martymas Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) here is a snippet making the rounds of thedeep south news mediaa betting shop in australia eccepted bets that obama would be elected presidentnow he has been elected they wont pay out until he has been inorgeratedbecause they feel he might bekilled before the eventfor god sakewhat nextthe australian internal affairs are investgatingas it might spark some one to do it to save their bet my god isnt a human life any thing any morethats disgustingtho the ozzys are the biggest gamblers of us allmarty Edited November 9, 2008 by martymas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
irregularjoe Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Huh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubba Bob Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) Wouldn't that be the ultimate irony. Do what the world thinks we can't, then have an aussie kill him off! Edited November 9, 2008 by Bubba Bob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDoors Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) My "gut" feeling is this is being blown out of proportion. How many people bet that Obama would NOT be elected (or inaugurated), and how BIG would they have to have bet to be tempted to force the issue? One person? Ten? And out of the likely few that thought McCain would win and bet a huge amount on it, how many of those could orchestrate an international assasination? The odds of that happening must approach zero.----- I can't believe they reneged on their wager that he'd be "elected" by claiming he must assume office before they'll pay off. That wasn't the BET!----- Edited November 9, 2008 by JDoors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted November 9, 2008 Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Just before the election the Vegas Odds makers were rating him at -800, IE if you bet 800 payback would be one dollar.On the other hand, they put McCain at +600 meaning if you bet one dollar you would get 600Wonder what odds they had that they can't make the payoff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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