Sky Offers Betting Odds on iPad 3 Features

[Optimus Frag]

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I'm a bookie by trade and this has got to be the most stupid thing I've ever heard.

 

[Saturnine]

Edit: I'm an idiot.

 

[the8thark]

You already know what Apple is going to release?

MacRumors do. They know everything Apple do before it's released. They always "expect" it.

 

[Saturnine]

Completely misread the article and posted something stupid above - edited

 

[the8thark]

So if I believe the next iPad will be called the iPad 3 I can more than quadruple my stake? That's an unbelievable bet. I just can't imagine it being called the iPad 2S!

That's not an $8 bet I think. That's a $1.12 bet. So you'll make 12.5¢ on every dollar you put in. That's how I am reading it.

 

[Peace]

im sure vegas has some odds on it. americans can go there and do some "legal" betting.

 

[anonymouse99]

I agree - stupidity at its finest. It is not like the outcome of this is not known ahead of time, this is not like a football game. Not a game of probability here. Some guy from Foxconn could easily win a lot of money here.

 

[AlPlPlLE]

I agree - stupidity at its finest. It is not like the outcome of this is not known ahead of time, this is not like a football game. Not a game of probability here. Some guy from Foxconn could easily win a lot of money here.

Would sure beat the wage they apparently seem to be getting huh?

 

[flynndean]

Can somebody who managed to get their bet in before the 404 redirection replaced the Specials Page let me know whether Sky were allowing multiples on these iPad Specials?

With combined odds, this would have represented easy money...

EDIT: Just did a bit of my own digging. The 404 only happens if you're on the SkyBet Beta Site. The Special is still listed on the old site as per the below (NB. You might need to opt-out of the Beta in the yellow bar at the top of the screen)

http://www.skybet.com/betting/speci...ad-3/the-apple-ipad-3-specials/e13780745.html

Looks like the market has been officially suspended for some reason...

 

[Chupa Chupa]

im sure vegas has some odds on it. americans can go there and do some "legal" betting.

Nope. NV regulations prohibit betting on events where the outcome can be discovered before public announcement.

 

[bacaramac]

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You already know what Apple is going to release?


Just out of. Curiosity how much do you guys plan on better I order to get a fair amount of cash?

I have no idea, but as the poster above pointed out, SkyBet may know what the product is if they have a contact at Apple. I would never bet on something where the outcome could be known by anyone. I agree with the Nevada approach, if the outcome may be known, it can't be bet on.

By SkyBet possibly knowing the outcome, it to me is very shady to offer odds on it.

 

[bigjnyc]

im sure vegas has some odds on it. americans can go there and do some "legal" betting.

Nope. NV regulations prohibit betting on events where the outcome can be discovered before public announcement.

And besides thats a little too close to Cupertino, I'm sure no casino wants someone with inside information coming down and cleaning them out.

 

[tagy]

Why they pulled it:

"Within a half an hour of the markets opening we took a flood of money including a string of very chunky three-figure bets," Sky Bet's Helen Jacob told TechRadar.

"If the money is correct, then the new hardware will definitely not have a new carbon fibre casing, will not be called the iPad 2S and will have 128GB of storage!"

Tech Radar

 

[lostngone]

Get rich!

If you worked on the iPad 3 team that would be a good way to get a little extra cash.

 

[CougRon]

If anyone wants to place some bets on the ipad3 features without using real money, Prediculous has similar questions up on their site now that you can bet points on. You can't win anything but more points but it can be a lot of fun to make predictions and see how they come out.

http://www.prediculous.com/TagResults.jsp?tag=ipad

My god, did I just make a spam post? What have I become?

 

[VinceDae]

wow..

cool that we can bet on the iPad... Im going betting crazy after press-release... GOING TO OWN THEM!

 

[Snips]

- Will the iPad 3 actually be called the iPad 2S?
Yes: 1/8 - Max bet: £1,600
No: 9/2 - Max bet: £44.44

It seems a lot of people don't understand betting odds on here.

Including me, apparently, forget i said anything

 

[tagy]

I made £410 profit

Covers most of the cost of my new iPad.