GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 40- February 2018

avid sports bettor, says his dark horses to prevail are France and Uruguay. Mattbar explains that, since South American teams typically struggle when playing in Europe, his picks to win are France or Germany, while he also sees some value on taking Portugal to beat Spain in Group B and Iceland to advance to the knockout stage. As for Kounelakis, he will be rooting for France, but his head tells him Germany or Brazil will win. And from a business aspect, there is no doubt who the bookmakers will be rooting for. “An England-Germany final would be incredible!” he says. “They are the two superpowers in huge markets. I think that’s a match the entire world would want to see – and bet on.” 2 018 odds to win FIFA World Cup Provided by bet365, as of January 2018 GPWA Managing Editor Gary Trask has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and editor and has been covering the gaming industry for the last decade. Germany 9-2 Brazil 5-1 France 11-2 Spain 7-1 Argentina 9-1 Belgium 12-1 England 16-1 Portugal 25-1 Uruguay 25-1 Colombia 33-1 Russia 33-1 Croatia 40-1 Poland 40-1 21 W W W . G P W A T I M E S . O R G