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highnote
10-30-2004, 04:33 AM
I just went to Betfair.com and checked out the betting on the presidential election. Bush is the favorite -- slightly -- but more than the polls would suggest.

Two interesting things:

1. At a stated time, the betting will become "in play" betting. I guess that means you'll be able to back or lay right up to the time a winner is announced.

2. Nearly 6.7 million dollars in bets have been matched. If each dollar bet is a vote, that's a lot of votes. Granted everyone bet more than one dollar, but still, it will be interesting to see how predictive the betting turns out to be.

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