Oscar Betting Will be Huge in New York ....Thanks to New Jersey

Written by:
Jordan Bach
Published on:
Feb/23/2019

The state of New York is yet to offer betting on the Oscars or any other event, sporting or otherwise, online directly but folks living in the Empire State will still be able to place their Oscar bets with a host of international sites.


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In years past, most folks had no idea this type of wagering was available.  It has been for at least 20 years.

Those living in lower New York including the Big Apple will be exposed to extensive news coverage of Oscar betting thanks to New Jersey becoming the first state to offer gambling on the event directly.   The New York City media market covers half of the Garden State.

In a historic first for the country, NJ’s DGE has opened up its sports betting establishments to legally accept wagers on the 91st Academy Awards winners.

Nevada, despite being the first state to offer full service sportsbooks, never opted to allow Academy Awards wagering.

“The novelty alone should pique the interest of bettors,” said Dustin Gouker, lead sports betting analyst for PlayUSA.com, a website dedicated to online gambling news. “People already love to try to predict who will win the Oscars, and now they can actually put their money where their mouth is.”

The Oscars has long respresented one of the top five single day betting events covered by the Gambling911.com website. 

"Outside of U.S. Presidential races, it is the most bet on nonsporting event," noted G911 Senior Editor Payton O'Brien.

And the "locks" are plentiful.  Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) -2000 for Best Director and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -1500 for Best Animated Film are already winners based on the oddsmakers assessments.  The only problem is one would have to bet $200 on Cuaron just to win $10 (that $200 is refunded as long as he's a winner).  

Better odds include Best Picture.  While Roma as the favorite requires a refundable $30 to win $10, Green Book pays $36 on a $10 refundable bet provided it's a winner.

Reading the odds is simple.  Roma -330 simply means you would bet $33 to win $10 with that $33 refunded should Roma take the Oscar for Best Picture.  The (-) before a number means that the risk is higher than the reward.  A (+) in front of the number means the risk is less than the reward.  As such +360 means that the payout for Green Book is $36 for every $10 bet, and that $10 is refundable assuming Green Book is a winner.

When you see a number like -2000, that means you have to bet $200 to win $10, with that $200 refundable assuming the bet is a winner.  Sure, this will almost certainly be an easy $10, but do you have $200 to just throw around like that?

Be forewarned, while Bohemian Rhapsody is listed at an appealing +1800 and would translate into a $180 favorite for every $10 bet, these long shots NEVER win when it comes to Oscar betting. 

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91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Picture
  • Roma -330
  • Green Book +360
  • The Favourite +1800
  • Bohemian Rhapsody +1800
  • BlacKkKlansman +3000
  • Black Panther +3000
  • A Star is Born +3000
  • Vice +5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Actor
  • Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) -400
  • Christian Bale (Vice) +250
  • Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born) +1400
  • Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) +3300
  • Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate) +5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Actress
  • Glenn Close (The Wife) -550
  • Olivia Coleman (The Favourite) +350
  • Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) +1000
  • Yalitza Aparicio (Roma) +4000
  • Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) +5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Director
  • Alfonso Cuaron (Roma) -2000
  • Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) +550
  • Pawel Pawlikowski (Cold War) +2500
  • Adam McKay (Vice) +3300
  • Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite) +3300
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Supporting Actor
  • Mahershela Ali (Green Book) -1400
  • Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) +700
  • Sam Elliott (A Star is Born) +900
  • Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman) +3300
  • Sam Rockwell (Vice) +5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Supporting Actress
  • Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) -280
  • Amy Adams (Vice) +300
  • Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) +800
  • Marina de Tavira (Roma) +1500
  • Emma Stone (The Favourite) +2000 
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Adapted Screenplay
  • BlacKkKlansman -250
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me? +275
  • If Beale Street Could Talk +600 
  • A Star is Born +2000
  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs +5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Original Screenplay
  • The Favourite -200
  • Green Book +200
  • Roma +750
  • First Reformed +1400
  • Vice +4000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Visual Effects
  • Avengers: Infinity War -500
  • First Man +325
  • Ready Player One +1000
  • Christopher Robin +3500
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story +5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Cinematography
  • Roma -2000
  • Cold War +900
  • The Favourite +1500
  • A Star is Born +1500 
  • Never Look Away +4000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Costume Design
  • The Favourite -220
  • Black Panther +150
  • Mary Queen of Scots +2000 
  • Mary Poppins Returns +2500
  • The Ballad of Buster Scruggs +3300
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Animated Feature
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse -1500
  • Isle of Dogs +900
  • Incredibles 2 +900
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet +2500 
  • Mirai +4000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Documentary Feature
  • Free Solo -200
  • RGB +130 
  • Minding the Gap +1500
  • Hale County This Morning, This Evening +4000
  • Of Fathers and Sons -5000
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Foreign Language Film
  • Roma (Mexico) -2000
  • Cold War (Poland) +700
  • Shoplifters (Japan) +1700
  • Capernaum (Lebanon) +2500
  • Never Look Away (Germany) +3300
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Original Score
  • If Beale Street Could Talk -200
  • Black Panther +250
  • Mary Poppins Returns +550
  • BlacKkKlansman +1600
  • Isle of Dogs +2500
91st Academy Awards – Odds To Win Best Original Song
  • Shallow (A Star is Born) -3000
  • All the Stars (Black Panther) +750
  • I’ll Fight (RGB) +2000
  • The Place Where Lost Things Go (Mary Poppins Returns) +2000
  • When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs) +4000

Oscar Props

91st Academy Awards – What Will be Greater?
  • Average Views on Television Broadcast -10000
  • Average Views on Streaming Broadcast +1400
91st Academy Awards – How Many times will trump be mentioned on stage
  • OVER 1.5 -150
  • UNDER 1.5 +110
91st Academy Awards – Will Liam Neeson be Mentioned by name during the ceremony?
  • No -700
  • Yes +400
91st Academy Awards – Will an oscar trophy be Dropped during the Ceremony?
  • No -700
  • Yes +400
91st Academy Awards – Will Any Winners be Bleeped During their acceptance speech?
  • Yes EVEN
  • No -140
91st Academy Awards – How long will the abc official broadcast last?
  • UNDER 3 hours 15 minutes -140
  • OVER 3 hours 15 minutes EVEN

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