Bet real monies on Apple's WWDC announcements

Online bookie Bodog is taking wagers on Apple announcements for Monday's WWDC. Think you've got the prognostication skills of a certified technology pundit? Put your money where your blog is.

• Will Apple announce a 32GB iPhone? With "Yes" paying -300 and "No" paying +200.
• Will Apple announce a "thin" iPhone? With "Yes" paying -200 and "No" paying +150.
• Will Apple announce a 3G iPhone? With "Yes" paying -500 and "No" paying +300.
• Will Apple announce a 32GB, 3G, "thin" iPhon? With "Yes" paying -130 and "No" paying -120.
• Will Apple's stock (APPL) close higher or lower than its opening value on June 9? "Higher" pays -200 and "Lower" pays +150.

Matt Haughey's Keynote Index Fund chart will at least help you on the last one.

Prop Bets on Apple iPhone Announcement [Beat.BodogLife.com]

[#1 posted by Alex Spence , June 4, 2008 8:29 AM]

I think that's the first (and presumably last) time anyone's ever written "Put your money where your blog is."

[#2 posted by gabrielm , June 4, 2008 9:17 AM]

Will Apple announce a 32GB, 3G, "thin" iPhon? With "Yes" paying -130 and "No" paying -120.

The only way to win, is not to play...

[#3 posted by technogeek , June 4, 2008 11:47 AM]

Betting on short term expectations is what stock market speculation (as opposed to investment) is all about; I'm not really surprised to see folks making book on it more directly.

Either way, remember that short-term speculation is a gambling game run by pros for pros, and "if you don't see the sucker at the table, you're the sucker." I won't go near it; I stick with longterm and index funds, so I'm riding with the pros rather than pretending I can beat them.