Suarez of Uruguay and Giorgio Chiellini of Italy react after a clash during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Italy and Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas on June 24, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. Julian Finney—Getty ImagesItaly's Giorgio Chiellini holds his shoulder after Uruguay's Luis Suarez ran into it with his teeth during the group D World Cup soccer match between Italy and Uruguay at the Arena das Dunas in Natal, Brazil on June 24, 2014.Petr David Josek—APItaly's Giorgio Chiellini shows his shoulder, claiming he was bitten by Uruguay's Luis Suarez, during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal, Brazil on June 24, 2014.Carlos Barbia—ReutersItaly's Giorgio Chiellini shows his shoulder, claiming he was bitten by Uruguay's Luis Suarez, during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal, Brazil on June 24, 2014. Tony Gentile—ReutersLuis Suarez of Uruguay reacts after a 1-0 victory over Italy in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group D match between Italy and Uruguay at Estadio das Dunas on June 24, 2014 in Natal, Brazil.Julian Finney—Getty Images
