Casinos Set Odds on Each Candidate

Would you like to place a bet that Republican property mogul Donald Trump will (or will not) be the next U.S. President? Sorry, you cannot do it in Las Vegas — Sin City is not allowed to take bets on Presidential elections. In fact, it is not legal for Americans to bet on elections at all. State and federal laws prohibit the practice.

There are ways that Americans can place bets using overseas gambling sites under certain conditions, but we do not condone illegal activity. If you want to do so, you can certainly find out how through Internet resources. Perhaps the NSA does not care what you do in your spare time.

However, it is perfectly legal to look up the odds and have a good chuckle at them, or observe them as they change. Bovada, based in Canada, and Ladbrokes, based in the UK, are two of the most well-known oddsmakers, although there are a host of others. We will start by looking at Bovada and follow up with British bookmakers. These figures were accurate at the time of writing.

Republicans – It is no surprise that Donald Trump has shown the greatest increase in the odds of becoming President, moving from 25:1 on August 5th to 7:1 on August 25th(the most recent issue as of this writing). However, the favorite to prevail is still the former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, at 3.75:1, a drop from his previous 3.5:1 odds. Governor of Wisconsin Scott Walker and Senator Marco Rubio have both sunk to 14:1 odds from their previous 10:1 and 12:1 respectively.

Governor of Ohio John Kasich is doing unusually well at Bovada, vaulting from 40:1 to 25:1. Texan Senator Ted Cruz and Detroit neurosurgeon Ben Carson are on the upswing, currently tied at 33:1....

1 posted on 09/14/2015 9:30:18 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Jeb still on top? I guess these bookmakers think we are all bilingual in the US

2 posted on 09/14/2015 9:33:42 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Congress will have blood on their hands if anything happens because of the Iran appeasement)

I’d give 4/1 against Jeb in a heartbeat. And take 7/1 on Trump too.

3 posted on 09/14/2015 9:35:19 PM PDT by Hugin ("First thing--get yourself a fire"arm!" Sheriff Ed Galt, Last Man Standing.)

So if I take a trip to Macao I could place a bet

Those odds on Trump look pretty tempting

4 posted on 09/14/2015 9:35:31 PM PDT by Fai Mao (Genius at Large)

I’d take Trump at 7:1.

I also think taking Carson at 33:1 is a good bet. (Betting with my head there, not my heart.)

5 posted on 09/14/2015 9:41:18 PM PDT by Eccl 10:2 (Prov 3:5 --- "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding")

Waaaaa to early. Trump could step on his crank at any moment. Give it a few months, then start betting.

6 posted on 09/14/2015 9:41:24 PM PDT by doc1019 (Out of my mind ... back in 5)

“I’d give 4/1 against Jeb in a heartbeat. And take 7/1 on Trump too.”

ditto.

7 posted on 09/14/2015 9:42:59 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)

The odds won’t be as good then as 7 to 1: bet $10 now; win $70 in November, 2016, versus bet $10 in a few months; win less than $20.

8 posted on 09/15/2015 4:23:56 AM PDT by OldNewYork

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