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Odds to Win Best Actress – 2012 Oscars: Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep, Viola Davis

Odds to win Best Actress at the 2012 Oscars had both Meryl Streep and Viola Davis in a dead heat with Davis a -165 favorite and Streep at +110 for a potential $11 payout on every $10 bet.  All updated Oscars 2012 odds can be found at Bookmaker.eu

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/24/2012

Bet on the 2012 Oscars: Gambling911 Founder has Solid Family Roots in Academy Awards

It’s that time again to place a bet on the 2012 Oscars.  There are plenty of categories this year (i.e. Best Actor, Best Actress) that offer competitive odds at online gambling websites the likes of WagerWeb.com

Submitted by Payton on, Feb/23/2012

Best Foreign Film Odds 2012 Academy Awards

The Best Foreign Film odds for the 2012 Academy Awards has “A Separation” as the pretty big -1200 favorite. You can find more competitively priced Academy Awards categories at WagerWeb.com here, which was taking bets on all the Oscar categories. 

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/22/2012

Oscar Odds 2012: Best Animated Feature Film

Oscar odds 2012 included the Best Animated Feature Film with “Rango” the big -1200 favorite.  You can find more competitively priced Academy Awards categories at WagerWeb.com here, which was taking bets on all the Oscar categories. 

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/22/2012

2012 Oscar Odds: Best Picture

The latest 2012 Oscar odds for Best Picture had “The Artist” as a ‘lock’ that requires a pretty steep risk versus reward.  There are quite a few more competitive categories that can be found at WagerWeb.com here.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/22/2012

2012 Academy Awards Odds: Look to the More Obscure for Value

When it comes to the 2012 Academy Awards betting odds, WagerWeb.com has one of the most complete wagering menus available.  Here, Gambling911.com takes a look at some of the more obscure odds including “Best Makeup” and “Best Sound Effects”.  You’ll notice quite a few of these categories feature competitive pricing. 

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/21/2012

Best Supporting Actor Odds 2012 Oscars Another ‘Lock’ with Christopher Plummer

The Best Supporting Actor odds for the 2012 Oscars featured yet another ‘lock’ though the price tag is steep.  The Best Actor and Best Actress categories, along with the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture and offer much more competitive odds with all the latest prices found at BetDSI.com here

Christopher Plummer for his role in “Beginners” had odds that were pretty much unbeatable at -4800. 

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/20/2012

Odds to Win Best Supporting Actress: Oscar Odds 2012 (Video)

The odds to win Best Supporting Actress at the 2012 Oscars had Octavia Spencer as the ‘lock’ to win for her role in “The Help”.  You would have to bet $350 to win $10 though.  The Best Actor and Best Actress categories, along with the Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture and  offer much more competitive odds with all the latest prices found at BetDSI.com here

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/20/2012

Odds to Win Best Director – 2012 Oscars: Michel Hazanavicius a ‘Lock’

At -1000 odds to win Best Director at the 2012 Oscars, Michel Hazanavicius should win for his direction of “The Artist”.  (all the latest Oscars betting odds can be found at Bookmaker.eu here)

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/19/2012

Best Actor Odds for 2012 Academy Awards a Tight Race

Like the category for Best Actress, the Best Actor odds for the 2012 Academy Awards was also proving to be a very tight race, making this year’s Oscars one of the most compelling in terms of overall wagering. 

The two frontrunners were George Clooney for “The Descendants” at even odds and Jean Dujardin for “The Artist” as the technical -130 favorite. 

Submitted by Carrie Stroup on, Feb/15/2012

Grammy Awards 2012 Odds to Win: Adele a Monster Favorite

While nowhere near as popular as the Oscars when it comes to betting, Grammy Awards odds were widely availableAnd this year, Adele takes center stage in a big way. 

Just to show how huge an impact singing sensation Adele is having on this year’s Grammys, the oddsmakers have instilled her as a -3500 favorite to win “Album of the Year”.  This basically makes it impossible to wager on Adele.  

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/11/2012

Vegas Stripped: South Point Casino Reality TV Show Debuts on Travel Channel (Video)

Vegas Stripped debuted on the Travel Channel last night (February 8, 2012) at 10 pm PST.  It is a reality show that looks behind the scenes of the inner workings of Las Vegas’ South Point Casino.

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Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Feb/09/2012

Best Actress Odds 2012 Oscars – Some Great Value This Year

Unlike in past years when the Best Actress category featured a virtual lock with odds to steep to wager on, the 2012 Best Actress category features three nominees with relatively short odds and, as such, great value.  You can find all the latest updated Academy Awards betting odds from Bookmaker.eu, the leader in bet taking since 1985.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/08/2012

Odds to Win The Voice of Ireland Released

Ireland’s largest bookmaker, Paddy Power, has released odds on The Voice of Ireland, a blind audition reality singing competition that has the like of Sharon Corr and Kian Egan on board as judges.  Gambling911.eu has all the latest odds appearing below. 

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Feb/08/2012

Oscars 2012 Best Picture Odds, The Grammys Betting and More With Jenny Woo (Video)

Gambling911.com’s own Jenny Woo sits down with Don Best TV at the Woo Cam to talk some Oscars 2012 Best Picture odds and a little Grammys betting. 

For those of you who don’t know, The Oscars is one of the most wagered on single-day events of the year.  Outside of the US Presidential elections, it is the single most bet on nonsporting event of the year.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Jan/28/2012

2012 Academy Awards Best Picture Odds Released

The 2012 Academy Awards Best Picture odds have been released by Sportsbook.com (expected these odds to update regularly leading up to the show).  You can find these the latest Academy Awards odds and bet on them here - See Under Exotics

While Hugo received the most nominations, it was a long shot to win “Best Picture” at 12/1.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Jan/24/2012

Pawn Star Cast Furious Over Cajun Pawn Stars Spinoff

TMZ.com reported on Wednesday that the cast members of the History Channel’s mega hit ‘Pawn Stars’ are furious over the show’s spinoff ‘Cajun Pawn Stars’.

The spinoff, which was reviewed by Gambling911.com’s own Thomas Somach, garnered substantial ratings for the cable network. 

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Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Jan/11/2012

Andrew Stone Favorite to go on Celebrity Big Brother is Shown Door: Latest Outright Winner Odds

With Andrew Stone the first eviction, British bookmakers updated their outright winner odds to win Celebrity Big Brother 2012. 

One of the most heavily wagered on events this week in the United Kingdom was not Premier League football but rather if Andrew Stone would be the next eviction from this season’s installment of Celebrity Big Brother. 

Most of the British bookmakers had Stone as the favorite and, indeed, he was given the boot on Wednesday.

Submitted by Alistair Prescott on, Jan/11/2012

‘Worst Cooks in America’ Will Star Poker Pro Tiffany Michelle (Video)

Former UB.com pro Tiffany Michelle has come out of the oven and right onto the frying pan.  She’ll be starring on the Food Network’s ‘Worst Cooks in America’ series. 

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16 people with terrible cooking skills will compete for a $25K grand prize.

Submitted by Ace King on, Jan/09/2012

‘Pawn Stars’ Spin-Off Goes All-In

‘Cajun Pawn Stars’ Debuts:  Clone has Redneck Bent

It's official: poker lingo is now a part of pawn shop lingo.

On Sunday's television premiere of "Cajun Pawn Stars," the new spin-off of the History Channel's highly-successful "Pawn Stars" show, a Louisiana pawn shop owner upping his bid for an antique car declared: "I'm all-in!"

He then offered a customer $7,500 for a 1936 Ford automobile similar to the car used by Depresssion-Era bandits Bonnie and Clyde, who were gunned down by police not far from the shop about 80 years ago.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Jan/09/2012

Pawn Stars Spinoff ‘Cajun Pawn Stars’ to Debut Next Month

The History Channel announced Thursday that a spin-off of its hugely successful show "Pawn Stars" will premiere next month on cable TV in the USA.

The new show, called "Cajun Pawn Stars," will focus on the day-to-day happenings at the Silver Dollar Pawn & Jewelry Center pawn shop in Alexandria, Louisiana, USA, northwest of New Orleans.

The shop, which opened in 1984, is owned by Jimmie "Big Daddy" DeRamus and run by him and his family.

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Dec/16/2011

Bodog Online Gambling “Great for Kids” Says Jimmy Kimmel (Video)

Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show, Dancing With The Stars contestant Ricki Lake referenced her odds of winning DWTS that were listed on the Bodog.com website.

Kimmel gave her a tongue-lashing for promoting the online gambling website.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Nov/16/2011

Kim Kardashian-Kris Humphries Divorce Prop Bet Pays Off for Some

TMZ is reporting Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries will be announcing their divorce and some gamblers could be cashing in.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Oct/31/2011

Long Shots Nancy Grace, Chaz Bono Still Alive on Dancing With The Stars (Video)

The odds were against them coming into this season of Dancing With The Stars, but the two biggest long shots, Nancy Grace and Chaz Bono, continue to defy the oddsmakers.

Grace came onto the show as an 18/1 long shot while Bono had the longest odds of winning at 20/1.

Monday night’s show featured Grace and her partner Tristan MacManus doing the Foxtrot.  Chaz Bono did the Tango.

The sixth elimination of the season will be announced on Tuesday night’s show. 

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Oct/24/2011

Nancy Grace Would Pay Out $3000 (Video)

Nancy Grace, the biggest long shot to win this season’s Dancing With The Stars, continues to hang in there, as predicted by Gambling911.com. 

“She is soooo beautiful and soooo Grace-ful,” remarked Payton O’Brien, Senior Editor of Gambling911.com.

G911 predicted that Grace had an advantage over most contestants with her current television platform on HLN.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Oct/12/2011

Jenny Woo Talks More Dancing With The Stars 2011 Betting Odds (Video)

With two weeks down, updated odds on Dancing With The Stars 2011 were available. 

One of the most popular shows on television, Dancing with the Stars, comes around every week and Jenny Woo from gambling911.com stops by DonBest.com to discuss all of the action around the show. All the eliminations and prognostications on who might go next can be found here.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Oct/03/2011

Dancing With The Stars Pick From Jenny Woo

Jenny Woo stops by DonBest.com to give out some odds and analysis on the latest season of Dancing with the Stars. Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest, did not fair well in his dancing debut.

Carson Kressley +2000

Chaz Bono +1500

Chynna Phillips +550

David Arquette +800

Elisabetta Canalis +600

Hope Solo +200

JR Martinez +175

Kristin Cavallari +600

Nancy Grace +5000

Ricki Lake +300

Rob Kardashian

 

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/26/2011

2011 Emmys Odds: Jenny Woo and Pat Williams Picks (Video)

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Sep/17/2011

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