Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner’s official wedding announcement is complete, as the two fading stars locked intimidating jawlines and secured their baby-bound union amidst the ashes of Bennifer I, Michael Vartan, and Scott Foley. And those lucky enough to get their wagers in at Sportsinteraction can now take their winnings and throw them at more Affleck/Garner lunacy:

Garner Bans Strippers From Ben’s Bachelor Party 15.00 Garner To Ditch Affleck For Matt Damon 34.00 Wedding Takes Place At Fenway Park 101.00

Too risky? Well, you can always run a flyer on their soon-to-be Affleckian brood:

Over 7.5 Lbs 1.83 Under 7.5 Lbs 1.83 Baby Boy 1.83 Baby Girl 1.83 Twins 9.00

One thing we really appreciate about Internet gambling is the subtlety of the advertising. Meet Kari Smith of gambling hotbed Salt Lake City, Utah, whose $10,000 ebay asking price for a forehead tattoo was met by none other than Golden Palace.com. Ms. Smith is intending to use the money to send her son […]

Today’s Oddjack Cultural Oddsmaker comes courtesy of Geoff Wolinetz, satirist, diarist, and anarchist of Yankee Pot Roast. Mr. Wolinetz engages us with a breakdown of odds for this weekend’s Live 8 concert, which no one seems to have any idea what the concert is about. Famine? Amnesty? WTO? Scientology? We guess we’ll have to wait and see. After the jump, Geoff puts on his OxFam handicapper’s hat, his crowdsurfing pants, and feeds the world a heaping spoonful of fun Live 8 things to bet on this weekend.

It must suuuck to be one of the Queen’s guards when it’s hot outside. Those hats must feel like there is a water buffalo sleeping on their heads. And it’s been a hot one in the UK so far, especially on June 19th when the temperature soared to 91 degrees–the highest in 30 years. The UK was absolutely convinced that the earth had somehow been pushed a few hundred miles closer to the sun. But the inevitable implosion of the earth’s inner core doesn’t mean they don’t have time to punt. Combine the British national gambling addiction with their weird lovefor talking about the weather and what do you get? Odds on the top recorded temperature for 2005.

On Wednesday, Lycos announced that "poker" took the top spot as the most searched-for term on the Internet last week. It is a sad day for Internet porn and celebrity cyber-stalking. The article from PokerNews attributes the spike in interest to some combination of the World Series of Poker and the recent PartyGaming IPO capturing America’s fancy.Despite Gabe "Mr. Kotter" Kaplan’s near celebrity bracelet exacta in yesterday’s $5k Limit Hold ‘Em event,

Another afternoon of racing at Churchill is upon us, and we’re still waiting to see if the $104,000 Pick Six carryover from Monday was hit. Here at Oddjack, we like our PowerBall jackpots, our MegaMillions tickets, and asking the girl behind the counter at the gas station for a few of those scratch-offs with our six-pack of Schlitz. So far be it from us to ignore what could very well be a massive carryover to Thursday’s card. Thanks to The Daily Racing Form and their awfully nifty Formulator 4 software, even hack handicappers like us can take a crack at immortality. Picks you say?

Dan Schmiech, a professional poker player from Brownwood, Texas, outlasted a field of 269 players to win Event #28’s $5k Limit Hold ‘Em event last night at the World Series of Poker. First place was worth $404,585, as well as the coveted gold bracelet. Interestingly, he was able to beat Gabe "Mr. Kotter" Kaplan heads-up without having to produce a note from Epstein’s mother (Bah dum ching!).

Iggy, poker blogger extraordinaire at Guinness and Poker found a friend in the PR Biz who was willing to take a look at poker’s shelf-life in the mainstream consciousness.
And don’t you dare say “Jump The Shark,” poker is way cooler than Fonzie.
We know you only read blogs for the articles, but it bears […]

· The Brits love their bruisers. Ricky Hatton has 2-1 odds against for a title fight against Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather and the punters love it. So should you, lest you want a patented English ear drubbing from an angry lot. [Belfast Telegraph]
· It’s official that online gambling will continue to thrive. The pencil necks […]

· Mean Gene Bromberg unleashes another column on Bar Stool Sports letting poker dummies hung up on the kicker know what time it is. Yes, it’s kicker time. [BarStoolSports]
· Bad Blood plays poker lays off the Ritalin for little while and lays out some hand strategy. Plus he invokes “First Strike Is Deadly” by hi-top […]