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 Pennsylvania
Primary Elections
Betting: Clinton The
Runaway Favorite
Bet
$16, win $1.
That doesn't exactly
seem like the
sweetest wager, but
it may very well be
considering Hillary
Clinton is a virtual
"lock" to win the
Pennsylvania Primary
on Tuesday.
Paddy Power
was one of the
few betting firms
still offering
wagering on the much
ballyhooed
Pennsylvania
Primary.
All polls had
Clinton winning the
important state.
Even Obama appears
to suggest that he
won't win Tuesday's
contest.
"I'm not predicting
a win," he told a
Pittsburgh radio
station. "I'm
predicting it's
going to be close
and that we are
going to do a lot
better than people
expect."
"(Obama)
has an air of
invincibility, that
he is likely to be
the nominee," John
Fortier of the
American Enterprise
Institute told CTV
Newsnet Monday
night.
"Even if Hillary
wins by a
significant margin
in Pennsylvania, she
will have to win by
big margins in the
few remaining states
and it doesn't look
that good for her."
While on the
surface, a $16 bet
to win $1 might at
first seem a "dumb"
idea, it may be one
of the wisest.
Should Hillary
Clinton win
Pennsylvania, the
initial $16 bet is
returned along with
the $1 profit.
bet $100 and you
can walk off with an
easy $5
- enough to buy a
Happy Meal at
McDonalds.
---
Payton O'Brien,
Gambling911.com
Senior Editor
POBrien@CostiganMedia.com
Originally published
April 22, 2008 10:48
am EST
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