Online Gambling Betting on Singers

May 22, 2009

Whenever there is anything even remotely exciting going on, online gambling patrons will find a way to bet on it. Is it going to rain on Thursday? Place your bets. Is Obama going to be President? Place your bets. Will Chuck be renewed for another season? Place your bets. And on and on it goes with the online gambling sites embracing their players love for betting on anything and everything.

The latest of course is the American Idol show. As soon as online gambling sites get the names of those kids that made it to the main tryouts, they start offering bets on who is going to go all the way, who will come in second, etc. They bet on everything from who will offer the most scandal to who will leave because they can�t cut it.

However, this time around, Simon Cowell may have tipped the odds in favor of one contestant. He said that if Adam Lambert did not make it to the finale that it would be �the biggest upset ever� for the television show. As soon as the words were out of his mouth, record breaking online gambling started happening. Players were way to quick and excited to get their bets in and get their piece of the action.

Because of this comment, and his performance thus far, Lambert has been the odds on favorite to win the competition. Online gambling sites are offering him at -375, with Danny Gokey at +225 and Kris Allen at +250. Now there are those online gambling sites that are offering different odds, but Lambert is falling in that -290 to -500 range.


 

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