B.C. bettors are banking on Donald Trump to win tomorrow’s U.S. election as part of what’s now the single-most popular betting event in PlayNow.com history.
Nearly 3,000 bets totaling more than $1.4 million (or 68 per cent of the wagers) have been placed on Trump heading into Super Tuesday.
If he wins, the potential combined payouts to all PlayNow.com players who wagered on Trump to win total more than $3.4 million. Trump’s current odds are 2.35.
Gamblers who backed his Democratic rival Joe Biden staked 1,484 bets totaling more than $622,000, which translate to a combined potential payout of more than $1 million. Biden’s current odds are 1.58.
The 2016 US Election attracted approximately 7,200 bets on PlayNow.com, totaling more than $737,000.
BCLC was the first jurisdiction in Canada to offer novelty betting on the US Election through PlayNow.com in 2014.
