Hey – I’m all for gambling. The chance to spin and win and fingers-crossed become a millionaire has a certain appeal that is hard to walk away from. My head tells me, “You never know it could happen to you…Today could be your lucky day!” While this hasn’t been the case (yet), I keep trying.
With Vegas as gambling headquarters, the beauty is you can bet on virtually anything from the Super Bowl coin toss to the winner of American Idol but, the email I got today took gambling, betting and wagering to an all time low.
I got an email from a European gaming service taking bets on the first species of aquatic animals to become extinct as a direct result of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. I am sorry, call me sensitive, an animal lover, tree hugger or even a girl with feelings, but glorifying the possibility of animal extinction because of human error disgusts me on so many levels, I don’t even know where to begin.
Sorry, but some things are just off limits and I don’t know if it’s because today is Monday, but this has really set me off. Seeing the odds on the extinction of the Loggerhead Turtle at 12/1 and the Blue Whale at 16/1 doesn’t exactly give me the same feel of excitement as seeing an ace and a king at the black jack table.
I don’t need to tell you about the damage and devastation the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has caused, TV, the Internet and YouTube have taken care of that. But, I will tell you not to bet against the animals that will lose their lives because of this accident. Enough is enough.
Maybe this gaming service should take the proceeds from its online betting ring and send some Dawn dishwashing soap. I heard it works great on removing grease.
