Tiger Woods Divorce Betting Just Got More Interesting

BetUS.com had been offering odds on Tiger Woods and his wife Elin divorcing before New Year's Eve of this year at even odds.  Now the betting community might get their wish, assuming of course they bet on Tiger and Elin divorcing.  BetUS.com began offering updated odds on Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren on Thursday following news of a possible divorce filing

Elin Nordegren, the wife of Tiger Woods, will seek a divorce, ABC News.com is reporting.

A source close to Nordegren told the Web site on Wednesday that a "divorce is 100 percent on."

The two have been married for nearly five years and are the parents of two children.

The announcement came two weeks after Woods crashed his SUV into a tree outside his Florida home, setting in motion a stunning downfall for the world's No. 1 player, who for 13 years rarely made news off the golf course. One woman who said she had a 31-month affair with Woods shared a voice mail that she said Woods left her two nights before his Nov. 27 accident.

"I am deeply aware of the disappointment and hurt that my infidelity has caused to so many people, most of all my wife and children," Woods said in a statement released last week. "I want to say again to everyone that I am profoundly sorry and that I ask forgiveness. It may not be possible to repair the damage I've done, but I want to do my best to try."

Tiger has opted to stop playing golf "indefinitely".  Many suggest he could be out up to 6 months.  He has also lost some lucrative sponsorship deals. 

As recently as yesterday a number of British bookmakers began aggressively offering betting odds on the Tiger Woods/Elin Nordegren divorce.

As the scandal widens, bettors can get 25-1 odds that Nordegren will receive more than half a billion dollars in a divorce settlement at some online bookmakers based out of the UK, though none accept US bettors. The odds drop to 6-4 for a settlement under $100 million.

Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher