Archive for October, 2009
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Langdon an intriguing bet, Lucas a longshot, in Las Vegas (The Auto Channel)
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Langdon an intriguing bet, Lucas a longshot, in Las Vegas LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31) — Team Lucas racers Shawn Langdon and Morgan Lucas will both race for the Top Fuel title of the ninth annual Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, although local sports books will most likely post very different odds for the two drag racers. [...]
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Pete Wentz Loses Tattoo Bet (New Kerala)
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
FALL OUT BOY star PETE WENTZ is smarting after losing a bet with COBRA STARSHIP frontman GABE SAPORTA – he now has a large tattoo of the singer’s face on his leg. Source
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Mayors bet on Packers-Vikings rematch (FOX 11 Green Bay)
Friday, October 30th, 2009
Mayor Jim Schmitt and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak are waging a bet on Sunday’s Packers-Vikings game. Click the headline to read the full story. Source
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World Series bet could get you a trip to Philly (WKTV Utica)
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
(WKTV) – As the World Series moves on to game 2, there’s a new twist on the traditional bet between the governors of states with teams in the series. Source
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Everything Imaginable Has Been Bet On World Series (WCBS-TV New York)
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
A lot is on the line in the “Turnpike Series.” Fans have bet it all — everything from cash to carbs. Diehard Yankee fan Danny Sullivan works side by side with boss Evan Stein, who is a Philly Phanatic. While they bet the shirts on their backs, others bet cash and others bet carbs. For [...]
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Eminem Cipher, Gucci Mane Performances Ignite BET Hip-Hop Awards (MTV Music Television)
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
Eminem and Gucci Mane stole the show at the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards, but not by taking home trophies. Source
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Fund Manager Pellegrini Says Shorting U.S Debt ‘Attractive Bet’ (Bloomberg)
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) — Paolo Pellegrini , the former Paulson & Co. hedge-fund manager who helped make more than $3 billion with bets on a U.S. housing crash, said shorting long-term U.S. debt is the “only attractive bet” for investment. Source
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Georgia Bulldogs and Florida Gators
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
The Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators will both be trying to pull off big wins on Saturday when they battle at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at 3:30pm EST on CBS. Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back soon for the opening line and total. Thanks to two touchdown passes from Joe [...]
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Is a home a good bet? Yes — if you’re patient (Everett Herald)
Sunday, October 25th, 2009
CHICAGO — For all the doom and gloom about the housing market, it still generally pays to own a home. That might be a tough case to make right now to the 16 million homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than their houses are worth. But history suggests the American Dream is a pretty [...]
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HK investors see wine as good bet for capital growth (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Hong Kong investors are turning to rare vintages as an alternative bet for good capital growth, a trend driven by an insatiable demand for imported wine in China. Source
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Tax time simplified – you can bet on it (Brisbane Times)
Saturday, October 24th, 2009
LODGING your tax return will be no harder than placing a bet if a committee headed by Treasury secretary Ken Henry gets its way. Source
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Gamble to collect hoops bet debt proves costly for Basalt man (The Aspen Times)
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
BASALT – A Basalt man won a sports bet but all he collected were two felonies, according to police. Source
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TV loses its best World Series bet (USA Today)
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
TV loses its best World Series bet Source
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Chuck Todd To Shave Goatee Following Dodgers Loss, Bet With Jake Tapper (The Huffington Post)
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
What’s Your Reaction? Chuck Todd has lost the “Goatee Gamble.” The NBC News White House Correspondent entered into a bet with ABC News White House Correspondent Jake Tapper: if the Dodgers won the NLCS, Tapper would have to grow a goatee; if the Phillies won, Todd would have to shave his. Source
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BET to air Hip-Hop Awards show (UPI)
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (UPI) — Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane and The Dream have performed at the 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards show taping in Atlanta. Source
