No 1 in Gambling

Football pools competitions are frequently known as toto competitions on Continental Europe. While the principle of requiring entrants to predict the results of football matches in advance remains the same, the details are fundamentally different. The name toto derives from totalisator machines which are used to process the parimutuel betting involved.

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, sometimes Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. Great Britain is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.

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Berne

Tourists are drawn to Switzerland's Alpine climate and landscapes, in particular for skiing and mountaineering.

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Berne

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula and Europe at the entrance of the Mediterranean overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. The territory covers 6.843 square kilometres (2.642 sq mi) and shares a land border with Spain to the north. Gibraltar has historically been an important base for the British Armed Forces and is the site of a Royal Navy base.

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Frankfurt is a financial global city, seat of the European Central Bank, and an international aviation hub.

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Helsinki

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The Eiffel Tower (foreground) and the skyscrapers of the
La Défense business district (background).

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Row of old fruit machines in Teignmouth Pier, Devon

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