BetUS.com Makes Out Like Bandits with Miss Universe Bet OfferingsGamblers from around the globe have descended upon the BetUS.com website this weekend, one of the few online gambling companies offering betting options on Miss Universe.
Preliminary reports suggest that the betting firm has witnessed unprecedented throngs of people enlisting for accounts.
Bets will be taken throughout the afternoon here and be sure to inquire about the Gambling911.com signup bonus
"The demand for Miss Universe betting has been staggering," offered Payton O'Brien, Senior Editor of Gambling911.com, which has been aggressively monitoring betting trends on the beauty pageant over the past few days. "Miss Universe strongholds appear to include The Philippines, Australia and the host company of Mexico but we anticipate a surge in traffic from other represented nations as we head into the evening hours."
Gambling911.com's own reporters Jenny Woo and Sparky Collins gave their own synopsis of who the favorites are to win Miss Universe 2007
"I of course am partial to Miss Korea being of partial Korean descent," commented Ms. Woo, who was up early on a Monday for a change. "But overall I am hoping to see a lovely Asian woman win this year."
Philippines readers of Gambling911.com will be happy to know that Anna Theresa Licaros is listed with decent odds of 13 to 1 at BetUS.com, which at the very least gives her a solid chance of making the top 10 cut. The payout would be $1300 for every $100 bet.
Five delegates are each listed with single digit odds. Miss Venezuela at +400 odds or a payout of $400 for every $100 bet (these odds are equivalent to 4 to 1); Miss Brazil at +800 odds; Miss Greece at +800 odds; Miss Korea at +950 (a Jenny Woo favorite) and Miss Nicaragua at +950 odds.
For Gambling911.com's Sparky Collins it is a toss up between Miss Greece and Miss Nicaragua.
Pictured left to right: Miss Greece Doukissa Nomikou and Miss Nicaragua Xiomara Blandino
"Miss Greece wants to be a successful human resources manager in a multicultural company. Who strives for that?" asks Sparky. "She is the one who administers drug testing and fires people. But if Doukissa comes to work every day dressed in that evening gown, I will try to get written warnings from her."
The next shortest odds being offered at BetUS.com are +1350 for which Miss Tanzania, Miss South Africa, Miss Spain and Miss USA each get the honors. Miss India and Miss Mexico each have the same odds as Miss Philippines at +1400 or a $1400 payout for every $100 bet.
"Very few companies are offering betting odds on Miss Universe 2007," O'Brien acknowledges. "BetUS.com is among the major beneficiaries of this latest phenomenon."
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Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com
Originally published May 28, 2007 10:21 am ET
