Now, this is just plain weird. Apparently, folks in the UK don't have enough to bet on, so they turn to the gaming industry. Bookie Paddy Power is reporting that a lot of money is riding on what game emerges as the number one seller throughout this holiday season, with the total stake coming to about 11,000 GBP. That just boggles our mind.But, this isn't the first year this has been going down. They started accepting bets on gaming sales charts starting back in 2003, where it didn't receive many takers. Then, it had only seen 60 bets as which game would emerge on top, with this year seeing a whopping increase in popularity to 650 bets. Oh, and the favored game to come out on top is EA's Need for Speed ProStreet.
Current top odds are as follows:
- 8/11: Need for Speed ProStreet
- 2/1: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
- 5/1: The Simpsons Game
- 8/1: FIFA Soccer 08
- 8/1: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
- 12/1: The Golden Compass
- 18/1: Super Mario Galaxy
- 20/1: Assassin's Creed
- 20/1: High School Musical: Sing It!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
12-14-2007 @ 12:25AM
Tom said...
If I were a betting man I'd bet on "High School Musical: Sing It!" even though it's probably crap. If there's one thing you can count on it's the stupidity of the unwashed masses.
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12-14-2007 @ 7:06AM
ALH said...
UK chart, fifa is an easy bet.
unless theres a pro evo out? I dont follow sports games.
Failing that i'd go for the simpsons game or SMG- the wii is the #1 MUST HAVE this xmas, so it makes sense that games on the wii would get into the top. Mario and the simpsons are pretty powerful franchises, even among casuals and you cant move for mario themed plushies in game stores atm for some reason
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12-14-2007 @ 9:02AM
AshStampede said...
betting on the charts is a norm for this time of year, most bet on what the top music single will be. @ ALH there is a pro evo out, I dont know how to call this one. highschool musical is popular but there arent enough units of the game to make it to top of the chart. fifa08 and prostreet are across all formats so they should be the picks.
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12-14-2007 @ 1:35PM
wiiboy101gezza said...
gambling is a obsesion in the uk its everywere tv net media all flaming night allmost every tv channel is phone in gamling shows
oh yeah just add my own family has suffered massivly with this bizzare thing called gambling my ex partner defrouded my late mothers last will and testerment and dumped the lot in fooking slot machines (bandits) destroyed my family got my house repoed and even ripped of her own mother and sisters just to sit in a dark smokey arcade and place coins in a slot BRAINDEAD
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