Tag: US Politics

Gamblers who want to wager beyond just the straight odds between who will win the presidency between Donald Trump and Joe Biden have a multitude of election prop bets to choose from at online sportsbooks. (Image: AP)

As Election Prop Bets Flourish, Political Wagers are No Sure Thing

The US Presidential race will be finished in a week, though it’s possible we’ll have to wait at least a little while to know who the winner is. In anticipation of an ongoing election battle, overseas sites like Bovada, BetOnline, and Ladbrokes are seeing brisk business on the US election, […]

Ladbrokes offers a smorgasbord of prop bets on when Donald Trump will leave office. You can even bet on him self-pardoning himself. (Image: Drew Angerer/Getty)

Wanna Bet on When Donald Trump Leaves Office? There’s a Prop for That

One of the tweets on President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed is a cover of Time magazine with various Trump campaign signs going off into the distant future. “Trump 2024,” followed by “Trump 2028,” “Trump 2032,” “Trump 2036,” and so on. The October 22, 2018, cover story in Time centered on […]

Former astronaut Mark Kelly is leading in his bid to capture a key Senate seat in Arizona. His victory is seen as key to Democratic hopes winning that state for the first time since 1996. (Image: Brian Ach/Getty)

Pick Six: Presidential Betting Favorites in Electoral Battleground States

It’s generally accepted wisdom that Donald Trump captured the 2016 presidential election by drawing to the Electoral College version of an inside straight. Trump won Electoral College delegates in every key battleground state he needed from Florida to Wisconsin, despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton. Ladbrokes took that […]

Vice Dice: Handicapping the Shifting 2020 Democratic Veepstakes

Vice Dice: Handicapping the Shifting 2020 Democratic Veepstakes

With Joe Biden virtually assured to be the 2020 Democratic nominee for President, a frenzy of speculation surrounds who he’ll select for a running mate. Will Biden pick one of the well-known betting favorites, or instead, go with a less visible long shot? The former Vice President says he’ll announce […]

Senator Bernie Sanders campaigns in Las Vegas before the Nevada caucus. (Image: Patrick Semansky/AP)

2020 Election Odds: Bernie Sanders 2/3 Favorite After Nevada Victory

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders improved to 2/3 odds to secure the Democratic party nomination after he won the Nevada caucus over the weekend. Sanders took one huge step closer to finalizing a run against incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in the 2020 national election. With 98% of precincts reporting, Sanders […]