Bet on Celebrity Scandals - Gere and Snoop Dogg

Every time I check the news, it seems as though a celebrity is involved in some sort of scandal. Granted, the press makes a lot of this stuff up themselves, but the stars also seem happy to do their part. What’s even better is that you can actually wager on some of these events and put a few extra bucks in your pocket. Bodog, for instance, is particularly good about posting such proposition bets.

These things pop up all the time, so it’s best to check back every few days to see if anything new is being offered. Just take a look at what I found the other day while looking at the Bodog site.

RICHARD GERE KISSING CONTROVERSY

During an April press conference in New Delhi, India to promote safe sex to truck drivers and AIDS awareness, actor Richard Gere kissed Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty several times. Protestors demonstrated their progressive views by promptly burning effigies of Gere and beating them with sticks. Photos of Shetty were also burned, and many people demanded an apology from her.

The protests spread to other cities in India, and hundreds of thousands took to the streets. Shetty responded by saying, “I understand this (kissing) is his culture, not ours. But this was not such a big thing or so obscene for people to overreact in such a manner. I understand people’s sentiments, but I don’t want a foreigner to take bad memories from here.” Shetty has also argued that this kind of behavior by protestors promotes a ‘regressive‘ image of India.

For his part, Gere has apologized to the actress several times and maintains that he was simply trying to entertain the audience since he could not speak the language. He labeled his behavior “a naïve misread of Indian customs.”

On April 26th, an Indian court in Jaipur (the capital of Rajisthan) issued a warrant for Gere’s arrest. The warrant has been criticized by many, including former Indian attorney general Soli Sorabjee, who said, “Magistrates should not behave like the Taliban moral police. The order is unsustainable and makes us look ridiculous.”

So what will happen next? Well, you can head on over to Bodog and wager on the following options:

What penalty will Richard Gere receive for his publicly kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty?

(Results must be made public by May 31st, 2007 for wagers to have action. Max bet of $50.)

He will be fined only - 1/1

He will make a public apology only - 5/4

He will be sentenced to jail time only - 10/1

He will be banned (permanently or temporarily) from entering India - 6/1

He will be fined and sentenced to jail time - 8/1

COUNTRIES BAN SNOOP DOGG

On April 26th, 2006, Snoop Dogg and his posse were turned away from a British Airways’ first class lounge at Heathrow Airport. Unhappy with the decision, the group began throwing whiskey bottles in a nearby duty-free shop. The group was arrested for “violent disorder and affray” (I have no idea what ‘affray’ means - go look it up). The group spent the night in a British jail and have been banned from British Airways for the “foreseeable future.”

But Snoop’s problems with foreign countries didn’t end there. On March 24th, 2007, his visa request to enter the United Kingdom was rejected because of the Heathrow incident, forcing the rapper to miss a series of concerts with Diddy.

Then, on April 26th, 2007 (exactly one year after the Heathrow incident), Australian authorities banned him from entering their country. Their given reason was “He doesn’t seem the sort of bloke we want in this country.” This forced him to miss the MTV Australian Video Music Awards. All this leads to the question…

What will be the next country to deny Snoop Dogg entry?

(It must become public knowledge that Snoop Dogg has been barred from one of the following countries by December 31st, 2007 for wagers to have action. Max bet is $50.)

Canada - 7/1

France - 11/1

Germany - 11/1

Spain - 9/1

Ireland - 7/1

Italy - 12/1

Scandinavian Country - 15/1

Other EU Country - 9/1

China - 12/1

Japan - 6/1

South Korea - 15/1

North Korea - 13/1

India - 12/1

Other Asian Country - 10/1

Iraq - 30/1

Iran - 18/1

Afghanistan - 25/1

Any African Country - 20/1

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Bet on Celebrity Scandals - Gere and Snoop Dogg