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Online punters cash in on American Idol drop out

Sportsbook.com have reevaluated the contestants and released new odds

Friday 18th March 2005

American Idol contestant Mario Vazquez’s sudden drop-out from the competition enabled swift bettors to place heavy wagers on Sportsbook.com odds before the company managed to change them.

Sportsbook.com was offering a proposition wager on whether Mario Vazquez would win American Idol. Bettors could wager either yes or no. Sportsbook.com had Vazquez as one of the favorites to win with 4-1 odds.

Unfortunately, unlucky bettors that wagered on Vasquez to win the American Idol competition have now lost their wagers.

Odds makers have now re-evaluated the contestants and released new odds.

Vazquez was replaced with Nikko Smith, who has come back into the competition at 25-1 – somewhere in the middle of the pack.




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