Here at Free Betting Online, we aim to bring you even the less popular events as betting opportunities. Surprisingly, Eurovision Song Contest betting doesn’t seem to attract as much interest for the betting fraternity as sports betting events, say.

The money just doesn’t seem to be there through the bookies to make it a sure bet to make a good return. One can only guess that the contest is more a family occasion.It’s always fun to watch but this year should be especially interesting with Justin Hawkins of the darkness entering the fray. He’s a superb entertainer and could eventually be put on a pedestal up there with the likes of Freddie Mercury in terms of his stage presence and on-stage antics.

Coupled with this though, Justin seems to be a genuinely nice guy and this endears him a lot to the general public and this is a very powerful trait for a person going into such a competition.Betting will soon start to get under way when all countries have submitted their contestants and the online bookmakers can start to display their odds.As always, we at Free Betting Online will be monitoring things as the competition gets closer so keep an eye on us!