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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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Nobel Literature Prize Betting Odds

Nobel Literature Prize Betting Odds

Click here for the 2009 Nobel Literature Prize Betting Odds! Another market has opened on this week’s Nobel Prize Awards, this time its

Cruz Beckham Specials

Cruz Beckham Specials

Boylesports, the home of the best free bet offer available to new online members on the internet, have continued an Irish bookie tradition of offering odds on just about any market with one of the strangest special bets we have seen for quite some time: a market on what Cruz Beckham will do. The market [...]

Nobel Peace Prize Odds

Nobel Peace Prize Odds

Following our extensive piece on the Nobel Peace Prize, here is a shortened version, containing just the odds for the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. Remember last year, Al Gore jointly won the Nobel Peace Prize, so be warned, anything can happen (see video)! Hu Jia – 7/4 Thich Quang Do – 4/1 Lidia Yusapova – [...]

Bets Open on the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize

Bets Open on the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize

Who will be awarded the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize? Nominees are never named by the panel, but speculation is now rife with Paddy Power offering odds on likely (and unlikely) contenders for the prestigious mark of recognition. Just go to “Novelty Bets” and scroll down to “Current Affairs” on the Paddy Power website. Nobel Peace [...]