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Cheltenham Festival 2009 Highlights Video

Cheltenham Festival 2009 Highlights Video

As we gear up for Cheltenham Festival 2010, we thought it was time to check out a few more videos of last year’s excellent Cheltenham Festival 2009 – here is a “video” of the highlights of last year’s Chelters.
You’ll see when you play it why I used the quotation marks around the word “video!” However, [...]

Date of the Next General Election

Date of the Next General Election

General Elections in the UK are often held in May, but with the government under fire for the state of the economy will Gordon Brown swing a curve ball and try to catch the Tories on the back foot with an unusual date? With PaddyPower you can bet on the date of the next general [...]

Nobel Prize for Literature 2009 Betting Odds

Nobel Prize for Literature 2009 Betting Odds

A lot of you have been coming in looking for the Nobel Prize for Literature betting odds and leaving comments on last year’s competition – so we’ve decided to show you the odds available for the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature.
The announcement of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Literature will be made at 1pm CET [...]

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Eurovision is here again, this time with Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber taking on the continent’s best efforts in Moscow with his song sung by Jade. The king of musicals himself will play piano on stage against a backdrop of commentary by Graham Norton. Norway is the favourite, but Graham has his own tips:
I’ve always been [...]

Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race 2009

Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race 2009

While you’re waiting for the Grand National next Saturday, you can amuse yourself with the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race markets being offered by Paddy Power. The race will be shown on ITV from 2pm on Sunday 28th March 2009. The race takes place between Putney bridge and Chiswick bridge on the Thames – so [...]

Bet on Barack Obama's Inauguration

Bet on Barack Obama’s Inauguration

Everyone knows the score for tomorrow’s Presidential inauguration – but would you put money on it? Paddy Power is offering odds on phrases that may be used by US president-elect Barack Obama in his inauguration speech. Punters can place bets on the duration of Obama’s speech, the TV ratings and what “cliche” he will first [...]

X Factor – The Final – Betting Odds

Who will it be? Eoghan, Alexandra or JLS? Will Simon be richer than last year and will Danii and Cheryl have a mud-fight? After the high emotion of Diana singing her way out of the competition with “White Flag” is there any hope for the fame hungry finalists? The finalists and the odds are as [...]

Latest Bets on Christmas Number 1

Latest Bets on Christmas Number 1

BetFred, BetDirect, Skybet and Stan James are all offering odds on the Christmas Number 1 single including whoever wins X Factor.
Winner Of X Factor 2008
BetFred: 1/7
BetDirect: 1/6
Skybet: 1/6
Stan James: 1/6
The X Factor is gearing up to its semi-final, but do you think that the buzz will be enough to catapult the winner to Christmas number [...]

Bookmakers Offer Odds on Christmas Number 1

Bookmakers Offer Odds on Christmas Number 1

Bet 365 and Paddy Power are already offering odds on this year’s UK number one single. Take That are the current favourites, followed closely by Peter Kay and Bob the Builder. The current odds are being offered without any X-Factor contestants. Odds correct at time of publication – please check with bookmaker before placing bets.
Bet365 [...]

Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2008

Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2008

The Nobel Peace Prize 2008 Winner – Martti Ahtisaari
The panel have selected Martti Ahtisaari (who was 8-1 in the betting odds) as this year’s 2008 Nobel Peace Prize winner, they chose Martti:
“for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts”
Congratulations to those of you who read our [...]