The missing goal could have been a betting scam!!!

Gerrard - Steven Gerrard,England captain after scoring England's first goal of the world cup.
@oldchem1 (8132)
June 14, 2010 9:27am CST
When England played their first game against America about 1.5million HDTV viewers in Britain missed the first Goal and instead were left watching an advert for a car instead of seeing Steven Gerrard put England into the lead. Today it is being alleged that this could have been a gambling scam as there are thought to have been about a dozen gamblers who betted on an ITV game being interrupted at 8-1 odds from Paddy Power, as the HD channel is slightly behind 'normal' TV it is thought that somebody 'pulled the plug' on purpose!!
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ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 Jun 10
Wow! I have heard of all kinds of betting scams around sporting events, but this is something really novel. Thankfully it does not involve any one directly involved with the game and is more related with the media coverage alone. But I am surprised what all people bet on these days!! Cheers! Ram
ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 Jun 10
Yes, and that is not a good thing to happen!! Cheers! Ram
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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19 Jun 10
Gambling has become far too accesable these days IMO, with TV and internet betting
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ellie333
@ellie333 (21016)
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14 Jun 10
Jusat as well I have normal TV then as I got to watch the goal. This is just apalling, just as well I don't gamble either eh! Huggles. Ellie :D
oldchem1
@oldchem1 (8132)
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14 Jun 10
My daughter has HD and they missed it!! She was fuming
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ellie333
@ellie333 (21016)
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14 Jun 10
I bet she was, such a good goal too.
Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
14 Jun 10
People will find a way to undermine the system and gamble illegally. I can only hope it is not so, but I guess you could be right.