Not long ago, we posted here about sports betting and the fact that some odd things can be wagered on beyond sports. I don’t normally talk about current events or news on this blog but this is perhaps the oddest bet I’ve heard from an online bookmaker. In fact, the site is bookmaker.com should you want to place a wager.

I supposed it’s sports bet related, though, since the bet does involved LA Lakers forward, Lamar Odom and his new bride, Khloe Kardashian. The betting site is offering odds on how long the marriage will last. As they say on their site, “with the usual fleeting trend of Hollywood marriages, one can assume it won’t be long before we heard divorce bells”.

They continue the cynicism with the odds being offered, the favorite odds being that the joyful union will last no more than one to five months. Should you wager that and win, you’ll net $120 for every $100 wagered. They’re also offering $165 for $100 if you bet one to three weeks; you’ll double your money for 6-11 months; triple your money for one to two years. The real payoff comes with what they obviously consider the longshot bet, with payout of $400 for each $100 wagered that the marriage makes it past two years.

I spotted this tidbit of betting related trivia on a sports blog and it cracked me up but the comment was even funnier. One person has said that should Odom or his new bride want to bet, all they have to do is put up with each other for the two years before divorcing to collect. I’m pretty sure the site wouldn’t allow that but I can picture a movie plot with the couple wanting to divorce but the best man bet on the longshot and does everything to keep them together. Would be a lot better story than most of what’s come out of Hollywood lately!