I just love the U.K., they will gamble on anything! Bookies are now putting odds on words that might be uttered by the fresh President Obama during his Inaugural Address. Banana? 1000:1; dog words are Labradoodle at 1.75 to 1, and Bulldog is 100:1.
There is no line on a mention of Axis of Evil or Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríquez-Zapatero. Bettson, the site that is taking the bets, says Obama will just as likely say "puppy" as "Martin Luther King." If Bingo night is canceled, then you might want to call your local bookie and put a quid or a bob down on "Mission Accomplished."
Inaugural Betting
Bookies Predict Big Bucks If Obama Says OHAI or KThxBye
Trend Themes
1. Inaugural Address Betting - The trend of predicting specific words or phrases uttered during a public address opens up opportunities for bookmakers and online betting platforms to further capitalize on public interest and speculation.
2. Political Speech Gambling - The trend of offering bets on specific words or phrases spoken during political speeches presents a disruptive innovation in the gambling industry as it taps into a new audience with a unique interest and betting behavior.
3. Language Speculation Market - The trend of speculation on language used in public addresses creates an opportunity for specialized prediction markets or platforms to attract a new audience of language enthusiasts and speculators.
Industry Implications
1. Gambling - The gambling industry has a chance to capitalize on politics to attract a new audience with unique preferences and betting behaviors.
2. Prediction Markets - A disruptive innovation in the finance industry would be the creation of a specific market for language prediction that provides a platform that facilitates and tracks the sale of specific future event predictions.
3. Language Learning - Specialized language learning platforms can benefit from gamified language learning based on the betting speculation seen in the inaugural address betting, to further expand and retain its user base.