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You Can Bet on Groundhog Seeing His Shadow!

Once again, Intertops.com -- the Internet's first and largest sports betting site and online casino -- brings an added thrill to the annual February 2nd Groundhog Day shadow-gazing festivities, offering odds on whether or not the world's most celebrated marmot sees his shadow to determine when winter will end and spring begins.

Intertops.com has listed opening odds at 2/9 odds (i.e., win $2 for every $9 bet) heavily in favor of Punxsutawney Phil seeing his shadow again this year. For those wishing to bet against history (since 1887, records indicate Phil sees his shadow 90% of the time), Intertops.com has set odds at 13/4 (i.e., win $13 for every $4 bet) that he won't see his shadow.

``Frankly, we've been astonished by the flurry of early activity we've witnessed on our site, that's primarily been generated by word of mouth from Phil's worldwide network of fans,'' said Simon Noble, executive director and co-founder of Intertops.com.

``Clearly, we struck a nerve when we launched our first-ever Groundhog Day wager opportunity with Phil last year. Phil is currently attracting more activity and interest than the Temptation Island offering on our site -- perhaps the first time fur has ever won out over flesh. I guess we can say that people are mad for the marmot.''

As most famously celebrated in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania today, Groundhog Day stretches back to ancient beliefs associated with Candlemas Day by northern Europeans, who held that if the groundhog sees his shadow, it means six more weeks of winter. If not, then spring is ``just around the corner.''

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