Posted on 10/22/2006 12:03:22 PM PDT by kerrywearsbotox
"Political betting is not only incredibly popular, but is also being seen by more and more observers as a new and highly accurate means of polling” said Calvin Ayre, founder and CEO of Bodog.com.
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) -- the arch-foe of online gambling -- is retiring, and his seat, along with 32 others, is up for election this Nov. 7 in the U.S. Senate elections. Now, rather than just making an office pool, like the Toby Ziegler character did on TV\'s "The West Wing," and wagering on who will win, and who will lose, you can place bets online to pick your favorite, or least favorite, poll. Bodog.com this week posted odds on all 33 U.S. Senate seats, and is the first online entertainment company to offer odds on all the races, at http://www.bodog.com/sports-betting/political-props.jsp
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interesting
They got slightly less than even on Corker and Kean and slightly ahead on Talent. Not all that great..
Burns would be a good bet at 2.5 to 1...
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