Posts Tagged as ‘obama’

November 4, 2008

Betting on Our Future

Would more United States citizens participate in the political process if it were legal for them to bet on the outcome? We all know that the NFL owes its incredible popularity to betting, from point spread bets to fantasy football leagues and office pools. Maybe betting on the presidency would make voting more [...]

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 [...]