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Vietnameravet

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 05:50 PM Nov 2012

Incredible news! Largest European bettor is now already paying off assuming Obama win!

Although we’re still in the thick of election day, Paddy Power, Europe’s largest online ‘Bet Shop’ and bookmaking service has already called the race. In a stunning move, Paddy Power is already paying gamblers, or punters, who picked President Obama to win the 2012 presidential election.

Calling the president a “nailed-on-certainty” to win, the service stated:

“Romney gave it a good shot and is doing well in the popular vote, but we suspect he’s had his moment in the sun and is likely to be remembered more for his legendary gaffes than presidential potential…The overall betting trend has shown one-way traffic for Obama and punters seem to have called it 100 percent correct.”

A check of the website shows that Obama’s odds were at 1-5 in his favor, meaning you’d have to bet five pounds, dollars, or euros to win one back. While US news services keep telling us the race is neck and neck, the rest of the world is nearly unanimous in its preference for Barack Obama.

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/11/06/uk-bookie-calls-race-pays-off-obama-bettors-early/

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