Christmas – The Season For Crazy Gambles!
As we approach the festive period we are entering a whole new ball game for the betting industry with the introduction of some crazy bets as people seem to over indulge on the festive spirit!
We have a number of seasonal bets coming into play which include the chances of a White Christmas but not just a normal book on this one with many books actually splitting the chances of a White Christmas into the major cities of the UK. So it is now possible to bet whether it will be a White Christmas in London (very unlikely) or Newcastle, Manchester or Glasgow, etc. When you consider that it is hard enough guessing whether we will have a White Christmas, what chance have you got forecasting town by town!
Then there are the mad bets on the Christmas number one, two and three songs – with many bookmakers actually taking the X Factor Christmas release out of the betting due to its guaranteed popularity. We have seen such songs as Mr Blobby, Bob the Builder, Michael Andrews (who I hear you say!) and many more mad combinations hit the top spot. There are some who are actually concerned that certain elements of the number one may be fixed, but how anyone can fix such a thing remains to be seen, with today’s cutting edge ethnology which can spot buying patterns across the country.
While there are some great odds to be had on some of the outside bets for Christmas, be careful and treat them as fun and nothing more. It is at this time more than any other in the year that sense goes out of the window, and mad situations can arise!
Quick tip – watch the betting patterns if you are looking for the Christmas number one, or the chances of a White Christmas as there is always someone else a little better informed than you – but just piggy back them for the ride!