Easter Sunday: Pope’s Urbi et Orbi Odds Offered

For a number of years now, online gambling establishments have offered odds on the length of the US President's State of the Union address and, in some cases, how many standing ovations he will receive.

Enter PaddyPower.com and what is being billed as the very first Easter Sunday Pope's Urbi et Orbi odds offering.

Paddy is  offering punters the chance to place bets on the length of the Popes Urbi et Orbi this Easter Sunday. The annual papal and Apostolic blessing which takes place from St. Peter's Basilica in Rome will be broadcast live on RTE television at 11am on Sunday.  

According to Paddy Power's odds, a reasonably brief address, somewhere between 22 and 23 minutes, is predicted and has been installed as the bookies 5/2 favourite.

Paddy Power is also offering odds on what the Pope says first.

Paddy Power said "Listening to an octogenarian deliver a speech in ! Latin with a German accent might not be everyone's idea of a fun Sunday morning so we hope this initiative will encourage more people to tune in and pay close attention to what El Papa has to say this year".

How long will the Pope's Urbi et Orbi last?

4/1     Under 20 Minutes

 6/1     20'00 - 21'00

 7/2     21'01 - 22'00

 5/2     22'01 - 23'00

 3/1     23'01 - 24'00

 5/1     24'01 - 25'00

 9/2     Over 25 Minutes

What will the Pope say first?

 2/1     Easter

 4/1     God

 5/1     Holy 

 8/1     Christ 

10/1     Saviour 

10/1     Jesus

12/1    &nb! sp;Love

12/1     Gospel 

14/1  &n bsp;  Hope 

14/1     Resurrection 

16/1     Bishops

18/1     Saint

20/1     Angel

20/1     Friendship 

33/1     Satan

33/1     Forgiveness

40/1     Sorry

40/1     Regret

50/1     Abuse

66/1     Sorrow

80/1     Ireland

100/1     Sex

250/1     Paddy Power

500/1     Cadburys Crème Egg

500/1     NAMA

Alistair Prescott, Gambling911.com