You Can Bet on That: Larry King
The odds makers at the online casino bookies in the UK have an investment in the
current speculation about which television personality is going to take over as
Larry King Live winds down to the end of his reign as the interview king of CNN.
Larry King’s show has run for 25 years now with great success and King announced
his pending retirement earlier this year. With King leaving that leaves an
opening in the lineup and there is a whole lot of speculation about who will
take over in his stead. One of the reasons that the UK bettors are so involved
in this right now comes down to the fact that the odds makers at the online
casinos are listing a huge British broadcaster as the favorite to replace King.
Piers Morgan is well known within the British market but has only begun to
crossover to the US in the past several years because of an exclusive contract
he held with British broadcasting. Morgan actual has Simon Cowell backing him
right now as CNN looks for King’s replacement and Cowell is well known for his
strong personality – his backing has bumped up the odds on Morgan to 4-7 odds
that he will replace Larry King’s interview show.
The online casinos are also offering odds on other contenders though and making
the odds at the bookies are Ryan Seacrest, Anderson Cooper, and long odds on Jon
Stewart. All of these men are television personalities in their own niches and
there is the possibility that they could make the switch into the role – a long
shot for some, but still a possibility. |