Stanley Cup's Meaty Bets

In one of the more delicious gambles of the hockey season, the Stanley Cup face-off between the Carolina Hurricanes and the Edmonton Oilers has put some local products on the line. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein and North Carolina Governor Mike Easley have a friendly wager going whereby the winner gets to sample some tastes from their opponent's region (beef, corn and spring water from the North vs. BBQ, soda and slaw from down South).

Edmonton Tourism has put five pounds of Alberta beef on the line, and Carolina's bet five pounds of barbecued pulled pork.

I'm hoping this ushers in a new era of gambling. The old images of poker players sitting behind their little towers, stacking and restacking chips, splashing the pot, and raking in their winnings have become tired. I'd like to see each player surrounded by a Flintstone-like pile of meat. Do I just call your T-bone, or do I raise you a filet mignon? Hmmm...that guy seems to be handling those ribs pretty nervously...I think he may be bluffing. Playing with meat also has the advantage of keeping the games moving at a pretty good clip. The longer the players take to make their decisions, the greater the chance that their winnings may result in botulism or salmonella poisoning.

I'm rooting for Edmonton. I'd like to see the cup back in Canada and pulled-pork is just so damn tasty.

High-steaks Oiler wager [Calgary Sun]

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