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Will Obama tell the American people to "F.... off!" in his inauguration speech?Jan 15, 2009 (Hugin via COMTEX) -- The bookmaker Betsson is now taking bets on which words US President Elect Barack Obama will use in his inauguration speech. While words like "change", "recession" and "God bless America" have extremely low odds, there is major money to be made if Obama uses words like "Axis of Evil", "Super Bowl", or "Fuck off!" in his speech. "We consider it highly likely that Obama will use the word 'change' in his inauguration speech, and at the same focus strongly on the financial crisis," says Betsson's head of communications, Hans Martin Nakkim. "However, such speeches are unpredictable, and we have therefore included words that haven't exactly been common in Obama's previous speeches." Judging by the odds, Obama is highly likely to use words like "the United States", "change" and "economy" in the inauguration speech. The respective odds on these words are 1.01, 1.03 and 1.05. At the other end of the scale are words like "hallelujah", "cocaine", and "Fuck off!", which offer returns of 100, 500 and 1,000 times the wagered amount. While Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, often spoke about the "Axis of Evil" in his speeches, Betsson considers it unlikely that Obama will do the same. The odds on this word have therefore been set at 666. Betsson has previously experienced great interest when offering odds on other political speeches, and is expecting many Britons to pay extra close attention to Obama's speech this year due to the innovative offer. Selected odds on words/phrases: The United States 1.01 Change 1.03 Economy 1.05 God Bless America 1.05 Recession 1.06 Climate change 1.20 Iraq 1.70 Dream 2.50 Hamas 5.00 Hillary 5.00 Martin Luther King 10.0 Bin Laden 35.0 United Kingdom 35.0 Sarah Palin 100.0 Hallelujah 100.0 Michael Moore 100.0 Poker 100.0 Cocaine 500.0 Axis of Evil 666.0 Super Bowl 1000.0 Fuck off! 1000.0 The full list of odds can be found here: https://www.betsson.com/web/no/sportsbook/#m=1097 The website is also offering odds on what kind of dog Obama will buy for his children. For more information, please contact: Hans Martin Nakkim, Head of Communications, Betsson Telephone: (+47) 900 90 562 Email: [email protected] Betsson is a gambling portal that offers poker, casino games and betting odds via the internet. The company has 140 employees and operates from Malta. Betsson is a lawful internet gambling enterprise that is licensed by and subject to the control of the Maltese authorities. The company is owned by the Swedish listed company Betsson AB. Visit us at www.betsson.com. This announcement was originally distributed by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. SOURCE: Betsson |