LAS VEGAS - Odds-makers here recently started a "Twitter revolt" book, allowing bettors to profit off the next democratic revolt fueled by social media.
"Nobody, and I mean nobody saw Libya coming," said Sal "Three Fingers" Masconi, Director of New Betting Initiatives and Hospitality Manager at the ultra-luxurious Golden Ostrich casino. "A lot of this town had Somalia at 5 to 1, but I said fuggedaboutit, that place is already in a shambles, if they started a revolution, who'd notice? I'm paying 3 for 2 on Iran, but Pakistan is even money right now, at least until Sprint moves their butts and gets those new Androids over there pronto!"
Other favorites to fall include Sudan (5 to 2), Ethiopia (6 to 1), and Turkmenistan (4 to 2). Long-shots currently include India (65 to 1) and Saudi Arabia (88 to 1), where people either don't have twitter-phones or are too busy programming them.
Wall Street was quick to capitalize on increased speculation concerning middle-east dictators with shares of Exxon rising swiftly through a mid-morning rush of program trading fueled by gasoline. The bears soon beat out the bulls, however, when rumors that Col. Moammar Gadhafi was still alive circulated the trading room floor, sending energy stocks plummeting, until everyone realized that Exxon was suddenly cheap, and a brisk afternoon profit-taking session erupted joyously all over the floor.
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