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Irish bookmaker pays out early on Obama victory



Thu Oct 16, 11:40 am ET

DUBLIN (Reuters) ? Ireland's biggest bookmaker Paddy Power said Thursday it would pay out early more than 1 million euros (782,776 pounds) on bets that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president, three weeks ahead of the election.

The Dublin-based bookmaker said it made the "unprecedented decision" to pay on bets taken so far, following Wednesday's final campaign debate between Obama and his Republican rival John McCain, which polls judged the Democrat to have won.

"We declare this race well and truly over and congratulate all those who backed Obama," Power said.

"Although he seemed a little out of sorts in last night's final debate we believe he has done more than enough to get him across the line on November 4."

The bookmaker said the overall betting trend had shown "one- way traffic" for the Illinois senator since the start of the summer, with odds shortening to 1-9, meaning a bet of 9 euros is required to make 1 euro profit.

Power said it had taken more than 10,000 bets on the 2008 U.S. presidential election, the majority in support of Obama.

In June a wager of 100,000 euros was placed on Obama to win at odds of 1-2, yielding a payout of 150,000 euros, it added...
 
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How can you spot the Irishman at a cockfight? ....He's the one that brought a duck.

How can tell if an Italian is at the cockfight? ...The duck wins.

I heard that joke on Benny Hill when I was a kid and had no idea what they were talking about.
 
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smurphy said:
How can you spot the Irishman at a cockfight? ....He's the one that brought a duck.

How can tell if an Italian is at the cockfight? ...The duck wins.

I heard that joke on Benny Hill when I was a kid and had no idea what they were talking about.
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That joke sucks.
 
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Obama got out of the shower and was drying off when he looked in the mirror and noticed
he was white from the neck up to the top of his head.

In sheer panic and fearing he was turning white and might have to start working for a living,
he called his doctor and told him of his problem.

The doctor advised him to come to his office immediately.
After an examination, the doctor mixed a concoction of brown liquid,
gave it to Barack, and told him to drink it all.

Barack drank the concoction and replied, 'That tasted like bullshit!'

The doctor replied, 'It was, you were a quart low.'
 
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hey that wasn't MY joke. just thought it fit the irish/gamnbling theme. i'm not good at jokes anyway - i know there was more to it and benny hill's studio audience was laughing like crazy.

speaking of hills....
 
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smurphy said:
hey that wasn't MY joke. just thought it fit the irish/gamnbling theme. i'm not good at jokes anyway - i know there was more to it and benny hill's studio audience was laughing like crazy.

speaking of hills....
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Well, 'Benny Hill's audience' laughing. That's key.

If there was 'more to it', then post it.

Stop being lazy.
 
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if Obama wins this I am going to Alaska on a cruise. Maybe go hunting big dumb moose, or a polar bear. Eat some seal blubber.

I have been adding money to it since the start of the primary.


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Don't try and turn this around and get on our good side
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He watches The Hills just like we do. He pretends to mock it and yet steams at Spencers antics weekly, rolls his eyes at the maudlin LC and has had a few 'private' moments with himself with Audrina as the star.
 
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The Sponge said:
Can't help it. :SIB

Irish bookmaker pays out early on Obama victory



Thu Oct 16, 11:40 am ET

DUBLIN (Reuters) ? Ireland's biggest bookmaker Paddy Power said Thursday it would pay out early more than 1 million euros (782,776 pounds) on bets that Barack Obama will be the next U.S. president, three weeks ahead of the election.

The Dublin-based bookmaker said it made the "unprecedented decision" to pay on bets taken so far, following Wednesday's final campaign debate between Obama and his Republican rival John McCain, which polls judged the Democrat to have won.

"We declare this race well and truly over and congratulate all those who backed Obama," Power said.

"Although he seemed a little out of sorts in last night's final debate we believe he has done more than enough to get him across the line on November 4."

The bookmaker said the overall betting trend had shown "one- way traffic" for the Illinois senator since the start of the summer, with odds shortening to 1-9, meaning a bet of 9 euros is required to make 1 euro profit.

Power said it had taken more than 10,000 bets on the 2008 U.S. presidential election, the majority in support of Obama.

In June a wager of 100,000 euros was placed on Obama to win at odds of 1-2, yielding a payout of 150,000 euros, it added...
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However, the bookmaker does not always get it right.

In June it paid out more than 80,000 euros in bets that Irish voters would back the European Union's Lisbon treaty in a referendum shortly before the electorate returned a resounding "no."

You "accidently" didn't finishes your copy and paste.
No real surprise you missed this part though.
 
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marine said:
However, the bookmaker does not always get it right.

In June it paid out more than 80,000 euros in bets that Irish voters would back the European Union's Lisbon treaty in a referendum shortly before the electorate returned a resounding "no."

You "accidently" didn't finishes your copy and paste.
No real surprise you missed this part though.
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"spongy being disingenuous?"....

/jayson blair

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kosar said:
He watches The Hills just like we do. He pretends to mock it and yet steams at Spencers antics weekly, rolls his eyes at the maudlin LC and has had a few 'private' moments with himself with Audrina as the star.
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:00x18
 
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marine said:
However, the bookmaker does not always get it right.

In June it paid out more than 80,000 euros in bets that Irish voters would back the European Union's Lisbon treaty in a referendum shortly before the electorate returned a resounding "no."

You "accidently" didn't finishes your copy and paste.
No real surprise you missed this part though.
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:mj07: Appears Spongie graduated from NBC /Michael Moore school of journalism--you leave out/chop what you don't want them to see--or in nbc case--edit parts of video that don't suit your agenda.
 
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marine said:
However, the bookmaker does not always get it right.

In June it paid out more than 80,000 euros in bets that Irish voters would back the European Union's Lisbon treaty in a referendum shortly before the electorate returned a resounding "no."

You "accidently" didn't finishes your copy and paste.
No real surprise you missed this part though.
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Right Marine i posted that because a book i never heard of in my life i figured had concrete evidence that Obama was gonna win. After i have said fifty times that i think guys have forgotten what happen in 2000 and 2004 and am not as convinced as them with Obama winning. LIke i purposely left stuff out. That is all that was there and i thought this book was insane to pay any bet before the finals were in. It really is amazing out of all of my post you grab this one and do your detective work but all you righties run like little c unts when i smash most of your garbage to pieces. Shame you guys never do any detective work when it comes to the Bush family maybe you wouldn't look so retarded 99 percent of the time.
 
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