State of the Union Speech Odds You Can’t Bet On

Written by:
Jagajeet Chiba
Published on:
Jan/27/2010
State of the Union Odds

We huffed and we puffed and we blew the house in, but Gambling911.com couldn't get any of our friends to offer odds on US President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech.

Once again, Paddy Power came through.  This is the same online betting company that has offered tasteless odds in the past such as whether Obama will be assassinated.  However, they are still the best marketers in the industry bar none.

The problem for US gamblers....Paddy Power's State of the Union speech odds are all for naught.  That's because Ireland's largest bookmaker does not accept bets from US citizens. 

Granted they should get some action on this offering.  Obama's popularity worldwide may be more so than at home these days. 

They were offering the following State of the Union odds:

Length of State of the Union Speech

11/2 Under 45 Min

8/1 45.00 - 47 Min

5/1 47.01 - 49 Min

7/2 49.01 - 51 Min

9/4 51.01 - 53 Min

11/4 53.01 - 55 Min

4/1 Over 55 Mins

Colour of Obama's Tie

11/10 Red

6/4 Blue

6/1 Silver

8/1 Pink

10/1 Green

12/1 Purple

18/1 Orange

20/1 Yellow

25/1 Black

50/1 Gold

100/1 Stars & Stripes

Cliche betting -- what will he say first?

4/1 Health Care Reform

12/1 As I stand here today

12/1 Fundamental belief

12/1 Defining moment

12/1 God Bless America

14/1 Let me be clear

14/1 War on terror

14/1 Politics of hope

14/1 Common purpose

16/1 Crossroads of history

16/1 I have a dream

16/1 Pursuit of happiness

16/1 I'm fired up

16/1 Building a better America

18/1 My civil liberties

18/1 Same old politics

18/1 Core Values

18/1 Hungry for change

18/1 It won't be easy

20/1 Honor for me

20/1 Safe from harm

20/1 Don't get me wrong

20/1 Decent shot at life

25/1 There are better days ahead

25/1 Challenges that face us

25/1 Make Washington work

25/1 Hard to believe

25/1 We cannot lose hope

25/1 We can be one people

25/1 We'll have to make hard choices

25/1 Make college more affordable

33/1 For far too long

33/1 Beacon of freedom

33/1 All men are created equal

33/1 Faith in simple dreams

33/1 Jobs to the jobless

33/1 In the words of JF Kennedy

33/1 All of them with a story to tell

33/1 Divided, we are bound to fail

33/1 Where North, South, East and West come together

33/1 Washington has a long way to go

33/1 Reshapes our economy

33/1 Let us transform this nation

40/1 Homes to the homeless

40/1 A new direction

40/1 Deepest gratitude

40/1 We all made this journey for a reason

40/1 There is power in words.

40/1 There is power in conviction.

40/1 Willing to listen to each other

40/1 We can work together to keep our country safe

50/1 Abiding faith

50/1 Possibilities of this nation

50/1 Greatness of our nation

50/1 Believe in what this country can be

50/1 In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope

50/1 Unity is the great need of the hour

50/1 Serve as a model for the world

50/1 The vehicle, of your hopes, and your dreams

66/1 Legacy of our forbearers

66/1 Doors of opportunity

66/1 Brighter day will come

66/1 Where I learned the meaning of my Christian faith

66/1 Disagree without being disagreeable

66/1 Let us be the generation that begins that work

80/1 Diversity of my heritage

80/1 Promise of future generations

80/1 Overcome the adversity

80/1 We have more work to do

100/1 Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names

100/1 An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind

250/1 Let's get ready to rumble

250/1 Life is like a box of chocolates

250/1 I won't seek re-election

500/1 Always bet on black!

Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com

 

 

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