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08 June 2006
Betting On Big
Brother
The online gambling
industry has begun showing increased interest in the
entertainment industry, especially reality shows. The United
States was swamped with bets revolving around the American
Idol, while back in the UK, Big Brother is grabbing bettors'
attention.
Big Brother Is Watching
You!
Actually, to be precise,
the opposite is true - according to media ratings, everyone
is watching Big Brother! Reality shows have become the
greatest hits on TV channels. In a recent airing of Big
Brother, ratings peaked with a 15-minute period when 8.1
million viewers were watching – that is a whopping 37%
share!
People are bored with
watching the same junkie soap operas or political dramas
– they want to see what is happening in the world of
real live people, and better than anything, they want to
impact the outcome of the show. The greatest part of the
reality shows are when people get to vote on their favourite
star (in the case of the American Idols) or their least
favourite person (in the case of Big Brother). When viewers
feel that they have a direct impact on the outcome of the
show, the sensation of power is abound.
This feeling of power and
control is why these shows are also very popular in the
Online
Casino industry.
Online gambling sites have been offering odds on the outcome
of these shows since Day One. Viewers feel that if they
already have an impact on the outcome of the show by voting,
they may as well make some money out of it too. Most online
casinos are offering odds that Pete the Tourette's sufferer
will win the series. Others, such as Richard the Sex
Terrorist, is listed at 17.00 odds, while Lea is listed with
great 41.00 odds.
Several analysts in the
online casino industry have been discussing the growing
trend of gambling sites offering odds for events in the
entertainment industry. These odds can range from whether
Star X will marry Star Y or whether Musician X will win
another Grammy Award. Betting on the outcome of reality
shows counts for a huge chunk of the entertainment betting
trend – and is increasing as these shows reach the
season's closure.
Betting on the
entertainment scene is probably considered by some to be
less 'evil' than regular casino betting. It could be viewed
as softer betting because it does not have all the
associations of heavy gambling. This type of betting still
offers all the thrills and excitement of a game of cards or
spin of a roulette wheel, but allows the bettor a sensation
of culture when placing a bit on something to do with
entertainment.
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