![]() ![]() ![]() "But I would be lying if I said it didn't sting, it still hurts quite badly," he said. He has not told his family about his losses as he can still shoulder them. "I'm not even much of a soccer fan, I only bet on World Cups usually for a sense of participation and thrill," rued Melvyn, who works in the nightlife sector. He said that after each loss, he told himself that he will "never bet again" but went back on this promise during the next game, when the hope of winning his money back proved too tempting. This led him to betting bigger and bigger amounts in hopes of getting his money back or at least break even, but this never materialised. He said that he had hoped to make some money out of the World Cup bets, but soon realised that the hole left by his losses was "getting too big to fill". ![]() "I bet on almost all the matches, initially starting with S$20 to S$30 bets, but ended up with S$3,000 to S$5,000 bets per game," he told TODAY on condition of anonymity. This made up about three to five months of his salary. This was the case for 30-year-old Melvyn (not his real name), who lost an estimated over S$10,000 in savings, after betting on World Cup matches mostly through illegal bookie sites. SINGAPORE - The World Cup fever is over for most, but for some young punters who had sunk and lost up to S$15,000 into betting during the month-long football fiesta, the pain from their losses still linger. ![]()
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