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Gambling Web site opens betting on $95 crude

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Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:19pm EDT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A leading sports gambling Web site said Friday it has expanded into the energy arena, opening up betting on how high crude prices will go.

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Betting platform BetCRIS.com, which normally focuses on football and cricket, said it is offering 7-to-5 odds that crude will vault over $95 a barrel by the end of the year.

"I have a feeling (oil prices) will continue to cause stress for months and even years to come," said Esteban Siles, a BetCRIS spokesman.

U.S. crude oil prices have more than quadrupled since 2002 to reach a record $90.07 a barrel this week, bringing them close to the inflation-adjusted high over $100 struck in 1980 after the Iranian revolution.
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