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by jo on June 09, 2006
The World Cup is finally upon us and the entire world, except the USA, will no doubt be glued to their sets for the next month. The finals seems to have been all about injuries so far - with...
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by jo on June 08, 2006
82% of Hong Kongers surveyed thought that Brazil are a given to reach the World Cup final - whilst 63% think they will win. Brazil are current 9/4 favourites with most bookies. England are a distant...
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by jo on May 24, 2006
Its likely to be a betting bonanza for the UK's bookies in this years world cup. Bookmakers are predicting up to £1 billion in bets this Summer as the UK continues to see a boom in betting -...
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by jo on May 21, 2006
The methods to try to stop illegal betting in Thailand is heating up. Thai authorities have banned live world cup matches to be shown in prison - to curb illegal betting. The in-mates will be allowed...
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by jo on May 18, 2006
The US has once again tried to prove its might against offshore online betting sites by charging WWTS and its owners with money laundering William Scott and Jessica Davis - who are already fugitives...
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by jo on May 16, 2006
Entertainment, or novelty betting is becoming increasingly more popular with online bettors - especially women. Whether its betting on the name of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' baby, the best oscar...
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by jo on April 25, 2006
FIFA have clamped down on footballers betting in the World Cup. They are making each footballer sign a written pledge that they won't bet on the tournament. It doesn't stop at players though -...
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by jo on April 12, 2006
Once again, a sportsbook has pulled a reality tv betting market because of suspicious betting activity. Bodog.com has decided to suspend betting on Survivor:Panama when a series of suspicious maximum...
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by jo on March 27, 2006
Employees for the Hong Kong Jockey Club are so busy, they don't even have a chance to take a leak - and are asking their bosses to employ more people to give them that break. Some operators have...
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by jo on March 12, 2006
Its the final 12 in this season's American Idol and as usual its a field day for the bookies - unless you can find the gem in this year's crop of young and not-so-young singers. A somewhat...
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by jo on March 10, 2006
He used to sell fruit on the prairies in Canada and now he's the cover star of the latest Forbes Billionaire isse. He also runs a multi-billion dollar company from Costa Rica that is basically...
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by jo on March 08, 2006
Nascar is another American phenomenon that is less than appealing outside the country. However, whilst the rest of the world marvels at the riches and luxury of Formula One, the blue collar world of...
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by jo on March 06, 2006
Its difficult to explain to a non-American exactly what is the phenomenon of March Madness. It's so big, the game console manufacturers all have their own March Madness titles Basically, March...
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by simon on March 05, 2006
Well it's nice to start things off with a positive result. Things can only go down from here! Clooney, pictured above receiving his Oscar, won Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of a CIA...
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by simon on March 05, 2006
OK, I've been mulling this over for a while and my first tip of the night is Best Male actor to cry during his acceptance speech at the 2006 Oscars - 8/1 (PaddyPower) My second tip, is George...
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by simon on February 24, 2006
Bodog.com, an online casino gambling group has reported record levels of interest in gambling on political propositions. Currently they are taking bets on whether or not it will be revealed this year...
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by jo on February 17, 2006
With 24 semi-finalists ready to vie for the American Idol and put themselves out to the public vote, bookies have already begun to offer up early odds for the winner. Pinnaclesports.com have put Ace...
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by jo on February 10, 2006
Despite being one of the most popular sports events in the World, the Winter Olympics rarely offers any good betting opportunities - probably because a lot of the skiers, skaters and sledders are...
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by jo on February 10, 2006
As the tocchet/wayne gretzky betting scandal begins to infiltrate the masses (2500 articles on google news and counting), MSNBC has kindly taken the time to educate us naive readers on the current...
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by jo on February 07, 2006
As if hockey hasn't been dragged through enough in the last couple of years, with a year long lockout and now a gambling bust that includes Assistant Coach of the Phoenix Coyotes, Rick Tocchet and...
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by jo on February 03, 2006
Its the biggest sports weekend in the US - and arguably the biggest betting weekend ever as Seattle take on Pittsburgh in this Sunday's superbowl. And if its superbowl weekend, that means its...
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