Inherit The Windbag: Betting On Blago

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Aug 3, 2010 7:20PM

As jury deliberations are well into their fifth day, there's still plenty to speculate about even though we have no clue what's actually happening behind those closed doors. So what better way to spend our Blago-less days than placing bets on things like the expected verdict? You've already placed your guess in our Verdict pool but what other options are there? The Sun-Times took a quick look at a few betting sites. Irish site Intrade reported an 80 percent chance of conviction while BetUS says 100-1 odds on acquittal. So even the gamblers don't like his chances. One fun note: BetUS also has 13-1 odds that Blago's next move involves motivational speaking. Cue the "in a van down by the river" jokes.