Odds Run the Gamut for Playboy Acquisition

Speculation over the sale of the company has created such an interest that Irish betting firm PaddyPower has created a section solely devoted to the future of Playboy.

PaddyPower indicated that numerous suitors for Playboy are on its short list, including:

• Larry Flynt, 9-4

• Donald Trump, 6-1

• Simon Cowell, 6-1

• Sean Coombs, 33-1

• Mel Gibson, 50-1

• Paris Hilton, 33-1

While British entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group, which has a minority stake in Virgin Media, said Thursday that it won’t acquire the company, some aren’t so sure that it won’t. (Branson’s PaddyPower odds are 6-4 he will purchase the company.)

Here’s a rundown of some other Playboy bets they are offering:

• Branson to rebrand tailfins on all Virgin planes with Playboy Bunny logo, 33-1

• One of Richard Branson's air hostesses to appear in Playboy, 7-4

• Branson to change the name of Playboy magazine to Virgin, 66-1

• Branson to insist that all Playboy Bunnies are virgins, 50-1