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Brit Awards 2012: Can anyone stop Adele?

It's early days - the Brit Awards markets don't close until February 19 - but one woman already looks set to dominate in at least three categories. So is it worth betting on anyone else?...

White Christmas Betting: Give a snowless Belfast the cold shoulder

It's the first week of December and that means that an early look at which city has the best chance of having a White Christmas is required. Gary and James Boswell talk snowflakes, trends and...

The Alternative SPOTY: Sports Plonker of the Year!

The lack of women on the shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award highlighted how anachronistic the awards have become. Being a thoroughly modern beast, Betting.Betfair decided to launch the Sports Plonker...

Temperature Betting: Keep a cool head this summer

It's getting hot in here but we're not taking off all our clothes just yet... After a dry spring, Jack Houghton explains how to bet on the highs and lows of British summertime....

Brit Awards 2011 Latest Odds: Likely winners and losers

Betfair's Brit Awards betting markets closed at midnight on Sunday but, with the annual music biz bash due to take place tonight, we decided to assess the field ......

UK Interest Rates: Will Merv swerve a rise?

Jack Houghton muses on the possibility of a short-term long-shot in a rare foray into financials betting...

Cowell, Cameron, Chelsea: What won't happen in 2011

Following the news that Ronaldinho won't be moving to Blackburn Rovers - big surprise - we thought this was an ideal opportunity to discuss what else won't happen in 2011....

Top Christmas Day TV Betting: Royle Family to rule the ratings

Eastenders is the red-hot favourite to top the Christmas Day TV ratings but there are good statistics and better arguments to suggest it may well get pipped this year. Here's why it's worth siding with...

White Christmas Betting: Scotland to see snow

Gary Boswell ran into a meteorological geek as part of his research into a White Christmas who spoke of a temporary return to a mini Ice Age. Back in the real world, there's a cracking...

The Betfair Contrarian: Why Susan Philipsz won't win the Turner Prize

Never one to keep his opinions to himself, the Betfair Contrarian tells us why red-hot favourite Susan Philipsz will be disappointed when the winner of the Turner Prize is announced....

Berlin Stag Grand Prix Betting

Royal Wedding: Will the Prince get cold feet?

Amid hard times, the nation has been cheered up by the Royal engagement. But Betfair punters aren't ruling out a change of heart from the Prince......

Miss World 2010: Bond Girls and famous ex's to decide the title

Eliot Pollak is a little surprised that Bruce Forsyth's ex is amongst the judges deciding the outcome of this year's Miss World; women judging women, who'd have thought that?...

Miss World 2010: Glory, glitter, girls

Whether or not you like the event, there's profit to be made from what is unarguably the world's most sexist talent show - Eliot Pollak tells all...