The Movable Buffet

Dispatches from Las Vegas
by Richard Abowitz

Category: Vegas Press Release

Odds on Globes

January 9, 2008 |  9:57 am
With the collapse of the Golden Globes as an event, oddsmaker Johnny Avello, director of the Race & Sports Book at Wynn Las Vegas, has augmented his usual predictions of the winners with his odds for the television show "Celebrity Apprentice."
 
Celebrity Apprentice
odds to win, as of January 4, 2008

Marilu Henner, 4 to 1
Lennox Lewis, 5 to 1
Vinnie Pastore, 6 to 1
Omarosa, 8 to 1
Gene Simmons, 10 to 1
Stephen Baldwin, 12 to 1
Carol Alt, 14 to 1
Piers Morgan, 15 to 1
Nely Galan, 18 to 1
Tito Ortiz, 20 to1
Jennie Finch, 22 to 1
Nadia Comaneci, 25 to 1
Trace Adkins, 30 to 1
 
Marilu Henner? I guess, if you can't tell, this is a good time to point out that these odds are for entertainment purposes only (casino-speak, from the people who insist on calling gambling "gaming," for free publicity without actually betting money).  As for the Golden Globes, here are the Vegas odds from Avello:
 
Best Motion Picture—Drama
“No Country for Old Men,” 2 to 1
“Atonement,” 3 to 1
“American Gangster,” 4 to 1
“The Great Debaters,” 8 to 1
“Michael Clayton,” 10 to 1
“There Will Be Blood,” 15 to 1
“Eastern Promises,” 50 to 1

Best Motion Picture—Musical or Comedy
“Juno,” 2 to 1
“Hairspray,” 5 to 2
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Flat Street,” 3 to 1
“Charlie Wilson’s War,” 6 to 1
“Across the Universe,” 50 to 1
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Hot to Get Your Elvis On

August 14, 2006 | 11:00 am

This is from an actual press release I got this morning:

"'Sing Like the King,' the world's first and only training video for Elvis impersonators, is scheduled for DVD release on Aug. 16, 2006, the 29th anniversary of Elvis Presley's untimely death.

The unique how-to video is designed to help performers improve their vocals and sound more like the King of Rock, with lessons on vibrato, vocal range, mastering the Elvis accent, signature dance moves and gestures, as well as hair, makeup and costume tips."



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