A punter is believed to have become Britain's first betting shop millionaire after staking 50p on a bet with odds of more than two million to one. picked by topofall 2 years ago

Penn Jillette lost on "Dancing With the Stars," so his comedy-and-magic partner Teller lost $5,000.
Teller had placed a bet on Jillette to conquer the sixth season of the popular ABC dance competition. The odds against Jillette were 30-1 so Teller stood to win $150,000. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Doctors diagnosed Jon Matthews with cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. He was told that he'd probably live less than a year and that the longest anyone lived with his type of cancer was 25 months.

He took that as a challenge and went to a casino, betting that he'd outlive the doctors' predictions. He was given 50-1 odds. And now is the winner of $9,810.38 picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A lucky punter from Berkshire has scooped over £400,000 for a £2 stake in a weekly horse racing bet. picked by pjanaway 1 year ago

A guy of Moscow who agreed to bet his life in a backgammon game was stabbed 5 times by his opponent picked by willo 1 year ago

A MAN who bet £100 ($240) a decade ago that he would live to be 100 is preparing to pick up his £25,000 ($60,000) winnings. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Do you wanna bet who John McCain will select as his Vice-Presidential running mate in the 2008 presidential race? Today is your lucky day because many of the most popular online casinos have announced the odds and are accepting wagers for this political contest. picked by gammerus 1 year ago

Online gambling site now taking bets. Most gamblers on the site have put down money that Manhattan will be submerged before New Year's Eve 2011.

"Don't ask me why," Richards said. picked by suebe 3 years ago

On October 2nd Harry Reid and 40 other Democrat senators wrote and signed a letter to Rush Limbaugh's boss. 17 days later, the letter is fetching a cool $2,100,100.00 and climbing.

I am betting that this is iritating heaps of Dems. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

Osmotic power is one of a number of experimental renewable energy projects betting on a expected climate pact in Copenhagen next month unlocking funding and subsidy schemes that will help develop the technology and slash production costs. picked by DAVEthefish 19 hours ago

The billionaire oilman and onetime corporate raider says the U.S. must wean itself from foreign oil, and he's betting some of his fortune on harnessing domestic energy alternatives. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Gambling directory where you'll find detailed information about casinos, bingo, poker, sports betting houses, lotteries and sweepstakes, contests hundreds of free backgammon, free games, bonuses and promotions, tips and tricks for casinos and bingo. Affiliate programs gambling industry for webmasters. picked by sdastidar 2 years ago

Sadly, this amounts to a token punishment for what the WTO declared was an illegal ban since it violates trade law by targeting online gambling without equal application of the rules to American operators offering remote betting on horse and dog racing. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

I am gonna get killed for this, but what's the betting they're women... (goes into hiding) picked by spocksmyhomeboy 2 years ago

A new company. Zeebo, is betting that emerging markets such as Brazil, India, and China want to play video games as much as anyone else. They have created a new game console that downloads games via cell networks to help make the console and games affordable for those new markets. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Billionaire real estate investor and entrepreneur Robert Bigelow of Las Vegas is now betting his bucks on MUFON to find valuable new knowledge about alien propulsion systems. picked by jLoSsDh 9 months ago

Betting game site. Bet on anything, or answer questions. No money involved, points! picked by Ellz 2 years ago

I betting flying around the country in your private jet touting the dangers of excessive consumption isn’t one of them picked by buddha 2 years ago

Call it the year of the remake if you will. Seems that's what Hollywood's betting on to surpass 2008's record-breaking box office fever ignited by Indy, Bond, Iron Man and Batman. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

A couple came up with what they thought was the perfect betting system, hoping to net £101,110.39 on a single dog race. It involved a stake of £46,656, but a 117% profit seemed worth it. There was one flaw in their plan. One thing they didn't anticipate.

The moral? There is no perfect betting system. picked by pocksucket 4 months ago