Place your bets on iPad 3 specs

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Sadly, this isn’t a joke. SkyBet, part of the UK’s Sky network (News Corp.) is taking bets on iPad 3 specs.  I imagine 9to5Mac readers and Apple employees could make some extra money on this if it is legal in your area.

Update: it has been pulled.  A statement from SkyBet:

We suspended betting last night after an immediate run of money on many of the markets.

Helen Jacob said: “Within a half an hour of the markets opening we took a flood of money including a string of very chunky, three-figure bets. If the money is correct, then the new hardware will definitely not have a new carbon fibre casing, will not be called the iPad 2S and will have 128GB of storage!”

Sky Bet Odds: iPad3 betting

Will the iPad 3 have a Retina Display? – Yes    1/8

Will the iPad 3 have a Retina Display? – No     9/2

Will the iPad 3 launch with a Samsung-made AMOLED screen? – Yes             8/1

Will the iPad 3 launch with a Samsung-made AMOLED screen? – No              1/25

Will the iPad 3 actually be called iPad 2S? – Yes            1/8

Will the iPad 3 actually be called iPad 2S? – No             9/2

Will the US Market have an iPad 3 LTE version? – Yes                5/4

Will the US Market have an iPad 3 LTE version? – No                 4/7

Will the iPad 3 hardware include an NFC chip – Yes   4/1

Will the iPad 3 hardware include an NFC chip – No     1/7

Will the iPad 3 have 128GB of storage – Yes   6/1

Will the iPad 3 have 128GB of storage – No     1/12

Will the iPad 3 include a Thunderbolt port – Yes         5/1

Will the iPad 3 include a Thunderbolt port – No           1/9

Will the iPad 3 include an SD card slot – Yes   12/1

Will the iPad 3 include an SD card slot – No    1/50

Will the iPad 3 feature a carbon fibre backplate – Yes              6/5

Will the iPad 3 feature a carbon fibre backplate – No                8/13