Sports Network ESPN allows online gambling adverts

America's most popular sports news website and network ESPN is now allowing the online gambling operator Youbet.com to advertise online. 
Horse racing coverage on the ESPN network has been airing a video advertisement for Youbet on horse racing at the famous Churchill Downs in Kentucky.

"Sign up and get your first $25 bet free!" the advertisement states "Youbet.com! You in?" just call the 888 phone number to call in your bets, or go online and visit the www.Youbet.com for more action.

This bold move comes just days after the state of Minnesota's attempted to outlaw online gambling by censoring 200 web sites that offer Internet wagering to residents.

The state of Kentucky currently blocks Youbet.com's ads for it Internet betting service, but the ESPN policy may change hearts and minds there. 

Perhaps some way to advertise or wager on Churchill Downs horse racing events, online, is in the offing?

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Betting site takes wagers on fate of former Illinois governor

You can now bet on the future of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich -- ousted from office after trying to market Barack Obama's old senate seat to the highest bidder.

"With public speculation swirling out of control and people searching for answers," the online betting service BetUs.com said. The site is posting odds and accepting wagers "on the shamed governor's future."
Demand for the site's services is high.

"The page views alone have hit the million mark," said Reed Richards, spokesman for BetUs.com, which is known as the most-successful sports book on the Web. "We've had close to 5,000 people throw down on it," said Richards.

The average bet at the site is $5, Richards said.  The safest bets are that Blago will serve prison time and that he'll begin serving time after Dec. 30, 2009.

"There's a real belief that this guy is going down," Richards said.

The online service also is taking wagers on questions that are a little snarkier. Will he get a divorce? Odds are 9-1 that he will. Will he move out of the U.S.? Gaming oddsmakers place the likelihood at even. What will his next job be? Best odds are on used-car salesman, followed by telemarketer, pizza delivery guy, construction worker and "motivational speaker."

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