The Odds You've Been Searching for: Bet on Bing and the Search Engine Race

Looking for pictures of Angelina Jolie? Name suggestions for your labradoodle? Most people begin their quests at a search engine, and more often than not that search engine is Google.

After years of being third to Google and Yahoo, Microsoft has unveiled a new and improved search engine. It’s called Bing and they’ve promised it will be easier to use and more helpful than the others.

While this is still up for debate, it’s a very exciting time in the world of search engines. Will Bing be America’s second choice at the end of 2009? Will Yahoo throw in the towel? Will one of the big 3 offer real-time search like Twitter? BetUS Sportsbook is now taking bets on all this and more!

Search Engine Odds:

• Bing                                  6/5 
• Yahoo                               5/9

• Microsoft                          3/2 
• Google                              3/1
• Neither                 1/3

• Google                              1/4
• Yahoo!                              9/2 
• Bing                                   3/2 

• Yes                                  10/1

For those new to reading odds (or haven't Googled it recently), here's how it works. If Bing were to pass Yahoo at the end of the year, a winning $50 bet on Bing at 6/5 (or +120) would win $60, plus the original $50 placed. Looking for a long shot? If Google listed Bing first in their results for "search engine", a $50 bet would pay out $500 (10/1 or +1000).

Check out StatCounter for estimated stats on the top search engines, then place your bets here, under Entertainment/Business Futures. And next time you’re about to hit the “I’m Feeling lucky” button, bring your luck to BetUS Sportsbook instead!