Recent US Elections Stories

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  Barack Obama 6/4 to visit Ireland during his second term7 Nov 2012

  Barack Obama has Irish roots and Paddy Power offer 10/1 that the US President returns as part of the Easter commemorations Following his re-election Paddy Power are now offering odds of 6/4 on US President Barack Obama returning to Ireland during his second term in office. Unfortunately for the org...

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  2016 President Election Betting - Hillary Clinton favourite7 Nov 2012

  Obama defies late Romney gamble - Hillary Clinton favourite for 2016  Hillary Clinton is the favourite as betting opens for the 2016 Presidential Election with Ladbrokes. Within seconds of paying out on all winning bets on Obama, including one of £50,000 struck in a shop in Harrogate, the book...

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  Bookmakers predict over £100,000 will be bet during US election vote5 Nov 2012

  Ladbrokes are betting 'in-play' on the US election until the result is announced and the firm are expecting to take over £100,000 in bets, the majority of which will be placed on Obama. US election nightowls will log on and bet up to £100,000 'in-running' on the Presidential Election until the resu...

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  Barack Obama election odds slashed after yet more support5 Nov 2012

  Barack Obama is now a 1/5 favourite to win the US election with all of the late money being wagered on the current President. Paddy Power continued to show their faith in Barack Obama following yesterday’s early payout of €500,000 by cutting the odds on the current President winning a second term i...

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  Paddy Power pay out on Barack Obama winning US election4 Nov 2012

  Irish bookmaker Paddy Power are so convinced that Barack Obama will win the US election that they have paid out over €500,000 on the President winning another term, two days before the country goes to the polls. With still more than two days to go before America votes, Paddy Power is paying out to ...

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  Barack Obama’s cousin backs the President to win the US Election30 Oct 2012

  Paddy Power offered Henry Healy €1,000 at an enhanced price of Evens for Obama to win the President Election US President Barack Obama’s eighth cousin Henry Healy and top model Roz Purcell teamed up with Paddy Power today to place a charity bet on behalf of Paddy Power’s charity of the year, the I...

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  Paddy Power open betting on Donald Trump's Obama announcement24 Oct 2012

  Donald Trump has claimed that he will make an announcement that will change the US Presidential election today and Paddy Power are taking bets on what it will be. Donald Trump’s claim that he’ll make a game changing announcement on US President Barack Obama today has led Paddy Power to start taking...

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  Barack Obama favourite after latest debate23 Oct 2012

  Barack Obama remains Betfair’s favourite to win the 2012 US Presidential election following Monday’s debate with Mitt Romney. The third Presidential debate has done little to change the Betfair market. Obama ticked up 1pp after a messy foreign policy encounter which revealed more similarities than ...

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  US Election betting - Mitt Romney best backed candidate after winning third debate23 Oct 2012

  Barack Obama is the hot favourite to win the US Elections but all of the money wagered on the Presidential race has been for Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney was the clear winner of the third debate according to British political punters.  Bookies Ladbrokes report since the most recent head-to-head 73...

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  Ladbrokes report £50,000 bet on Barack Obama winning US Presidential Election20 Oct 2012

  Ladbrokes are seeing plenty of interest in the US Election and Obama has been all the rage with shop punters The ante has been upped in the Presidential Election betting according to Ladbrokes. As the candidates go toe to toe during debate season high-rolling political punters the world over have d...

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  Barack Obama v Mitt Romney – Romney in trouble after second debate17 Oct 2012

  Barack Obama came out fighting in the second US Presidential debate – and some big blows appear to have left rival Mitt Romney on the ropes. Before the second presidential debate in New York, the RealClearPolitics poll-of-polls showed Romney leading Obama by 47.4 to 47.1 percent. Key swing states i...

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  Barack Obama odds cut after Mitt Romney blunders during debate17 Oct 2012

  Barack Obama’s odds have narrowed to 1.45 after much improved performance in the second US Presidential debate. However, Obama had a helping hand from his rival, Mitt Romney, who clashed with a moderator after fluffing lines on foreign policy and committing a gaffe on equal pay. "Binders full of wo...

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  Mitt Romney on the drift for US President with Ladbrokes after second TV debate17 Oct 2012

  Mitt Romney is now 2/1 to beat Barack Obama in the US elections after an unconvincing performance in the latest TV debate Political punters have reinstated their faith in Barack Obama according to Ladbrokes. Following Obama's feisty debate win in the early hours of Wednesday morning the firm have s...

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  Is the Barack Obama era coming to an end?16 Oct 2012

  President Obama’s odds for getting re-elected shortened dramatically in September 2012, falling from 1.490 to 1.235. Does that indicate four more years in the White House for the incumbent? Pinnacle Sports investigated the historical US election betting market to find out more. Since Mitt Romney wa...

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  Paddy Power report big bets on Barack Obama beating Mitt Romney10 Oct 2012

  Barack Obama is the 4/11 favourite with Paddy Power to continue as US President With less than a month to go before America goes to the polls Paddy Power can report that close to 3 times more money has been staked on President Barack Obama than his election rival Mitt Romney. The bookmaker has seen...