On Wed, 28 Aug 1996, Gary Howland wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Betting on football is one thing, but some of us would be very interested in the odds on US presidential election outcomes as November approaches. This kind of betting is illegal here, and I haven't looked lately for a "Ladbroke's" type site, but it is interesting because the betting odds from across the Atlantic more closely match eventual election results than the annoying calls from Gallup & Roper during suppertime. I have posted here, anonymously, on this topic before, but some of you are aware of who I am. I'll thank you to keep that a secret. ;}
Thinking about this some more - what would people want to see in such a betting system. Would you be happy with two choices?:
(Clinton/Dole) or Other
or three choices?:
Clinton, Dole or Other
or would you want more choices than this? I'm asking, since we've been tossing around this presidential election idea for a few days now, but since we're not Americans, we're not too sure what is a suitable set (bearing in mind that our idea for this will get more difficult as the number of choices increases).
Are these issues not listed currently on the IDEA FUTURES exchange? Anyone have the URL?
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