PinnacleSports Opens Book on 2008 Giller Prize
PinnacleSports Opens the Book on the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize
Leading online sportsbook, PinnacleSports.com, releases betting odds on the 15th Annual Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious literary award
WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO (October 8, 2008) - On October 7, the shortlist was announced for the 2008 Scotiabank Giller Prize, Canada’s most prestigious literary award, and leading online bookmaker, PinnacleSports.com, has published updated Giller Prize betting odds. Five nominees have survived from a highly competitive field, one of whom will win the 15th Giller Prize, and the $50,000 first prize, announced at the Toronto Four Seasons on November 11, 2008. Current Giller prize favourite at PinnacleSports.com is Rawi Hage’s follow up novel to ‘De Niro’s Game’ entitled Cockroach priced 2.000 (bet $1 to return $2).
With an industry leading reputation for providing consistent value to the player, PinnacleSports.com had listed three previous winners as the co-favourites in the long list of nominees. However, David Bergen/The Retreat (winner in 2005), Austin Clarke/More (winner in 2002), and David Adams Richards/The Lost Highway (winner in 2000), were not deemed strong enough contenders by the judges to make the Giler Prize short list.
The oddsmakers at PinnacleSports.com, who specialise in book betting odds, list, Joseph Boyden (Through Black Spruce), Marina Endicott (Good to a Fault), and Mary Swan (The Boys in the Trees) all with odds of 6.620* (wager $1 to return $6.620), followed by Anthony De Sa (Barnacle Love) with Giller Prize odds of 6.810* (wager $1 to return $6.810).
“Whether in traditional sports, or specialist markets, such as literary awards, the betting action at PinnacleSports.com often acts as a reliable barometer to the eventual outcome,” said Simon Noble, spokesperson for PinnacleSports.com. “The Giller Prize has seen its fair share of controversy over the years, but the task for bettors is to cut through the axe-grinding, and agendas, to look for solid evidence that will identify the likely winner.”
For additional information and a complete list of odds, please visit www.pinnaclesports.com
*Odds subject to change.
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