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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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bookies stories: 2 news summaries

 Bookies Call Game 5 for Phillies 

Under Vegas rules, the fat lady sung at the bottom of the fifth

Oct 29, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Game 5 of the World Series is stuck in a rain-soaked limbo in Philadelphia but it's all over in Vegas, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. Nevada gaming ‘house rules’ state that a canceled game reverts to the score of the last finished inning, making it a 2-1 victory for... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Bud Selig • gambling • Las Vegas • gamblers • bookies • Tampa Bay Rays • 2008 World Series

Bookies Pay Out on Longshot Clinton Bets

At 100-to-1, Hillary's victory startles political gambling websites

Jan 10, 08 12:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Clinton supporters of an apolitical kind had reason to celebrate after her surprise win in New Hampshire: bettors on a Hillary victory reaped huge payoffs after her odds dropped to a low of 100-to-1. Bloomberg reports that the Dublin-based Intrade had made an Obama result a near certainty, leaving contrarians... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Intrade • Democratic nomination • New Hampshire primary • Internet gambling • bettors • gamblers • bookies • odds • payoffs

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