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If you mean the odds, no it wasn't 50-50. It was pretty

Posted on: July 29, 2016 at 11:46:19 CT
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heavily against Brexit at first, then there was a mad scramble to cover bets when it was obvious it was going to be closer than the pollsters had been saying.

But there are typically two bettors for each bet laid down... one on each side. Regardless of outcome, one side wins & the other loses.
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I will just leave this here... - catbirdseat MU - 7/29 11:13:19
     The same guys probably thought Brexit would fail - Spanky KU - 7/29 11:35:19
          A lot of gamblers lost money on Brexit... but the other half - JeffB MU - 7/29 11:38:38
               Do you think the betting was 50-50? - Spanky KU - 7/29 11:39:46
                    If you mean the odds, no it wasn't 50-50. It was pretty - JeffB MU - 7/29 11:46:19
                         Yes.. but it likely wasn't half betting on one side and half - Spanky KU - 7/29 11:50:39
                              Perhaps. But it's also possible that one person got killed - JeffB MU - 7/29 11:53:59
     does vegas not have odds?(nm) - ajpe53 MU - 7/29 11:20:41
          Universities have a government sanctioned betting platform - JeffB MU - 7/29 11:32:46
          Not on elections(nm) - Zamboni STL - 7/29 11:21:44
               I think they put up odds but no bets can be taken - JG A - 7/29 11:23:23




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