April 16, 2009
You knew this was coming, right?
And, given the charges of "pay to play" politics against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it seems almost therapeutic.
You can now bet on Blago's fate.
"With public speculation swirling out of control and people searching for answers," the online betting service BetUs.com informs us, the folks there have been gracious enough to post odds and accept wagers "on the shamed governor's future."
Apparently, wagering is brisk.
"The page views alone have hit the million mark," said Reed Richards, spokesman for BetUs.com, which modestly calls itself "the most successful sports book on the Web." "We've had close to 5,000 people throw down on it."The average bet is $5, Richards said, adding that the safest bets are that Blago will serve prison time and that he'll begin serving time after Dec. 30.
"There's a real belief that this guy is going down," Richards said.
The service also is taking wagers on questions that are a little snarkier. Will he get a divorce? Odds are 9-1 that he will. Will he move out of the U.S.? Oddsmakers place the likelihood at even. What will his next job be? Best odds are on used-car salesman, followed by telemarketer, pizza delivery guy, construction worker and motivational speaker.
You knew this was coming, right?
And, given the charges of "pay to play" politics against former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, it seems almost therapeutic.
You can now bet on Blago's fate.
"With public speculation swirling out of control and people searching for answers," the online betting service BetUs.com informs us, the folks there have been gracious enough to post odds and accept wagers "on the shamed governor's future."
Apparently, wagering is brisk.
"The page views alone have hit the million mark," said Reed Richards, spokesman for BetUs.com, which modestly calls itself "the most successful sports book on the Web." "We've had close to 5,000 people throw down on it."The average bet is $5, Richards said, adding that the safest bets are that Blago will serve prison time and that he'll begin serving time after Dec. 30.
"There's a real belief that this guy is going down," Richards said.
The service also is taking wagers on questions that are a little snarkier. Will he get a divorce? Odds are 9-1 that he will. Will he move out of the U.S.? Oddsmakers place the likelihood at even. What will his next job be? Best odds are on used-car salesman, followed by telemarketer, pizza delivery guy, construction worker and motivational speaker.
