Gambling on Saddam's Future Who would have thought? I didn't. Believe it or not, some people are taking more of an interest in Saddam's future than you might think. And I'm not talking about the nice folks at the Pentagon. People are actually placing bets on how long Saddam may actually stay in power at online gambling sites. There's money to be made (and lost) at this 'sport' - one site has wagers totalling $1.2MM. Just when you thought war couldn't get worse.