Paul The Octopus May Have Helped Online Gambling Users

Sports betting fans may be among those to have gone with the predictions of Paul the Octopus.

Online gambling fans who have been following the tips of Paul the Octopus could be as much as £1,400 up from a £10 stake.

William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe explains the creature, which has found fame after correctly predicting all of Germany's results in the current World Cup, may have led punters to a victory over bookmakers.

Those who have used online gambling sites to back Paul's forecasts since the national team's opening match against Australia and then placed the winnings on the following game would now be £1,400 up.

"Punters are superstitious creatures at the best of times - and many have favourite tipsters they like to follow - but they tend to be human," comments Mr Sharpe.

Paul is suggesting Spain will win the World Cup final on Sunday (July 11th), an outcome that has odds of 8/15 with 888sport.com.

The Spanish meet the Netherlands in Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium for the right to be world champions.