This issue:
You Bet Your Life
Bet someone you will live to 100 (or older).
Why
250:1 odds. I'd love to take that bet. Ten years ago Englishman Alec Holden
placed a £100 bet with his bookie that he would live to 100. He recently
cashed in on that $200 bet and received $50,000.
You won't be able to get the 250:1 odds these days. Rupert Adams,
spokesperson for the the bookie, said, "When we started taking these
bets, 100 years old seemed to be an almost mythical landmark and we
were prepared to offer massive odds. But these age wagers are starting
to cost us a fortune and from now on we are going to push out the age
to 110." The US Census Bureau says the US had 75,000 centenarians
in 2000 and will have 170,000 in 2010 and 1.2 million in 2050.
Don't you just hate to lose a bet? A lot of people will put a lot of
effort into making sure they win a bet. So why not bet on yourself?
Personally, I have always disliked the idea of life insurance asking me
to bet against myself. Betting you will live to 100, 110, or even 150
puts the incentive where it belongs. And you want to be there for payday.
Quotes
Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.
~from the movie, The Color of Money
Humor
Americans spend $300 billion every year on games of chance;
and that doesn't include weddings and elections.
~Argus Hamilton
I'm am an only child.
I used to have a brother but my parents gambled a lot.
~Rita Rudner
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