William Hill Offers Odds on Mars Visit
16 Jan 2004
LONDON – As reported by Reuters: "The British betting chain William Hill said on Thursday that it was offering 50-to-1 odds against anyone's walking on Mars by Dec. 31, 2030. .
"President George W. Bush announced plans on Wednesday to send humans back to the moon as early as 2015 and eventually to Mars.
"…The oddsmaker is also skeptical that humans will soon return to the moon and is taking bets at 10 to 1 against another moonwalk before Dec. 31, 2015…"