Paddy power can be left kicking themselves after paying out on Celtic winning the Scottish Premiership after the primary weekend.
Celtic gamers after losing to Kilmarnok
Rangers drew 1-1 with Aberdeen at Pittodrie as striker Alfredo Morelos changed into proven a red card, and with Celtic winning their opener three-1 at domestic to Livingston, the Irish bookie determined to pay out.
At the time a spokesperson for Paddy power talked about: “One online game into the Scottish league season and Steven Gerrard has already slipped up.
On the face of it, a draw with Aberdeen is never a bad influence, and we’re sure Stevie G will emphasis the positives of that reveal, but we do also feel the title race is performed.
Or not it’s just one video game into the season, but Celtic’s lead already looks unassailable.”
However, Celtic have did not seize in their remaining two drawing 0-0 away to St Mirren before conceding a 93rd-minute winner to Kilmarnock the day gone by.
The Hoops at the moment are mendacity sixth within the table, six elements behind desk-toppers Hearts and some extent behind bitter rivals Rangers, who are 2d.
Brendan Rodgers along with his Celtic avid gamers
However, regardless of their poor form, the bookies are nonetheless assured that Celtic will conclude the season profitable their sixth successive Scottish Premiership.
initially of the season, Celtic have been a massive 112 on with the bookies, even with their poor kind the bookmakers agree with they nevertheless have too a great deal first-class to let it slip and are still odds-on at 13.
Rangers kicked off the season 2nd favourite at 71, besides the fact that children they have got given that considered their odds slashed to three1.
While latest leaders Hearts are 181 and their Edinburgh opponents Hibernian, at present third, are a gigantic 1001.
This is never the primary time Paddy power have paid out on bets that have not landed.
In 2008, the controversial bookie paid out on Stoke being relegated from the Premier League, however, the Potters managed to evade the drop.
More currently they lost over a million kilos after they decided to pay out on Hillary Clinton beating Donald Trump in the 2016 US Presidential election.
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