You Bet On What? Novelty Bets

Last updated: 02/03/2008 18:10

William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Fancy A Flutter?

Here's a selection of a few strange and unusual bets.

Reports of a new type of bingo have appeared on the BBC. Ferret Bingo involves punters betting on which of seven numbered drainpipes the ferrets will use to escape from a barrel.
After Tim Henman's latest Wimbledon appearance bookmakers were reported to have taken bets at 250/1 on his two-year-old daughter Rosie to one day take the Wimbledon crown.
Bookmakers have offered odds of 500-1 on the discovery of the Loch Ness Monster, 2000-1 on Michael and LaToya Jackson proving to be the same person, and 1000-1 on the second coming.
Gerbil roulette has featured on satellite TV. The aim is to bet on which of eight gerbil houses the creature will run into after being spun around on a platform.
Those who want a change from betting on the horses might fancy a flutter on the World Championship Rattlesnake Races held in Texas. However, Graham Sharpe warns potential punters to bear in mind the rules, which include: "Any contestant mishandling a snake, or getting snake-bitten, is automatically disqualified."
Several Filipino children are reported to have died of poisonous spider bites during the 1980s, when a craze for betting on the outcome of fights between spiders took hold.
A hermit is reported to have bet Venezuelan villagers that he could hypnotise and tame a wild jaguar. The animal savaged him to death.
Betting on scorpion fights held on saucers is reportedly popular among gamblers in the Middle East.
Television programmes are another popular source of novelty bets, with bookmakers offering odds on the likelihood of the Queen Vic changing its name and a lesbian wedding taking place on EastEnders.

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