An online gambling group has laid out the odds on whether graduate student Jennifer Keeton will prevail in her discrimination lawsuit against Augusta State University.
The group says it's looking good for Keeton.
The bookies at youwager.com say there is a 75 percent chance ASU will lose the suit and a 67 percent chance ASU will reverse its position and allow Keeton to complete her counseling degree.
There is only a 9 percent chance that Keeton will alter her religious beliefs in order to graduate.
Spokeswoman Sweta Shah said the odds makers consider several criteria when veering away from the traditional sports betting.
The criteria for posting a bet are: Is there a clear outcome? Is it an interesting topic? Is it a national issue everyone could find out about? Is there some ambiguity to the outcome?
"The offbeat stuff sends a lot of people our way that might otherwise not be interested in betting," Shah wrote in an e-mail. "In this case, the issue is polarizing with people siding with both parties. That makes for a good bet ... after that you just go with your gut and add in a little commission in case you're wrong."
I'm laying 6 to 5 that gambling on litigation is wrong. Any takers?
Betting on litigation is like betting on a college game. It's best to wait and see who wins before placing a bet. In emotional cases, like emotional games, too much "opinion and wishes" gets mixed into the decision making by the layman.
It's like picking stocks - you don't want to buy the stock that you like the most, but the stock that you think most other people will like so that it goes up. Or betting on the winner of a beauty contest - don't choose your own personal favorite, but the one you think will get the most votes from the judges. If you do want to bet on local events or things you care about, you have to divorce your bet from your emotions.
I'm posting odds of 50 to 1 that anyone that bets on this has rocks in their head.
I bet each morning how many posts it takes until the discussions on here turn racist. It's like that TV show back in the day - Name that Tune. Instead of "I can name that song in four notes," I say "This discussion will turn racist in four posts."
Bookies are like lawyers (well, some lawyers), if the perception is that money can be made, they're IN !! There's no Las Vegas book on this.