I started a subreddit called /r/CharitableBets a while ago.

The idea is that a bet is made (pitting the glory of your team against that of another, calling how many home runs will be scored, or anything else you can think of [can you tell I'm English and don't know what I'm talking about here?]) between two redditors and the loser pays out a pre-determined amount to a pre-determined charity.

It's fun, you get to gloat afterwards and the losers don't really lose - the charities you pick definitely win.

Personally, I'd keep the monetary values low, but higher value bets are acceptable!

The sub had a little interest around the soccer transfer window, then a rather large peak when the NBA playoffs started. I wonder what /r/baseball can do to make it even bigger.

I'll throw out an opening bet (to be accepted by one person only!) that the Red Sox will win their next game. I'm only choosing them because I'm a Liverpool FC fan and they're also owned by FSG - I don't even know who they're playing, but I'm willing to put $5 on the line.

If there's enough interest, I'll make some other bets too!

^{btw, I checked with the mods that it was ok to post this} (^{upvotes for visibility would be great - it's only a self-post} )