Handicaps, outcome uncertainty and attendance demand

David Peel and Dennis Thomas

Applied Economics Letters, 1997, vol. 4, issue 9, 567-570

Abstract: Using data on 'spread' betting odds for rugby league football this study shows that handicap odds are unbiased and efficient predictors of match results and that, as a proxy for match uncertainty of outcomes, the handicap value is a significant determinant of attendance.

Date: 1997
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DOI: 10.1080/135048597355041

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