A Political Bet: Rick Santorum to Win Michigan Primary
If you haven’t been paying attention, Rick Santorum and his sweater vest have been surging in the Republican campaign for the presidential nomination. Despite the fact that he’s being out-spent by Mitt...
View ArticleIrish Bookmaker Releases Odds on Republican Vice Presidential Nominee
According to Intrade, Mitt Romney has a 95.3% chance to be the Republican presidential nominee. That’ll be 100% soon enough. And once Romney locks up the presidential nomination, all attention will...
View ArticlePaddy Power Declares Election Over and Pays Obama Bettors
We’re stil 48 hours away from the presidential election. But it’s already over before voting even started, according to Irish bookmaker Paddy Power. Paddy Power, Europe’s largest bookmaker and a...
View ArticleElection Day: 2012 Presidential Betting Odds
The seemingly never-ending presidential campaign is about to end. It’s finally election day and, after more than $2 billion has been spent by the presidential candidates and more than $6 billion has...
View ArticleObama Wins: The Polls, Nate Silver and the Betting Markets Were Correct
If you didn’t know who Nate Silver was a few weeks ago, you’re likely familiar with him by now. The founder of fivethirtyeight.com, Silver is a statistician who has spent the past half decade making...
View ArticleWhat are the Odds on a Trillion Dollar Coin Solving the Debt Ceiling?
Have you heard about this trillion dollar coin idea? Well, it’s an idea to ‘solve’ the debt ceiling issue that is equal parts absurd and clever. The debt ceiling, in case you aren’t aware, is the...
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