ALBANIA: EURO 2000 PROVOKES BETTING FEVER IN ALBANIA AS GAMBLERS LOOSE ALL THEY HAVE IN PURSUIT TO BECOME INSTANT SOCCER MILLIONAIRES

Record ID: 978317

  • Title: ALBANIA: EURO 2000 PROVOKES BETTING FEVER IN ALBANIA AS GAMBLERS LOOSE ALL THEY HAVE IN PURSUIT TO BECOME INSTANT SOCCER MILLIONAIRES
  • Date: 19th June 2000
  • Summary: TIRANA, ALBANIA (RECENT, 2000) (REUTERS TELEVISION) 1. WIDE VIEW FANS WATCHING YUGOSLAVIA VS SLOVENIA ON BIG SCREEN 2. CLOSE SHOT GAME ON SCREEN 3. FANS CLAPPING 4. FANS SEATED AT BAR, ONE STANDS UP AND POINTS TO BACK OF HIS SLOVENIAN SHIRT WITH NUMBER TWO AT THE BACK 5. BEER BEING SERVED 6. GAME ON TV SET 7. FAN SHOUTING "SLOVENIA" 8. CLOSE UP SLOVENIA CREST ON SHIRT 9. PEOPLE SEATED WEATCHING GAME IN OPEN BAR 10. MIDSHOT FEMALE FANS 11. WOMAN SMILING 12. TOP SHOT GAMBLERS GATHERED AT PAVEMENT IN FRONT OF TIRANA INTERNATIONAL HOTEL 13. MAN IN FOOTBALL SHIRT AMONG GAMBLERS 14. TWO MEN TALING ON MOBILE WALK AWAY AS THEY REALIZED THEY ARE BEING FILMED 15. CLOSE SHOT MONEY BEING COUNTED 16. (SOUNDBITE) (Albanian) GAMBLER RUBEN HYKA SAYS: "I always bet on England soccer team because I am crazy about them. Sometimes I have placed my bet on their opponents but I have lost. I have also lost when I bet my money on England. I lost $2,000 (US) dollars when they lost 3-2 to Portugal. I lost even more in German marks because I have placed my bets in Macedonia. But I will continue to be a fan of England and bet my money on them because I believe in their success." 17. CLOSE SHOT MONEY BEING COUNTED AND HANDED OVER 18. PAN AROUND GAMBLERS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd July 2000 13:00
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  • Location: TIRANA, ALBANIA
  • Country: Albania
  • Reuters ID: LVA5BQJGDCL7OH4I7YWJ1CSNREH6
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