Novelty Betting

POLITICAL BETTING: Coral has suspended betting on the date of the next General Election, after the Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth appeared to confirm the country will go to the polls on May 6th.

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Ivana Trump has been installed as the red-hot 1/5 favourite by Coral to be the next housemate evicted from the Celebrity Big Brother house.

NOVELTY BETTING: Following the news that Jonathan Ross has quit the BBC after 13 years, bookies Paddy Power have opened betting on what station the controversial host will move to next.

CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER: Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels star Vinnie Jones leads the way to win this year’s last ever Celebrity Big Brother with bookies Paddy Power making him their 15/8 favourite.

NOVELTY BETTING: Stan James have begun betting on the Grammys and Golden Globes and make “Up In The Air” the 4/7 favourite to take the award for Best Film

POLITICAL BETTING: Coral bookmakers have been knocked over in the rush to back a June General Election date, cutting the price from 20-1 into 10-1.

NOVELTY BETTING: James Cameron’s new sci-fi movie Avatar has edged closer to Oscar success following a very lucrative weekend at the box office and stacks of positive reviews from movie buffs.

NOVELTY BETTING: Celebrity Big Brother returns to our screens on Sunday night for it’s final ever series and Paddy Power make Corrie star Kym Marsh their 4/1 favourite

NOVELTY BETTING: The nationwide gamble on a White Christmas shows no sign of slowing, with Coral cutting the odds on Glasgow having festive snow fall to 5-4 (from 6-4), while in London it’s 7-4, the shortest odds this decade.

CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE: The biggest gamble of all time on the festive chart topper was landed today thanks to 150/1 chance Rage Against The Machine taking top spot.

NOVELTY BETTING: Bookies are once again counting the cost of another reality TV hammering, after presenter Chris Hollins became the latest winner, by lifting the Strictly Come Dancing prize.

NOVELTY BETTING: Bookmaker Coral has slashed the odds to 2-1 (from 3-1) on this Christmas being a White one, as the UK continued to be caught in the grip of freezing conditions.

NOVELTY BETTING: This year’s Golden Globe nominations have been announced giving cinema goers a strong indication as to who might go forward for Oscar nominations next year.

NOVELTY BETTING: Ireland’s biggest bookmaker Paddy Power have today decided to payout almost €95,000 to optimistic punters who backed a white Christmas this year.

WHITE CHRISTMAS: The odds on a White Christmas were slashed this afternoon to 3-1 from 5-1 by Coral with the latest weather forecasts predicting freezing temperatures right up until Christmas day.