] The information coming in from the Mars rovers is ] exciting for NASA, but it's ending some of the action for ] bookies in Britain. ] ] The bookmaking firm Ladbrokes announced it's stopped ] taking bets on the question of whether there was ever ] life on Mars. ] ] NASA scientists said yesterday that the rover Opportunity ] found strong evidence to suggest at least part of the Red ] Planet once had a wet enough environment to sustain life. ] ] A Ladbrokes spokesman says the latest odds in favor of ] past life on Mars were 16-1. Back in the '70s, when the ] first bets were placed, the odds were 1,000-1. ] ] He says he expects that scientists will find evidence of ] past life on Mars within the coming years. Bookies Stop Taking Bets on Life on Mars |