Posts Tagged as ‘betfair’

September 4, 2008

McCain’s Gamble

The money missed predicting McCain’s play last week.  Romney and Pawlenty were considered his most likely selections.  Instead, McCain went with Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska, who I must have missed on Betfair’s board.  I didn’t have her in my previous entry’s top six picks.  From what I could find, the payout on Palin [...]

August 28, 2008

Can the Money Go 2-0?

The money got it right for the Dems.  Will it also correctly predict the Republican Vice Presidential candidate?  The media is buzzing about Lieberman and Fiorina, but according to the books, it’s clearly Romney.  We’ll know soon enough!
Current Rep Veep odds:
romney    -    8/15
pawlenty  -   11/4
hutchison -   13/1
ridge     -   14/1
lieberman -   27/1
fiorina   -   39/1
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August 20, 2008

Bet the Veep

Would more Americans be involved in the political process if we were allowed to bet on the outcome? Hopefully we’ll find out one fine day. For now, all the fun is for people outside the US.
Current Dem Veep odds:
biden – 7/5
bayh – 12/5
kaine – 3/1
clark [...]