Would they, wouldn’t they?
A five-year old boy falls down a 60-foot shaft and is trapped for 50 hours while rescue efforts are on. But could it be true that bookmakers were offering odds on the child’s fate?
According to betting syndicates, interest in Prince’s rescue operation began on the penultimate day. By the time he emerged on Sunday evening, the volumes had already crossed a whopping Rs 150 crore. For every Re 1, the rate of return on the boy’s survival started at 45 paisa and went down when TV channels started reporting that he was about to be fished out.Also see here.
Whether it’s true or not that some punters placed bets on the kid’s survival, I don’t think the reports needed to stereotype an entire state/community.
Heard of Jessica McClure? Apparently she fell down such a pit 18-20 years back and the media is still after her!!
Comment by jammy — July 27, 2006 @ 6:32 pm
I’m not surprised…
Comment by uma — July 28, 2006 @ 1:56 pm