article_snippet: the gamecocks are displayed to the gamblers by being paraded around the circular arena before the fights .
article_snippet: The sport revolves entirely around gambling, and betting odds are always 2:1 on the fight's outcome . '
article_snippet: The sport revolves entirely around gambling, and betting odds are always 2:1 on A fight.
article_snippet: The gamecocks are displayed to the gamblers by being paraded around the circular arena, before being placed in front of a non-competitor mona ('monkey') gamecock to allow the gamblers to gauge the gamblers reactions. '
article_snippet: The more aggressively the gamblers peck, scratch and display the gamblers neck feathers at a non-competitor mona ('monkey'), the more likely it is that the gamblers will be a good fighter', said Mauricio Alvarez, an observer in the crowd who had quadrupled his money over the previous two fights. '
article_snippet: Bookmakers patrol the circular arena taking bets whenever a fight is not in progress.
article_snippet: The high-rollers are always invited to seats within five rows of the arena and bookies' fees are negotiated depending on the size of the bets.
article_snippet: For people further back in the stands, tennis balls with slits in people are thrown back and forth between gamblers and bookmakers: stuffed with stakes, winnings and losses.