Some folks say that it is not going to rain on the day that President-elect Barack Obama gives his inauguration address. You wanna bet on it? If so, you are in luck because the online betting sportsbook BetUS.com has recently announced a full collection of specials that are all dedicated to events surrounding the big day on January 20th of next year.

The odds the sportsbook are offering is currently 6/5 that the first African American president will mention more than four former presidents within his speech. The odds are the same for those people out there who think that he will mention less than that number. The former Illinois senator, who claimed a substantial victory over his Republican rival John McCain back in the early days of November, has created such a stir within the media about among the American public in general. It is certainly no surprise that those citizens who like to wager every now and then are hopping onto the bandwagon and making a game of the exciting events that are coming along in the months ahead.

The speech is going to be one of the most-watched events in television history, sure to be watched by millions and millions of viewers from all over the world. BetUS.com is giving odds of 3/2 that there will be no rain on the day of the speech. Snow, on the other hand, seems to be a sure thing with odds of 5/4. The big event, to take place in front of the U.S Capital building in Washington, D.C. is going to be quite the momentous occasion. Odds are 7/5 that Obama will utter the word “God” more than 2 times during his address.

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