A bar bet is a bet made between two patrons at a bar. Bar bets can range from wagers about little-known trivia, such as obscure historical facts, to feats of skill and strength. Some bar bets are intended to trick the other party into losing.
Famous bar bets

The annual Midnight Sun baseball game [...]

Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. Rafael Ortiz.
Boxing, also called pugilism, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans) is a sport where two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute [...]

Basketball is a sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points on one other by throwing a ball through a hoop (the basket) under organized rules.
Since its invention in 1891, it has developed to become a truly international sport. Organized league play originated in the YMCA and [...]

Baseball is a team sport popular in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean and East Asia. The modern game was developed in the United States from early bat-and-ball games played in Britain, and it has become the national sport of the United States. It is a ball game in which a pitcher [...]

Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Number of rooms
3,348

Theme
The Roman Empire

Gaming space
166,000ft² (15,442 m²)

Permanent show(s)
Céline Dion: A New Day

Signature attraction(s)
Forum Shops
Pure

Notable restaurant(s)
Restaurant Guy Savoy
808
Bradley Ogden
Empress Court
Hyakumi
Mesa Grill

Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment

Date opened
August 5, 1966

Casino type
Land-Based

Major renovation(s)
1974, 1979, 1992, 2001

Previous name(s)
none

Casino website
Caesars Palace

Caesars Palace is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip [...]

A playing card is a typically hand-sized piece of heavy paper or thin plastic used for playing card games. A complete set of cards is a pack or deck. Playing cards are often used as props in magic tricks, as well as occult practices such as cartomancy, and a number of card games [...]

Football is the name given to a number of different, but related, team sports. By far the most popular of these worldwide is Association football, which also goes by the name of soccer. The English language word football is also applied to Rugby football (Rugby union and Rugby league), North American [...]

Blackjack, also known as twenty-one, is one of the most popular casino card games in the world. Much of blackjack’s popularity is due to the mix of chance with elements of skill, and the publicity that surrounds card counting (keeping track of which cards have been played since the last shuffle). [...]

Betfair

Type
Betting exchange

Genre
Online gambling

Founded
2000

Founder
Andrew Black and Edward Wray

Headquarters
London, United Kingdom

Website
http://www.betfair.com/

Betfair is the world’s largest Internet betting exchange. The company is based in Hammersmith in West London, England.
Since Betfair was launched in June 2000 it has become the largest online betting company in the UK and the largest bet exchange in the world. [...]

Shot
Released
Title
Comments

Ocean’s Eleven

1963
1964
Viva Las Vegas!
With Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret starring, this was a perfect postcard from the city of shows and gambling.

1970
1971
Diamonds Are Forever
With Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, and Jimmy Dean. James Bond investigates a diamond smuggling pipeline and a reclusive billionaire.

1988
Rain Man
Directed by Barry Levinson

1991
Bugsy
Directed by Barry Levinson.

1991
1992
Cool World
Directed [...]