Despite having to remove the odds for "Survivor: The Amazon" after it allegedly discovered CBS production employees using inside information to wager on the event, BoDog Sportsbook & Casino is claiming that it has posted the first official set of odds for the latest incarnation of the hit reality television show "Survivor."
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�When the controversy started midway through the last season, we made a commitment to our players to have odds for Survivor 7,� said Rob Gillespie, President of BoDog Sportsbook & Casino. �We�re honoring that commitment and began taking wagers just after CBS announced the 16 contestants.�
Burton Roberts, a marketing executive from San Francisco, is listed as the odds-on favorite to capture the million-dollar prize at 4/1.
�Burton has a number of qualities that our bookmakers felt made him an easy choice to be the favorite,� said Gillespie. �He�s obviously very intelligent, earning his Masters Degree from the Kellogg School of Management, and he is a former Eagle Scout and appears to be in great shape.�
Just behind Roberts is Trish Dunn, a 42-year old sales executive from Annapolis, Maryland at 5/1.
�She runs marathons as a hobby, so she�s very dedicated to physical fitness,� said Gillespie. �And she won�t be intimated by any of the more physical immunity or reward challenges. This is a woman who enjoys bungee jumping, rock climbing and the like.�
The long shot in the field is Ryan Shoulders, a 23-year old produce clerk, who is listed at 15/1.
�Younger players tend not to do so well on Survivor,� said Gillespie. �You need to be able to draw on some life experiences and be able to deal with people on varying levels, Ryan simply doesn�t have that at his age.�
BoDog.com was forced to remove the odds for "Survivor: The Amazon" after their internal security department determined a number of accounts which had wagered only on Survivor 4, 5 and 6 and had correctly wagered on the two finalists for each show were held by employees of the network.
�One thing that needs to be made abundantly clear is that our betting public never had their wagers cancelled,� said Gillespie. �All the wagers stood, with the exception of those we were able to confirm were CBS employees.�
Gillespie isn�t worried that those CBS employees who were wagering on previous shows will be back to ruin the fun again.
�They had their accounts closed by us as soon as we discovered what they were doing,� said Gillespie. �Our software won�t let them open up another account and manipulate the odds again.� In addition to thr closures, BoDog has also dropped the maximum bet from $1,000 to $100
BoDog Sportsbook & Casino is based in San Jose, Costa Rica.
