able to grab them at 125 to 1 which i thought was a great bet. now down to 20 to 1, if we lose that we re in the six figures. of course, not just sag and dga, but the producers gild awards as well are affecting you. what s going to be a better night for you or better day, oscar day or super bowl? which will you make more money? the super bowl is much more significant day for us. actually, the past super bowl, the seahawks winning and in the fashion they did was probably the best super bowl win not just for bovada but for big sports books. oscar betting, entertainment by thing is still a niche market. we re raising our limits each year, but it s something that because there s so many unknowns because as we re speaking right now, this is available for wagering and all the votes are in, it is something we have to be careful how we monitor. super bowl is still the super bowl in betting. i want to put a bet on pharrell to wear the buffalo
the u.s. has not had a technical correction in the s&p 500 in almost two years. april 2012 is when it got the closest. you ve got the s&p down 5.8% now. 10% is a correction, so it could be logical that you would see more losses, and many are saying that could still be overall good for the market. now, amazon prime. members of amazon prime might be in for some sticker shock here. amazon considering raising prices of prime membership by as much as $40. the online retailer struggling with rising costs. if amazon goes through with it, the cost of prime could jump from $79 a year to $99, maybe $119 a year. prime offers two-day shipping, kindle borrowing and movie streaming. big money was placed on super bowl xlviii. nevada gaming control board says $119 million was wagered on sunday s game. that s according to the state s 183 sports books. the amount of money placed on the game each year has been growing steadily since 2009. that is a lot of money. all right, christine, thank you
a review in december of all of this. they re aware of the repairs that need to be done and they will get to them but parliament complains they have left some national treasures at real risk because of this. another recommendation, jon, is that the palace should open up its doors more often to visitors. they claim they started doing more of that and there are costs associated with doing that as well. it is not all that straightforward. but i don t think you should plan, jon, hosting a personal swore ray there anytime soon. i would not like to have parliament laying open my finances. i would just, i feel sorry for the queen. jenna: you prefer the irs? jon: well, there is that. mamie kellogg, keep an eye on it for us. thank you. jenna: there is always somebody out there. jon: there is. jenna: the clock is winding down for placing super bowl bets. in addition to putting your money who will win, sports books are offering whacky bets for fans looking to ad a little flavor to the gambling i
i m here to play the final, boss. boss. yeah. how do you feel about skittles, boss? only about 85 hours away from the kickoff to super bowl 48. for all you folks out there looking to make the game more interesting, we have the prop bets for you. here s a few strange ones. remember moreno s tears during the national anthem in december? waterfall. the odds stand 3-2 on that one. the chances of another blackout like during last year s super bowl. you can buy into that one 20-1. 20-1? that should be a million to one. and if you re a keen observer to peyton manning s line of scrimmage tendencies omaha! omaha! omaha! all right so online sports books are take bets on the
to eke out some big wins. neither team is ranked very high when the season started and because of that fans may be able to cash in if they predict their team s success. joe carter from cnn sports is covering the game for us. joe, betting on a long shot. they actually pay off for some of these fan, right? yeah, exactly. let me explain the story. the a the beginning of this college football season, nobody felt that auburn would claim the championship. so several sports books gave them crazy odds. 1,000 to 1 odds of them winning the title. so they said if they sold 14 tickets ranging in about a $10 bet to $100 bet for them to win a national championship, that basically means that whoever had those tickets out there could win anywhere from $10,000 to $100,000 on that bet. which is crazy. florida state, the number one