Littlewoods football pools
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Littlewoods football pools was a popular British betting game in which participants predicted football match results for cash prizes, especially prominent before the rise of the National Lottery.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British brand
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football pools company ⓘ gambling company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Football League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saturday football fixtures ⓘ |
| basedOn | association football match results ⓘ |
| businessModel |
door-to-door coupon collection
ⓘ
mail-based betting coupons ⓘ |
| competition |
Vernons Pools
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zetters Pools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| declineCause |
introduction of the UK National Lottery
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rise of online sports betting ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
agents and collectors network
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postal service ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Moores NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gameMechanic |
points awarded for correctly forecasting results
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predicting football match score draws ⓘ |
| hasType | parimutuel betting ⓘ |
| industry |
gambling
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sports betting ⓘ |
| influencedBy | growth of professional football in the UK ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | one of the best-known football pools brands in Britain ⓘ |
| legalStatus | licensed gambling operator in the UK ⓘ |
| locationHeadquarters | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
football pools coupons distributed nationwide
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large cash prizes for predicting football results ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownershipChange | brand later sold to other pools operators ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Littlewoods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopularityPeriod |
before the launch of the UK National Lottery in 1994
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mid 20th century ⓘ |
| prizeType | cash jackpots ⓘ |
| productOrService | football pools ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | UK gambling laws ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
contributed to football culture in the UK
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popular form of working-class gambling in Britain ⓘ |
| startDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult football fans in the UK ⓘ |
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