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Odds of a White Christmas?

5 Dec

As it begins to get colder and the decorations start to go up our thoughts turn to plans for Christmas day. How best to visit everybody (and potentially get Christmas dinner at each house) and how to make sure you aren’t the one who ends up driving (start drinking first). It’s also the time of year when the bookies start paying close attention to the weather reports for the annual White Christmas bet.

Even those who play online poker and online casino take a break from calculating their stats to weigh up the odds of snow. Sport betting fans look back at the weather’s latest form and horse betting fans actually want bad weather for once.

The BBC Weather site is forecasting widespread rain but they say that everyday (and they’re right most of the time) although I suspect that this is based on pessimism rather than meteorological expertise. Bet365 is offering odds of 3/1 for Glasgow to see snow on Christmas day and 13/8 for Oslo. London has odds of 13/8 for snow and Birmingham 5/1.

Strictly Come Dancing odds

23 Oct

Strictly Come Dancing odds

Who will win Strictly Come Dancing? It may be too soon to call it but the bookies odds show who are the favourites so far. Will Ola and Andrew Castle beat Austin Healy and Erin Boag? Will Rachel Stevens out dance Tom Chambers? Does anybody care?

Well yes people do care and if you are reading this far I guess you are one of those people. I do watch because quite frankly I stand very little chance of changing the channel as my girlfriend is addicted to strictly. Also some of those dancers are pretty hot.

bet365 have the Strictly Come Dancing odds available on their online betting site for those who would rather place money on the outcome of a nifty Salsa than on online bingo or horse betting. If you fancy a punt here are the odds for each celebrity to win:

1. Austin Healey 3.25/1

2. Tom Chambers 4.5/1

3. Cherie Lunghi 5/1

4. Rachel Stevens 5/1

5. Christine Bleakley 11/1

6. Lisa Snowdon 15/1

7. Jodie Kidd 41/1

8. Mark Foster 51/1

9. Andrew Castle 81/1

10. John Sergeant 81/1

11. Heather Small 101/1