Belarussian Soccer Is No Substitute for Sports Fans’ Betting Fix

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FC Minsk and FC Dinamo-Minsk team players vie for the ball during the Belarus Championship football match in Minsk on March 28.

Photographer: Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images

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European sports betting firms are turning to the lesser-known thrills of Nicaraguan soccer, Ukrainian table tennis and Chinese baseball in an effort to keep punters’ cash rolling in.