Cuban vs. Trump

June 22, 2004

Bodog.com Sportsbook, Casino and Poker™ has released odds on whether Donald Trump will acquire the caddy services of Dallas Mavericks owner, Mark Cuban, for the Pro-Am portion of the American Century Championship. Bodog.com has also released odds on how much money Cuban will garner for his services on the bag.

With Cuban publicly putting the challenge out to Trump yesterday, you can now wager on how far the billionaire's ego will allow this challenge to go. With the money being donated to charity, this is a prime opportunity for the billionaire to show his clout.

“These two have been feuding since the announcement of Cuban’s own reality show, “The Benefactor”, during the highly successful run of Trump’s show,” said Rob Gillespie, former book manager and respected industry author. “Maybe Trump will fire his new apprentice Bill Rancic, and use the $250,000 salary to hire Cuban for the day.”

Last year, Cuban captured a $25k donation for his caddy services, and you can bet that “The Donald” will need to catapult that number to a much higher level to save face. The favorite for this wager is Under $50k, currently sitting at –130, with Over $50k at –110. The other side of this wager questions if Trump will step up to the tee and take Cuban as his caddy for the Pro-Am. With all of the bad blood between the billionaires, the favorite for this wager is No, which is currently at –250. Since you never know whose ego will get in the way, you can wager on the Yes option at +200.

“If this fails, why not have a reality show with both of them? All the proceeds can go to charities, something like Who Wants to be a Billionaire's Hairstylist. I would watch that,” joked Gillespie. “One thing is for sure, if Cuban does caddy for Trump, I need to see this event televised. The comic relief would be priceless.”

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