The tie 1-1 between Italy and the United States in Group E for the World Cup established a record last Saturday regarding the amount of money bet in the European country. Italians gambled €8,16 million on that single soccer match.

This information was released by SNAI, the house of bets, which indicated that gamblers bet such a huge amount that they broke the previous record. The World Cup match won by Brazil over Croatia 1-0 reached €6,5 million in bets.

This championship gives bettors the possibility to take part in “live bets”. This means that they may pick a winner or tie, even after the beginning of the match. Furthermore, gamblers are allowed to choose the winner right before the end of the game.