Donald Trump’s positive COVID-19 test has thrown a new degree of uncertainty into the US presidential election – enough so that bookmakers around the world no longer feel confident offering odds on the contest. President Trump announced that he had tested positive in the early hours of Friday morning. Oddsmakers: […]
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DraftKings Offers Free Contest Picking Presidential Debate Moments
How will President Trump and Joe Biden greet, who will hone in on China, and will they discuss Bernie Sanders? These are among the questions proposed by DraftKings in the DFS operator’s free-play contest for tonight’s presidential debate. The contest features a $50,000 prize pool, with $5,000 going to first […]
Tuesday’s Presidential Debate Prop Bets Include Drinking Water, Cursing
The first presidential debate is Tuesday between Democratic candidate Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump, and while political pundits have been handicapping who will win, oddsmakers are presenting gamblers with a myriad of prop bets. Two Internet sportsbooks, BetOnline and MyBookie, are offering debate props on everything from what the […]
Supreme Court Betting: Amy Coney Barrett Heavy Favorite to Succeed RBG
It’s highly unlikely that Amy Coney Barrett will ever earn an affectionate three-letter-moniker like the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s “RBG,†but it’s very likely that the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Justice will replace Ginsberg on the US Supreme Court. Even as the country mourns Ginsburg and her civil rights […]
Presidential Horserace: Trump Closes Betting Gap with Tiny Post-Convention Bounce
Proving slight convention bumps can move betting markets, President Donald Trump reversed the summer tide previously washing against him, narrowing the betting gap considerably between him and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. Trump opened the month a 7/4 underdog. On Aug. 5, he was a +140 underdog to keep the White […]
US Senate Election Betting Puts GOP on Defense to Hold Power
Partially lost in the intense heat and blinding light of the latest Presidential election news — including Sen. Kamala Harris’ historic ascension as the presumptive vice presidential nominee — is an intense coast-to-coast battle for the US Senate. On the eve of the 2020 virtual Democratic National Convention, political betting […]
Wanna Bet on When Donald Trump Leaves Office? There’s a Prop for That
One of the tweets on President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is a cover of Time magazine with various Trump campaign signs going off into the distant future. “Trump 2024,†followed by “Trump 2028,†“Trump 2032,†“Trump 2036,†and so on. The October 22, 2018, cover story in Time centered on […]
Pick Six: Presidential Betting Favorites in Electoral Battleground States
It’s generally accepted wisdom that Donald Trump captured the 2016 presidential election by drawing to the Electoral College version of an inside straight. Trump won Electoral College delegates in every key battleground state he needed from Florida to Wisconsin, despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton. Ladbrokes took that […]
Biden VP Odds: Harris Still the Favorite, Karen Bass Climbs into Contention with Decision Imminent
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he’ll announce his vice-presidential pick during the next week. And while California Sen. Kamala Harris remains the leader in the VP race, she’s far from a lock on the eve of the announcement. Sportsbooks and betting markets see California Congresswoman Karen Bass climbing quickly […]
Vice Dice: Handicapping the Shifting 2020 Democratic Veepstakes
With Joe Biden virtually assured to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for President, a frenzy of speculation surrounds who he’ll select for a running mate. Will Biden pick one of the well-known betting favorites, or instead, go with a less visible long shot? The former Vice President says he’ll announce […]
2020 Presidential Election Betting: Civil Unrest Puts Odds on Biden’s Side
The social unrest throughout the country in the wake of the George Floyd death in Minnesota has captured the presidential betting markets, with presumptive Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden finally pulling ahead of President Donald Trump. Biden surged ahead at 18 of the 19 overseas bookmakers writing odds on the […]
Ginsburg, Thomas, Breyer … Who’s Next to Leave Supreme Court?
The Supreme Court is back in session. With America’s highest court live-streaming oral arguments for the first time ever, the public is hearing the nine justices ask questions of historic import. For bettors, it’s the first time they get to hear from the protagonists in one of the quirkier wagers […]
Kamala Harris is Undisputed Betting Favorite to be Joe Biden’s VP
When presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Wednesday laid out plans on “The Late, Late Show with James Corden†for forming an vice presidential advisory committee, one of the most-watched political decisions of the year kicked into another gear. At least 15 sportsbooks around the world are now offering […]
Who’s a Favorite to Be Next Pope? Betting Lines on Possible Francis Successors
There is no indication that Pope Francis is in ill health, but that hasn’t stopped oddsmakers from prognosticating about his death. Several internet betting sites have posted odds on who will replace the leader of the Catholic Church, and similar to bets about the British Royal family, speculating on the Pontiff’s […]