Monday, June 4, 2007

Harry Potter Fanatics Await Hero's Fate as London Bookies Bet He's Doomed

(Bloomberg) -- Millions of children and adults are
waiting to learn the fate of Harry Potter in the seventh and
final novel of author J.K. Rowling's series. Bookies are certain
Harry's a goner.

William Hill Plc, a London-based bookmaker, is so sure of
Harry's demise that it stopped accepting wagers and shifted
betting to the possible killers. Lord Voldemort, who murdered
Potter's parents, is the most likely villain, at 2-1 odds,
followed by Professor Snape, one of his teachers, at 5-2.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I think the whole intersection of betting and entertainment is interesting.

I read about a company that does something like this in the Economist today:

http://economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9261810