When people think of horse tracks, they rarely consider them to be a part of the cutting edge of mobile technology. The mobile-wagering format at Santa Anita Park brings to light a form of mobile technology that we will see duplicated and innovated often in the coming years.
If the world is going to hell in a handbasket, why not make some money in the process? That seems to be the thinking behind Irish bookmaker Paddy Power's plan to take bets on the global polar bear population on December 31, 2011.
Book of Odds is devoted to all manner of odds. Chance a kid grows up to be a fashion model? 1 in 81,440. That you'll be eaten by a shark? 1 in 251,800,000.
