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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Foo and other random things</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/FooAndOtherRandomThings/Forum12.htm</link><description>Anything you like in here, doesn't have to mean diddly.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3260.9132)</generator><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/chv/post.htm#701</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:46:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:701</guid><dc:creator>inzaghi</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/chv/post.htm#701</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-701.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hahaha, where is Birgu though? Which fly will fly off the table first :) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What&amp;#39;s the world coming to?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bxd/post.htm#530</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:35:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:530</guid><dc:creator>cyborg</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bxd/post.htm#530</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-530.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>If you go to the band club bar in Birgu you would see guys betting on everything, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the usual is which fly will fly off the table first and if a guy or a girl would walk in nex and what they would drink....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;pity these guys are not literate enough to use a pc as it wouild be a market in its own right....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LOL&lt;br /&gt;Cyb&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bnp/post.htm#525</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:28:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:525</guid><dc:creator>chelsea4me</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bnp/post.htm#525</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-525.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I bet it will rain somewhere in the world tomorrow!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Seriously though, this is a large market at christmas time with a lot of money spent every year.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The funniest bet I ever saw was whether Elvis would return (in real life) and have a number one hit in the charts.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bjl/post.htm#453</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:42:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:453</guid><dc:creator>expat.iain</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bjl/post.htm#453</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-453.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Oooh, there are some really crazy ones out there, but perhaps one of the most weird and at the same time heart warming, was a British guy who was diagnosed with a terminal illness. Doctors gave him something like 6 months to live and he put a bet down that he&amp;#39;d be around...hang on, let me see if I can find the article...(goes to Google...)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here&amp;#39;s a link: &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/5t7jqs" target="_blank" title="Daily Telegraph"&gt;Daily Telegraph&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Betting on your own life may not be a first, but this is certainly one that hit the news for the &amp;#39;obscure factor&amp;#39;!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iain.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bwq/post.htm#441</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:03:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:441</guid><dc:creator>toogood</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bwq/post.htm#441</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-441.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>What&amp;#39;s the most obscure betting market you have heard of?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bwx/post.htm#439</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:07:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:439</guid><dc:creator>expat.iain</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bwx/post.htm#439</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-439.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Pretty much any of the big bookies will give you odds on anything you want to bet on. It&amp;#39;s all part of their game too.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Iain.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bvn/post.htm#370</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:07:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:370</guid><dc:creator>lfcforever</dc:creator><slash:comments>6</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bvn/post.htm#370</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-370.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>I suppose the main objective of the sportsbook is to offer as many opportunities for punters to have a bet. They keep relatively low liability limits for special bets such as &amp;#39;weather betting&amp;#39; however if they can get a new customer through the doors with such markets they are delighted to do so.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think Ladbrokes won millions last christmas day because it didn&amp;#39;t snow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Novelty bets appeal to a VERY large market.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Betting on the weather</title><link>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bvz/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:28:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">e9fc6c38-44c2-448e-ad72-ab9133b77580:362</guid><dc:creator>peter</dc:creator><slash:comments>7</slash:comments><comments>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/BettingOnTheWeather/bvz/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://igamingforums.com/iGaming/comments12-362.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Why do Sportsbooks offer such betting?&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>