Will Steve Jobs make an appearance today at the Apple announcement? This is just one of the many rumors surrounding the big iPad 2 event, taking place today at 10 a.m. (Pacific).
 
With that in mind, Tony Harvey and his team of oddmakers at Bookmaker.com, an online sportsbook, have laid out the odds on what’s to come for the upcoming tablet. Here are the odds they’ve determined.
 
There will be three versions of the iPad 2
Yes  -1500  (96%)
No   +500    (17%)
 
A front and back-facing camera
Yes   -1500   (96%)
No   +500   (17%)
 
Slimmer, lighter and retina display
Yes  -5000  (160%)
No   +1000  (9.10%)
 
The iPad 2 will have a flat back
Yes  +100   (49%) 
No    -160   (61.7%)  
 
A wide-range speaker
Yes   -130   (56%) 
No    -130   (56%)
 
The iPad 2 will have a USB port
Yes    +200   (33.3%)
No     -500    (83.3%)
 
The iPad 2 will have a dual-core CPU
Yes   -500    (83.3%)
No    +200   (33.3%)
 
Non-smudge screen & gyroscope
Yes    -1500  (96%)
No     +500    (17%)
 
A 7-inch version of the iPad
Yes   +1000  (9.10%)
No     -5000  (160%)
 
[The +/- Indicates the Return on the Wager. The percentage is the likelihood that response will occur. For Example: Betting on the candidate least likely to win would earn the most amount of money, should that happen.]