There has been big betting interest in Ex Australian Idol judge Kyle Sandilands job replacement with some huge betting in the past week with a result nearing.
It is the latest market to open at SportingBet after Kyle Sandilands was given the sack over a radio prank gone wrong earlier this week.
SportingBet has placed former Australian Idol host James Mathison as favourite ($2.25) to take the job. I think this would be a good move for Channel 10 to try and boost viewer ratings which have been on the decline in recent years and to get back one of the shows familiar faces. Although he would slip straight back into the show I think Idol should look at getting a new face to freshen things up a little.
Another chance for the job is Tina Arena ($3.50). The Australian singing star has appeared on Australian Idol before and has judged on other performance TV shows. The job would be a perfect fit for Tina and would attract her fans to the show.
My tip for the big job is Paul McDermott. (Pictured Below)
The host of Channel 10′s popular TV show Good News Week Paul McDermott would be a breath of fresh air to the despised “third judges seat”. Kyles position has always been held by outspoken males and I think McDermott has what it takes to fill Kyles shoes. He has the respect from the TV world and viewers alike and if given the position the Channel 10 contracted star would be able to add a new dimension to the show, something Idol needs. SportingBet has plenty of value for him at $10 and well worth a bet.
SportingBet is the place to go for all novelty betting. Currently they are taking bets on Miss Universe, Dancing With The Stars and the 2009 Emmy Awards and continue to offer strange betting options all the time.
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Here’s the odds for all the Job candidates.
James Mathison 2.25
Tina Arena 3.50
Ruby Rose 6.50
Guy Sebastian 6.50
Danni Minogue 7.50
Rikki-Lee Coulter 8.50
Kate Ceberano 9.00
Paul McDermott 10.00
Shannon Noll 11.00
Brian McFadden 12.00
Mark Holden 14.00
David Reyne 17.00
Rob Mills 21.00
Ugly Phil ONeil 21.00
Molly Meldrum 26.00
Natalie Bassingthwaighte 34.00
Ross Wilson 41.00
Simon Cowell 41.00
Dave Hughes 67.00
Charlie Pickering 67.00
Paula Abdul 101.00
Entertainment and novelty bets have become a great way for bookmakers to attract publicity with new strange markets opening all the time. Centrebet is the home of entertainment and novelty betting with a large range of markets to bet on.
Some of the strangest I’ve seen so far are the gender of a celebrities babies! A few years ago when the Australian born Danish Princess Mary was due to give birth, Centrebet had the odds of her having a boy paying slightly more than a girl even though the gender of the baby was a massive secret, go figure!
TV betting is a great way to make reality TV shows become very interesting. Bets on the winners and elimination of contestants on shows like Australian Idol and So you think you can dance can keep you glued to the TV with hope.
Novelty markets have always been a hit with the bookies with TV and election betting being a big draw card. Currently Centrebet have nearly 10 Novelty markets open, here a few of the favourites tipped to win.
- Australia to be in Recession by 2009?: Yes $1.12
- Australian Federal Election: Labor to win next election $1.40
- Australian Logie Awards: Rebecca Gibney to win the Gold Logie $1.75
- Cleo Bachelor of the year: Adam Hunter $7.00
- So you think you can dance winner: Talia $2.25
Barack Obama betting is huge in the UK. The gender of the Obama’s first child is paying and even $1.83 for either sex and $34 for the “first baby” to one day become president. The name of the baby is tipped to be Barack Jnr paying $4.00 with Stanley a close second at $5.00 and Jesus a $101 long shot! My hot tip is Oprah paying $51.
After the US election was won the Irish bookmaker Paddy Power was deep in controversy when they were taking bet on the US President’s life!
Odds of $13.00 were given if Barrack Obama was assassinated during his first term in office. The bookmaker rejected calls to have the market taken down and said it was nonsense that it would encourage anyone to go out and kill Obama. More on this can be found here
Some UK bookies even take bets on the next pope! Australia’s Cardinal George Pell is a $67 outsider but is tipped to have a far better chance at the top job than TV’s Farther Dougal Maguire (pictured left) and U2′s Bono both paying $1001.
Centrebet have a special free bet promo on at the moment that gives a 100% refund your first bet up to a $50 free bet. This includes bets placed on all entertainment and novelty markets. Check out the Centrebet site out for more info or to open an account.
