News.com: George W. Bush is heading for a surprise landslide victory in next week’s presidential elections, going by online betting patterns.
This article is based on what Betfair.com is disclosing on wagers they have received on the election. Their figures show 2.3 million pounds ($4.2 million) have been wagered on Bush, while Kerry has attracted only 680,000 pounds ($1.25 million) in bets. The Betfair.com folks say that Bush is now at 1-5 odds to stay in office, whereas gamblers can still get odds of 2-1 on Kerry to win.
These same patterns correctly predicted that Australia’s Prime Minister John Howard would comfortably secure a surprise victory in last month’s general election.
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