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Bookies have slashed the odds on finding ET after scientists announced the discovery of a new Earth-like planet that may harbour life.

William Hill said it had shortened the odds on proving the existence of extra-terrestrial intelligence from 1,000/1 to 100/1.

Spokesman Graham Sharpe said: “We would face a possible eight figure payout if it were to be confirmed that intelligent life of extra-terrestrial origin currently exists.

“We felt we had to react to the news that an Earth-like planet which could support intelligent life had been discovered - after all, we don’t know for sure that intelligent extra-terrestrial life has not already been discovered, but is being hushed up.”

The new planet, so far unnamed, is 20.5 light years away and orbits a red dwarf star called Gliese 581. It is 1.5 times bigger and five times more massive than Earth, with about twice Earth’s gravity.

Astronomers who broke the news on Tuesday said the planet was the right distance from the star to allow liquid water to exist on its surface. It was possible that the planet had continents, oceans, and life.

Dr Xavier Delfosse, a member of the European team from Grenoble University in France, said: “On the treasure map of the universe, one would be tempted to mark this planet with an X.”

The star is more ancient than the Sun, raising the tantalising possibility that life on the new planet may be older and more advanced than it is on Earth.

For William Hill to pay out on an ET bet, the Prime Minister has to officially confirm the existence of intelligent extra-terrestrial life within a year of the wager being placed.

Mr Sharpe said: “We have come a cropper before when, in the early 60s, we offered 1000/1 about man walking on the moon before 1970 and ended up paying out the equivalent of a million pounds, including £10,000 to the first man to place such a bet, David Threlfall.”

Its advantage Man Utd again after Chelsea slipped up agasint Newcastle yesterday, as a result William Hill have shortened Man United to 2/7 to win the Premiership with Chelsea offered at 5/2. The Premiership is favourite to be decided by goal difference according to William Hill who offer 5/2 that it is-Hill’s also offer 6/1 one point, 8/1 Two points and 3/1 four points.

“The Title looks destined to be decided on the final day of the season, which is great for the neutral but we would like to see Chelsea overtake Manchester United as they are six figure losers,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

Premiership Outright: 2/7 Manchester United, 5/2 Chelsea

After another scorching weekend for much of the country means that punters are looking to temperature bets as their banker for the summer. The latest run of money has already meant that Hill’s have slashed the price of temperatures reaching 100f in 2007 from an original quote of 8/1 to 3/1 and they have also cut the price of 2007 posting a record temperature of over 101.3F to 4/1 from 12/1.

“The unseasonably warm weather has caused unprecedented interest in our weather betting, with several bets of over £1,000 already placed the biggest of which is £3,000, as a result we are now the shortest price we have even been so early in the year. If the level of interest continues we will definitely see the first ever industry payout of a million pounds on weather related bets if the 100f mark is breached,� said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

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In order to avoid this common scenario (that is typical of playing any online casino game), it is good to remember the following basic tips that will help minimize your losses.

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Sometimes players in an online game of blackjack get a bit mesmerized by all the buttons and gizmos.

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Keep in mind that the object of the game is to beat the dealer, not necessarily achieve 21. If you suspect that achieving 21 buy drawing another card will bust you then do it. In fact it is always a good idea to stand if you have 14, especially if your dealer has low cards that are likely to bust.

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The mystery male punter won £161,610.30 on Saturday’s (March 24) six races after placing his £2 bet in one of Fred’s 650 shops. He now gets the chance to win over £463,000 on next week’s bonus race.

This latest success story from the world’s biggest independent bookmaker follows hot on the heels of recent winner Agnes Haddock, who won £688,610 by winning the Scoop 6 and the bonus race.

Betfred created the world’s first betting shop millionaire in 2004 when Stuart Bolland pocketed over seven figures by winning the jackpot.

Betfred`s Managing Director John Haddock said: “This is unbelievable. We must be the luckiest chain of bookmakers in the country for this bet as far as the punters are concerned.

“Everyone at Betfred will be rooting for the customer in next week`s bonus race, just as we were for Aggie a few weeks ago.

Superstitious Liverpool fans who believe that history may be about to repeat itself have been backing Liverpool to win the Champions League Final in a penalty shoot-out against AC Milan, after the game has ended 3-3 after extra time.

William Hill are quoting 1000/1 about that scenario - ‘We have already taken a string of small money wagers at that price and anticipate being well and truly Istanbulled should lightning strike twice’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

UNITED NIL?

After their thrilling season so far it would be hard to take for Manchester United to end up winning nothing - but William Hill quote that eventuality at 11/2 - slightly shorter than the 6/1 they offer for Unite to pick up the Treble of Premiership; FA Cup and Champions League.

Chelsea are 15/8 to win nothing more; 14/1 to complete the Quadruple.

William Hill are offering odds of 3/1 that Manchester United and Chelsea will meet three more times this season, but punters have been betting that they will be paired up just twice, and Hills have cut that price from Evens to 5/6, with just one meeting offered at 2/1.

‘United and Chelsea are the favourite combination for both the FA Cup and Champions League finals at 2/5 and 6/4 respectively, so punters could be experiencing deja vu by the end of the season’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Chelsea AND Man Utd are 2/1 joint favourites to win the Champions League with William Hill who offer 3/1 Liverpool; 4/1 AC Milan;

In the FA Cup Hills make Manchester United Even money favourites with Chelsea 5/4; Blackburn 13/2 and Watford 20/1.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOP SCORER

Kaka,leading the way with 7 goals, is 5/4 favourite to be Champions League top scorer with William Hill who make Drogba (six) 6/4, and Crouch (six) 11/4.

NAME THE FINALISTS

William Hill offer
6/4 that the Champions League Final will be between Manchester United and Chelsea;
12/5 that it will see a Liverpool - United showdown;
14/5 that AC Milan and Chelea line up
21/5 that it will be a repeat of the AC Milan- Liverpool final.

United and Chelsea are 2/5 to meet in the FA Cup Final with Hlls also offering
16/5 Man U- Blackburn;
15/2 Watford- Chelsea;
25/1 Watford- Blackburn.

It now looks increasingly likely that the Beatles back catalogue will indeed be available for download for the first time later this year and bookmakers William Hill have seen a surge in their betting for which song will be the first number one of the digital download age.

‘Hey Jude’ has got the thumbs up from punters who expect it to top the charts first but by far the biggest mover is ‘Love Me Do’ which has been cut from 25/1 to 10/1.

“Music fans have been itching for the Beatles back catalogue to be made available to the digital generation and it will be fascinating to see which song makes it to number one first.

If they are all released together punters certainly think Hey Jude will come up trumps but there is a decent amount of shrewd money for Love Me Do which was the first single released by the Beatles,” said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

Which Of These Tracks Will Be The Beatle Next Number 1:

5/2 Hey Jude,
9/1 Yesterday,
10/1 Can’t Buy Me Love,
10/1 Love Me Do,
10/1 She Loves You,
12/1 Help,
12/1 Hard Days Night,
14/1 I Want To Hold Your Hand,
14/1 Let It Be,
16/1 I Feel Fine,
16/1 Penny Lane,
16/1 Day Tripper,
16/1 All You Need Is Love,
20/1 Get Back,
20/1 We Can Work It Out,
20/1 Something,
20/1 Strawberry Fields Forever,
20/1 Paperback Writer,
20/1 Eleanor Rigby,
25/1 Ticket To Ride,
25/1 Long Winding road,
25/1 From Me To You,
25/1 Eight Days A Week,
25/1 Lady Madonna,
25/1 Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Bland,
33/1 Hello Goodbye,
33/1 Yellow Submarine,
50/1 The Ballard Of John & Yoko,
50/1 Come Together.

10/1 Beatles To Have All Top Ten Tracks in The Official Charts During 2007.

 

On the back of the arrival on the F1 scene of rookie driver Lewis Hamilton, bookmakers William Hill have seen a huge surge of interest in their Grand Prix betting, with up to three times the turnover for each race so far compared to last year.

Hamilton is very much the people’s favourite starting the first two races as a £50,000 loser for the bookies, and Hills expect a six figure liability for this weekends Bahrain GP, and a million pound payout should Hamilton win the British Grand Prix later in the year.

“Lewis Hamilton has single handedly injected a new lease of life into Formula One betting, but the bookies will be the only Brits not cheering him on at Silverstone,� said Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams.

William Hill Hamilton Specials:
2/1 Hamilton to win one of the next Five Grand Prix’s
3/1 Lewis Hamilton to win one of the next three Grand Prix’s
5/1 Hamilton wins the British Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton To Win A Grand Prix 2007: 1/3 Yes, 9/4 No

How Many Grand Prix’s Will Lewis Hamilton Win In 2007:

2/1 One,
9/4 None,
3/1 Two,
5/1 Three,
10/1 Four,
25/1 Five,
33/1 Seven or More,
50/1 Six

William Hill Podium Finish Bahrain Grand Prix:
2/7 K Raikkonen,
1/3 F Alonso,
4/11 F Massa,
4/5 L Hamilton,
5/1 N Heidfeld,
7/1 G Fisichella,
10/1 R Kubica

William Hill Bahrain Grand Prix:
15/8 Raikkonen,
2/1 F Alonso,
9/4 F Massa,
6/1 L Hamilton,
33/1 N Heidfeld,
40/1 G Fisichella,
50/1 R Kubica,
50/1 H Kouvalainen,
80/1 N Rosberg
100/1 J Button.

William Hill F1 Drivers Championship:
5/4 F Alonso,
11/8 K Raikkonen,
11/2 Massa,
6/1 Hamilton,
66/1 N Heidfeld,
80/1 G Fisichella,
100/1 R Kubica,
100/1 H Kovalainen,
125/1 N Rosberg,
150/1 R Schumacher,
150/1 J Trulli.
150/1 J Button

William Hill F1 Constructors:
4/6 Ferrari,
11/10 McLaren,
33/1 Renault,
33/1 BMW

With the political pressure mounting on Defence Secretary, Des Browne,bookmakers William Hill have slashed the odds about him being out of office by the time of the May elections, from 10/1 to 7/1.

‘The momentum is building up for Des Browne to be made the fall-guy for the current uproar about the hostage story-selling scandal and punters believe his days in office are numbered’ said Hill’s spokesman Graham Sharpe.

England have slumped to 33/1 for the Cricket World Cup after a demoralising two-run defeat against Sri Lanka on Wednesday.Sri Lanka hit 235 off their 50 overs after a good bowling performance by England, and Michael Vaughan’s side were favourites come the break.

However, Vaughan departed early for no runs and it needed a 90-run partnership from Ian Bell and Kevin Pietersen to get England back in contention.

As those two fell by the wayside it was left to Ravi Bopara and Paul Nixon to almost steer England to victory, Bopara hit a brave 52 before being bowled last ball when England needed just three runs to win.

Sri Lanka are now 7/2 with a host of layers and 3/1 with Stan James to win the World Cup.

Australia remain 6/5 favourites with New Zealand and South Africa available at 4/1.