Wednesday, April 29, 2015

You Wanna Bet?

Wanna bet on the upcoming Presidential race?  Here are the current odds offered to betters by Paddy Power, Irelands largest gambling site: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/odds-win-2016-election-194156170.html



11 comments:

  1. This is a stupid joke, but I always thought it was kinda funny. Wade Boggs, Steve Garvey and Pete Rose are sitting in a bar having drinks when they all notice a stunningly attractive woman walk into the bar. Wade Boggs says to the others, "I slept with her last night". Steve Garvey then says, "Yeah, but she's carrying my baby". Pete Rose then replies, "Wanna bet?"

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    1. Sadly, I can't tell that joke at work because most of my co workers aren't old enough to get it.

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  3. Wondering what Obama's odds were at this stage in '08.

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    1. Hillary with all that she is and isn't and the odds favor her in the next election.

      That says a lot about the American voter.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke4slsGy7a0&feature=youtu.be

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    2. Though I don't hold the American voter in any higher esteem than you do Lou, I think we need to relax about this a little bit. The presumptive favorite is going to change so many times between now and then, it's kind of ridiculous to read anything into these polls.

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    3. Paddy Power did offer odds on Obama being assassinated during his first term:
      Nov 9 2008 - 11:06am

      Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, has decided to remove odds on President-Elect Barack Obama being assassinated during his first term. The offering was met with mostly disgust from the media and even competitors.

      "We have no interest whatsover in betting on the possible death or serious injury of any politician (or anyone else for that matter) in any circumstances," said William Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe. "I cannot imagine why any reputable bookmaker would even consider taking such a bet or any punter contemplate placing one."

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    4. You gotta love the Irish. Such intellectual socialists. Again after the Irish Tiger left town not a pot left to piss in but they'll tell you yer full of shit if you disagree with them. Trinity College makes U Wisconsin at Madison look like Reagan followers.

      But they sure do love their Billy boy over there. And he did pay attention to them (spent a shitload of American dollars) and help simmer the "troubles" for a bit of time. Of course having Dell and Google set up shop at Shannon Airport and almost double their economy in the 90's really didn't matter.

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  4. Odds on Obama have fluctuated over time. This time last year (Jan. 2008), you could have backed him at 2-1 to reach the White House (Hillary Clinton was the favorite back then, according to Paddy Power). But the return on investments shifted as dramatically as the poll numbers. By Election Day, Obama's odds of being the next U.S. president had skyrocketed to 1-50 - meaning a $50 bet would win you just a dollar. (By contrast, British gambling firm Ladbrokes posted McCain as a 13-2 underdog on Nov. 4.)

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    1. In other words polls this far out don't mean a shit. Irish or otherwise.

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