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Paul the "oracle octopus" 'symbol 'of the West's evil tentacles
GERMANS want to eat him, Spaniards want to beatify him, bookmakers want to hire him.
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Rebels a class above Antrim
Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19:Cork will meet Kilkenny in the All-Ireland hurling semi-final after easing past Antrim at Croke Park with a performance that was enough on the day but will not have many running for the bookmakers ahead of a meeting with the ...
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William Hill makes Gibraltar move
Bookmaker William Hill is to set up a new telephone betting operation offshore in Gibraltar.
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Cat-Kicking Ad Good to Go on UK TV
To promote the England Blind Football Team (yes, you heard right), online betting site Paddy Power ran the ad above, which features a blind footballer kicking a cat. After receiving more than 1,000 complaints, the UK's Advertising Standards... Read more
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India's black market bookmakers
In India bookies are lobbying to overturn a law banning betting on most sports.
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World Cup record for William Hill
William Hill says it enjoyed one of the best World Cups in 40 years, but was hit by losses at the Royal Ascot race meeting.
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Russian betting firm wants to hire octopus Paul
A Russian betting firm said they would like to pay octopus Paul a good salary to be their bookmaker, local media reported on Monday.
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Don't Bet Against Goldman Sachs: Zakaria
How the rush to crucify Goldman Sachs is clouding our judgment and distorting public policy.
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Link - What are the odds?
Link of the Week: What are the odds?Image courtesy Paddy PowerWith the Large Hadron Collider started up, Paddy Power Irelands largest online bookmaker has started offering odds as to what the worlds
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Place Your Bets: Will Apple Recall The iPhone 4?
The connectivity issues plaguing the Apple iPhone 4 have analysts whispering the word "recall," while one bookmaker is taking bets on whether Apple will recall the widely successful smartphone.
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Paddy Power: Odds are that Apple will recall the iPhone 4 because of antenna problem
Are you the gambling type? Paddy Power, the famous, Ireland-based bookmaker, now has it at 4/6 that Apple will recall the iPhone 4 . (The opposite, that Apple wont recall the iPhone 4, is at 11/10.) Thats as of 8:00am ET, at least.
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Bookie takes wagers on iPhone 4 recall
'Never tell me the odds' Bookmaker Paddy Power is offering odds of 4:5 that Apple will recall the iPhone 4.
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Punters stake 50 million on final
Betting turnover on the World Cup is set to reach a record 1 billion despite England's exit from the latter stages of the tournament, a bookmaker said.
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Don't Bet Against Goldman Sachs: Zakaria
How the rush to crucify Goldman Sachs is clouding our judgment and distorting public policy.
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Punters take Octo-seer's lead
LONDON - BRITISH punters who had backed Holland to beat Spain in Sunday's World Cup final are switching sides after Paul the octopus oracle predicted a Spanish win, bookmakers said on Friday. 'The 'Paul Effect' has turned the betting on its head with ...
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Hong Kong police seize millions in illegal World Cup bets
HONG KONG: Police have seized 35 million US dollars worth of illegal betting slips during the World Cup, with that figure expected to soar ahead of this weekends final, a report said Thursday.Since the global tournament kicked off last month, ...
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Don McNay: Lay the Favorite and Wall Street Ethics
Easy Come, Easy Go-Bobby ShermanLay The Favorite is Beth Raymer's debut book that revolves around her life as an assistant to a professional gambler in Las Vegas. Raymer parlayed that initial job into a series of positions in the gambling ...
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Futurama Parodies 5th Avenue Apple Store iPhone 4 Lines
]Its Independence Day Friday, and lets face it, after a week of iPhone 4 reception controversy, were all a little tired, so lets all take a moment to chuckle over this: Futuramas 31st Century parody of the Apple Store and the iPhone.
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Odds are, BP to get new CEO this year
Odds are, BP's embattled chief executive Tony Hayward will be out of a job before the end of the year, an Irish bookmaker says.
