--- description: A Norwegian bettor has won $912 after betting on Luis Suarez biting someone at the World Cup title: World Cup 2014 Footaball Soccer: Luis Suarez Bite Earns Gambler Big image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [World Cup](/tag/world-cup/) ## World Cup Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Tasty Odds: Fan Wins Big on Suarez Bite Bet by [Mirren Gidda](/author/mirren-gidda/) ## Mirren Gidda Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2014 2:57 PM CUT by [Mirren Gidda](/author/mirren-gidda/) ## Mirren Gidda Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 25, 2014 2:57 PM CUT One lucky Norwegian soccer fan has [won](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/norwegian-wins-bet-suarez-world-cup-bite "undefined") $912, or 5,600 kroner, after correctly betting that Uruguay’s star player, Luis Suarez, would [bite another player](http://time.com/2920653/luis-suarez-bite-world-cup/ "undefined") 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. \[[_AP_](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/norwegian-wins-bet-suarez-world-cup-bite "undefined")\] ### The Bite Heard 'Round the World  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—Reuters  Giorgio 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—EPA  Luis 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 Images  Italy'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—AP  Italy'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—Reuters  Italy'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—Reuters  Luis 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. 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