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George Clooney, Jean Dujardin Best Actor Odds Dead Heat: Oscars 2012
George Clooney and Jean Dujardin were in a virtual tie as the favorite to win for Best Actor at this year’s Oscars.
Clooney was coming in at EVEN while Dujardin was listed at -155.
Best Animated Short Film Odds 2012 Oscars
Best Animated Short Film odds were available for betting on the 2012 Oscars at WagerWeb.com, which was offering wagers on pretty much every single Academy Awards category.
Oscar 2012 Odds to Win Best Costume Design: Features Great Value
Oscar 2012 odds to win Best Costume Design were available at Bookmaker.eu here.
This is one of those more obscure Oscar categories that features more competitive pricing similar to that of this year’s Best Actor and Best Actress categories.
Oscar Odds 2012: Best Original Score
Oscar odds for 2012 Best Original Score had Ludovic Bource as the -1000 favorite for “The Artist”. Betting on more competitively priced Oscar categories can be found at WagerWeb.com here.
‘Hugo’ Oscar Odds: Tons of Categories to Place Bets On
The film ‘Hugo’ has been nominated in a couple of categories, including Best Picture, where it is a long shot with odds of 15/1 or +1500.
Oscar Odds for the Best Picture 2012: The Artist a Near Lock
The Oscar odds for Best Picture 2012 looked at first to be competitive but “The Artist” is now running away with all the betting action and comes in as the steep -1500 favorite, essentially making it a ‘lock’. Oscar gamblers need not despair as categories such as Best Actor and Best Actress feature competitive pricing/payout odds (with nominal risk). WagerWeb.com was offering odds on all 2012 Oscar categories here.
Bet the 2012 Oscars: Predictions From Jenny Woo, Pat Williams (Video)
You can bet the 2012 Oscars online at Bookmaker.eu. Below Gambling911.com Senior International Correspondent Jenny Woo offers her predictions as does Don Best TV’s Pat Williams.
Jenny happens to be a pretty avid movie buff so she might know a thing or two.
Las Vegas Odds on the Oscars: Betting is Still Only Allowed Online
While online gambling sites like WagerWeb.com will be offering betting on just about every 2012 Oscars category, you won’t find odds in Las Vegas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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 available. And 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
From TMZ.com:
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.
‘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.
16 people with terrible cooking skills will compete for a $25K grand prize.
‘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.
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.
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.
