TOP FIVE

Top 5 – Summertime Songs

It's winter and chances are the weather is, how shall we say, crappy, unless of course, you live in a warm clime.

Our wishful thinking Top 5 focuses on songs about summertime.

5) Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City

4) Seals & Crofts - Summer Breeze

3) DJ Jazzy Jeff/Fresh Prince - Summertime

2) Beach Boys - Surfin' USA

1) Katrina and Waves - Walking on Sunshine

POKER

Poker Newsbits

There were two interesting news items on online poker making headlines recently.

The Vancouver Sun ran a piece on internet poker in Canada today.

There was news last week that the state of California was looking to initiate an online gambling study among other things.

FEATURE

Is it really accurate to refer to companies like bet365, Betfair and Bodog as sportsbooks anymore? You can bet on more than just sports.

Incumbent U.S. President George W. Bush's term in the White House is almost at an end and both the Democrats and Republicans are racing to name presidential candidates.

The more interesting of the races is the Democratic race.

As it stands, Barack Obama is the Democrats' odds-on fave to represent the party followed closely by Hilary Clinton.

The Republican race isn't nearly as close as the odds-on by a wide margin seems to be John McCain, favored by as many as -15,000 at some bookies.

Mike Huckabee is running a distant second.

Everything will be answered on November 4, 2008.

SPORTS

NASCAR Wagers

March Madness is on the horizon but not here yet and MLB is in the midst of Spring Training so the sports bet options are limited right now.

So what is a sports bettor to do?

Howsabout taking a look at NASCAR's UAW-Dodge 400 in Vegas?

Jimmie Johnson is the odds-on favorite at many sportsbooks.