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#IndyRef: And the betting market says it will be a No from Scotland, but…

Mick Fealty on September 17, 2014, 12:27 pm

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So here’s Betfair calling tomorrow’s real referendum poll for a No. At the time of recording a full 78% of the money was going there. It’s one of their biggest ever markets, so according there’s a lot money to be had for a courageous Yes bet. With so much money behind a No, it’s certainly worth a tenner on Yes, if only to make it interesting for wibbly wobbly No folk. Or as Mike reminds us… As any punter knows the key is not …

#Aras11: Michael D still attracting the smart money on Betfair…

Mick Fealty on October 21, 2011, 12:30 pm

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Interesting to see in advance of any further polls that Sean Gallagher’s growth spurt has finished almost as soon as it began… Polls test public opinion, the bookies go for opinion on the final outcome… Betfair currently has the following odds: That’s Higgins still as firm favourite 3/1 on, and Gallagher as decent outsider on 3/1 against… Martin McGuinness could be a very profitable outside bet at 28/1 (better odds than Paddy Power is offering at the moment)… I’ve no …

And they’re off (well, they’re under starters orders…)

Paul Evans on January 23, 2011, 5:55 pm

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So the 2011 Irish General Election (or #ge11) has just got closer as the Greens withdraw from the government; As Colm Tobin (the other one) puts it, it’s “the equivalent of Bin Laden sprinting towards the Twin Towers with a fire extinguisher.” So instead of a March election, it’s starting to look like a date in February. And what do the bookies think about the outcome now? The markets are unusually interesting for broad election outcomes as there are a …