Paddy Power Pays Out Bets Predicting Hillary Wins Presidential Race

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Internet betting site Paddy Power has already paid out bets that predicted Hillary Clinton will win the 2016 Presidential Election, even though no votes have been tallied up yet.

The site is thought to have more than $1 million in wagers that predicted Clinton would become the first female President of the United States. The decision comes as Clinton is pulling ahead in several national polls, amid a series of gaffes coming from Clinton's opponent Donald Trump. Earlier this month Trump was caught on tape making lewd comments about women, which when combined with poor debate performances have apparently torpedoed Trump's momentum in the race.

Commenting on the decision a Paddy Power spokesman said, "Recent betting trends have shown one-way traffic for Hillary and punters seemed to have called it 100 per cent correct. Despite Trump's Make America Great Again message appealing to many disillusioned voters, it looks as though America are going to put a woman in the White House."

The election is being held on November 8th, and it will only be then that we will find out if Paddy Power is correct.

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19 October 2016 - 8:14pm
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If bookies all ready paying that means it's 100% sure victory for her, I also been tempted to place abet for her but didn't' find a place to do it here in my country.

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20 October 2016 - 6:04am
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Paddy Power do this all the time. Its a publicity stunt but you can be sure they wouldn't be doing it if they weren't 100% sure. I don't think this is the right occasion but I wouldn't mind seeing one of the bookies pay out early and get it wrong sometime!

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O-o that would be cool Ed, I would like to see it either 🙂 It's almost impossible but let's hope...

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CL-Ed wrote:

Paddy Power do this all the time. Its a publicity stunt but you can be sure they wouldn't be doing it if they weren't 100% sure. I don't think this is the right occasion but I wouldn't mind seeing one of the bookies pay out early and get it wrong sometime!

That would be so interesting! But this doesn't surprise me at all, Paddy Power likes that stuff and it brings more attention to them.

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8 November 2016 - 11:23pm
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Well it's still uncertain result now after the latest Clinton's reveals so... these are some anxious times for all in Paddy Power I guess, although I've had ever liked when the bookies paying in advance 😉