Betting on Hurricanes??

[Really Lost One]

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> It's a slow time of year for avid gamblers. The basketball and hockey playoffs are over and football is weeks away.

But gambling on what this hurricane season will produce is proving almost as irresistible as guessing the day Britney Spears will give birth.

U.S. casinos do not offer hurricane bets, and the Justice Department says online gambling is illegal, but that doesn't stop devotees, a few thousand of whom have placed hurricane wagers with online casinos based in other countries.

"Betting on baseball gets boring. You're looking for a little action every now and then," said Ken Moore, who plunked down $75 in hurricane bets. "Betting on the hurricanes, I couldn't resist it."
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link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060704/ap_on_...DJlYmhvBHNlYwM-

 

[TimmyDMVP]

how does it work u just bet on what day a hurricane will hit?

 

[TheFreshPrince]

I am not sure how it works, but this is messed up. betting on other peoples misfortunes is wrong.

 

[bbwSwish]

When another huge hurricane comes and kills innocent people, those gamblers better donate that money back.