Betting revenue for this year's World Cup is likely to be over 50 billion dollars, dwarfing the amount bet when Argentina won in 2022 Credit: FRANCK FIFE / AFP

Global betting revenue for the upcoming World Cup is likely to be “in excess of $50 billion”, betting expert Darren Small told AFP, for an event he labelled “the biggest circus in town.”

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