Hatching Their Bets

Irish online bookmaker [directory/onlinecasinos/paddypowercasino/|Paddy Power] has launched a new betting game called Eggycam, with the proceeds of all betting going to the Down Syndrome Ireland Charity.

The game, screened live through Paddy Power's special Eggycam website, allows viewers "to watch the eggscapades of ten eggs over approximately 21 days as they eggscape from their cracking shells suits."

The main betting centers on which chicken will be the first to break free and leave its egg shell. Naturally, the odds are fairly even between all 10 eggs, with only egg 8 breaking away from the pack at 13/2, while all the other eggs remain fixed at 8/1 or 9/1. Bets can also be made on second, third, fourth, fifth and last chicken out.

Like any good gambling-oriented competition, there are a variety of other betting options available. There are head-to-head matchups between selected eggs, predictions on whether the first chicken out will be odd- or even-numbered, betting on the hatching times, and even the sex of the first chick to hatch.

The Eggycam website contains lots of features for those punters who want to go the extra mile in researching for the competition, including videos from "the eggsperts", a blog with all the latest egg news, and a "getting laid" webpage on the origins of the eggs.

There are 11 days remaining in the Eggycam competition.