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Re:Calling the world cup goals 5 seconds before they happen ... by joezydeco on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:44PM (#17500438)
It turns out there is a delay forced into the broadcast for the use of betting companies and alike.

As they say, pics or GTFO.

The problem is that betting companies do not want people to rapidly place/cancel bets just after a goal or otherwise major events.

So how does that stop someone from placing or cancelling bets from a mobile device from inside the stadium? They could certainly evade any kind of artificial delay, in fact they would benefit from it.

Wouldn't the betting agencies have the exact time of the goal down to the millisecond and cancel any post-event action?

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Re:Calling the world cup goals 5 seconds before they happen ... by VBprogrammer on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @02:12PM (#17500698)
Not even as smart as that. What they do is apply a delay between taking the bet and accepting it.

We don't have information at a millisecond level. Most sports data is supplied by people watching the game in a room, or using a bespoke mobile app at the event.

It's a wonder Hawkeye type data hasn't been integrated but as far as I know it hasn't yet.

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