Isaac Makes Beeline Towards Republican Convention: Odds Inch Towards 10 Percent
Wednesday 11 am EDT track projections have Tropical Storm Isaac heading straight towards Tampa, Florida just in time for next week’s Republican Convention, which will be hosted in that city.
The odds of this happening were around 2 percent Tuesday and Gambling911.com believes we will see that number jump closer to 10 percent. The cone center has Tampa under the gun just as the Convention is set to kick off Monday August 27 (2012). Isaac was expected to be a Category 1 Hurricane come Monday.
An earlier track had the storm moving towards Miami. Forecasters have pushed the track further westward with the latest model runs. All but one model, the GFDL, has Isaac moving northward into the Gulf of Mexico, potentially riding along Florida’s west coast.
The GOP has been keeping a watchful eye over Isaac in case evacuations are necessary.
It’s been 90 years since a major hurricane made a direct hit on Tampa.
Online bookmakers have stopped offering hurricane betting odds since encountering heavy criticism for doing so back in 2006 following a series of devestating storms to hit the US mainland including Katrina, Rita, Charlie and Wilma.
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- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
