welshbairn Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Ladbrokes offering 18/1 boosted odds on a December General Election. Don't think anyone else is offering monthly markets, and the odds for a 2019 GE are rubbish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTChris Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I won money betting on the 2017 General Election. I bet under on the Conservatives seat total and also put that Labour would win East Lothian. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Won a fair bit on SNP not winning an overall majority in 2016, and some extra holiday cash by buying Euros on the night of the Euro referendum. It would be nice to win on something good happening for a change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On 03/07/2019 at 12:23, welshbairn said: Ladbrokes offering 18/1 boosted odds on a December General Election. Don't think anyone else is offering monthly markets, and the odds for a 2019 GE are rubbish. There hasn't been a GE in December since 1923. Parties prefer to Spring / Summer months as it leads to a greater turnout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: There hasn't been a GE in December since 1923. Parties prefer to Spring / Summer months as it leads to a greater turnout. We live in interesting times as the Chinese say. The Tories don't want an election at all, it will only happen if they're forced and will have little control over the timetable. There's likely to be a constitutional crisis in October so anything could happen. Much less than 18/1 I'd be leaving it alone though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 5 minutes ago, welshbairn said: We live in interesting times as the Chinese say. The Tories don't want an election at all, it will only happen if they're forced and will have little control over the timetable. There's likely to be a constitutional crisis in October so anything could happen. Much less than 18/1 I'd be leaving it alone though. Aye, it isn't beyond the realms of possibility, but given that Brexit isn't supposed to happen till 31st October and there's usually at least 6 week run up to a GE, that's putting it quite close to Xmas. Do the Chinese really say "We live in interesting times" ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: Aye, it isn't beyond the realms of possibility, but given that Brexit isn't supposed to happen till 31st October and there's usually at least 6 week run up to a GE, that's putting it quite close to Xmas. Do the Chinese really say "We live in interesting times" ? They say it deadpan when everything's gone to shit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) bump. Did I say December? Meanwhile, tempted by 33/1 for Bloomberg as VP nominee. Would offer some gravitas and reassurance to centrists, but can't think of a candidate who would welcome him onto the ticket, apart from his billions for campaigning that is. Bernie called him an oligarch the other day, but they might find a marriage of convenience to show how broad church they are. His sex could be a disadvantage too. Probably not, but at 33/1? Edited February 6, 2020 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 3, 2020 Author Share Posted November 3, 2020 Biggest stake ever by a long way for me. (tremble....) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-TON Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Biggest stake ever by a long way for me. (tremble....) 666 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser_soze Posted November 3, 2020 Share Posted November 3, 2020 Link UK businessman puts $5 million on Trump to win 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 21 hours ago, welshbairn said: Biggest stake ever by a long way for me. (tremble....) Not quite as baws oot but I went the other way. Contemplating whether to take the profit or, given things are going the way I expected them, just hold on. Although it now seems it could be weeks before getting resolved... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 38 minutes ago, alta-pete said: Not quite as baws oot but I went the other way. Contemplating whether to take the profit or, given things are going the way I expected them, just hold on. Although it now seems it could be weeks before getting resolved... I'm the last person you should be taking gambling advice from, but if it was me I'd consider cashing out if it hits £200. There's a reason Trump keeps telling them to stop counting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 4, 2020 Author Share Posted November 4, 2020 Put an insurance bet on Trump to mitigate losses just in case he pulls it out of the bag. Have another bet on Biden at better odds, so I'll still be a grand up if Biden wins, but I won't be quite as hammered if he doesn't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 Going for Gove as the next PM at 14/1. Just think he could run rings round Sunak and Truss in the black arts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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