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What will be the upshot of the beatdown handed the philandering Tiger Woods by his wife Erin Nordegren and the former’s alleged affair with Rachel Uchitel? We’ve got the odds right here…

Who will next record a Michael Jackson remake song that hits No. 1 on the UK BBC Radio 1 chart? Paddy Power’s got Janet Jackson and/or the Jackson 5 as odds-on favorites, but Live Bets Direct kinda like the possibilities inherent in Usher, especially at 10/1…

Carrie Prejean has been stripped of her Miss California title; couldn’t have happened to a nicer person, eh? Cleverly enough, BetUS bookmakers was able to capitalize on the next obvious question about The Dethroned One – i.e. What’s next? – with a slew of “Celebrity Props: Carrie Prejean” bets for your gambling perusal.

Are you ready to talk some “The Lead Villain in the Next Dark Knight movie” betting? As for this writer, two and half decades’ worth of comic book reading and a good seven years in the film review biz have all led to this moment…

With Richard Branson of Virgin (oh, the irony) the rumored buyer of any titillating Playboy assets Hefner might be ejecting, Paddy Power reckons the new owner could take a Brit-centric approach to publication – heck, they’re willing to bet on it!

Think this is just blowing smoke? Perhaps, but the truth is the odds are shortening rapidly on the ‘Dog, having fallen from 4/1 to its present 9/4 in just two weeks. While now, the smartest money is probably best put on “The Dark Knight,” “Slumdog Millionaire” at 9/4 odds may be worth your consideration.

The story cut into this month’s cinema newswires like Max Cady on crack: Music and movie fans (not to mention musical movie fans) were certainly stoked to hear that Universal Studios had acquired the rights to shoot a biographical movie on Ratpacker and Ronny Reagan buddy Frank Sinatra; better yet, studio moguls announced that Martin Scorsese was tabbed as director for the flick.

What sort of Payback will Mel Gibson be expected to pony up to estranged spouse Robyn Denise Moore Gibson in divorce proceedings? PaddyPower’s proposition bet entitled “How much will Mel’s wife get?” reckons the bidding will probably start at around $200 million

…today, with perhaps no casting complete outside of Daniel Craig and no shooting dates set, folks are apparently ponying up to bet on 007’s main squeeze for the film.

In response, Paddy Power naturally launched a new prop bet for the shows, and the new specialty prop offers punters the opportunity to lay money on “How many O2 concerts will Michael Jackson cancel?”