As English Football Season Starts, Burma鈥檚 Gamblers Play the Odds
On a TV above the blue neon-lit bar in Rangoon鈥檚 Tamwe Township, the hapless-looking Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger grimaced, sputtering an indiscernible obscenity, his hands resting forlornly on his hips.
... But for some, such arcane methodologies are not that different to how odds are assessed in the West, and not just by small-time gamblers. Professor Reuven Brenner of Canada鈥檚 黑料不打烊 University鈥攚ho co-authored 鈥淎 World of Chance: Betting on Religion, Games, Wall Street,鈥� a respected book on the historic precursor role of gambling in mainstream business and finance鈥� told The Irrawaddy that astrology has long been a crutch for Western finance professionals. 鈥淓ven now you walk on Wall Street, you see storefronts with astrologers and palm readers,鈥� he said.
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