free money on Sarkozy

[NajdorfDefense]

-200 to win French election next week. Everyone else has him as 5-2 or 3-1 favorite [or more] that I've seen, both prediction markets and political commentators.
$50 max, sadly.

[Thremp]

Bodog FTW?

[igetbadbeat]

where?

[Homer]

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where?

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$50 max, sadly = Bodoggie

[Jordan]

is it still up? where on bodog?

[Karmic]

I do not see this on Bodog political props are all closed. It must be somewhere else.

[NajdorfDefense]

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is it still up? where on bodog?

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SIA

[Spence]

It is just me, or does this seem quite wrong morally?

It's one thing to bet on something where nobody betting could have a real impact, but for an election where YOU get to help decide the outcome it seems awfully underhanded.

[knicknut]

How is it different from betting any other election, or American Idol, or movie lines?

When one person's effect is sufficiently low, moral hazard is a nonissue.

[NajdorfDefense]

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It is just me, or does this seem quite wrong morally?

It's one thing to bet on something where nobody betting could have a real impact, but for an election where YOU get to help decide the outcome it seems awfully underhanded.

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There is nothing immoral about gambling. As long as they pay you promptly, and you can pay the rent and feed any kids you may have, it's all good -- well, assuming all actors are of age, I suppose.

Woman - 'What are you doing?'
WC Fields - 'I'm playing poker, my dear.'

Woman, upset - 'Isn't that gambling???'

WC Fields, deadpan - 'Not the way I play.'