Mugs end up looking clever as long as Leicester City win Premier League

The fans who betted on Leicester in August will be well rewarded for their patience and could cost the bookmakers up to £20m In betting parlance, there is a derogatory word to describe the kind of people who bet actual money - their own money - on 5,000-1 shots like Leicester City to win the Premier League. That word is "mugs". In a previous life as a betting shop cashier, one of the more difficult tasks associated with the job involved maintaining a straight face on the rare occasions someone ...