Polls still open but Obama is 100% on Betfair
By Mike Robb
November 4th, 2008
0300 GMT Wednesday 5th Nov (2200 EST - Tuesday 4rd Nov.)
DESPITE polls still being open in the west coast states, Barack Obama is now unbackable on Betfair, meaning customers are refusing to offer any odds or risk any money that the Democrat candidate will not become the next US President. According to reports, at McCain’s campaign headquarters the TV has been turned off and a band has struck up.
Obama is now 1-3 (a 77% chance) to win more than 351 of the total 538 electoral votes.
Total amount traded on Betfair (as at 0300 GMT) - £35m ($56m)