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Wait ... where in the heck is ty97? -- (link)

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Nov 3 '16, 22:08

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He needs to read this. (www.ft.com)

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Sure thing: (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:27 17
- isn't that because people are betting on the long shot, because it would pay out huge? -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 06:05 2
  - [deleted] 1
    - ack! -- nm - Andie Nov 4, 06:19
- a week ago a bookie was alrealdy paying out hillary bets. but odds were really high for drumpf then, so there's an arbitrage situation -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 4, 01:48
- There's no money to be made betting on the likely winner. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:39
- Note to self: stock up on booze this weekend. -- nm - Tim Nov 3, 22:35 5
  - One of my markets had their special "40% off 6 or more bottles of wine" deal. $30 worth of 2-buck Chuck should get me through the holidays:) - Meg Nov 3, 22:42
  - that & guns will never be outlawed under a Trump administration. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:36 3
    - For some people they will be. -- nm* - . Nov 3, 22:37 2
      - I'm an immigrant with a Hispanic name but people mistake me for a white upper class male! I'll be your inside man. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:40 1
        
        Hey, it's really nice here. My mission may take longer than forecast. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:42
- Are these real markets, like things I could bet for profit? -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:31 5
  - Yes, actually. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 22:41 4
    - (though not legally in the US) -- nm - iSpam Nov 4, 05:26
    - Hillary is 2/5. How does that make Trump the favorite? I don't understand. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:44 2
      - He's not. Plus I thought one of the lessons of Brexit was that the betting markets don't have any special insight - Reagen Nov 4, 05:27 1
        
        (I also remember that in 2012 people tried dumping money into betting markets to influence the narrative) -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 05:43
Financial Times with paywall. Can you summarize? -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:26
I presume he's lying in a gutter, gripping a bottle of wine the way Trump grabs a...*ahem*. -- nm - David Nov 3, 22:09
He's not been seen since about last Friday when he was in Santa Fe :( -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 22:09 3
- maybe he is taking rug weaving classes with a Navajo. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:35 2
  - He's refusing to leave the sweat lodge until after the election. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:42 1
    - we're never gonna recognize a 125 pound Ty -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 22:48

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