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Subject: Betting on colin powell being next President
Category: Business and Money > Economics
Asked by: headsetsdotcom-ga
List Price: $22.00
Posted: 22 Aug 2003 20:20 PDT
Expires: 21 Sep 2003 20:20 PDT
Question ID: 247819
IF I were a non us resident, OR IF US gambling were legal, were could
I bet on Colin Powell being next US president.  Please, i'm not after
general sites, i'm after where I can make that specific bet.  If this
question isn't answered by midnight on Sat 25th then i'll accept an
answer that will allow me to create my own bet rather than one that
offers this specifice bet.  I am ok with UK sites or other locations.

Request for Question Clarification by justaskscott-ga on 22 Aug 2003 20:50 PDT
Do you mean Colin Powell as the President elected in 2008?  It's
incredibly unlikely that he would be the President elected in 2004,
unless you are assuming that George W. Bush and Dick Cheney both die
before then (and God forbid that, no matter what your opinion of them
may be).

Incidentally, I should mention that Colin Powell will be 71 in 2008,
which would make him older than Ronald Reagan when he was first
elected.

Clarification of Question by headsetsdotcom-ga on 22 Aug 2003 21:26 PDT
justaskscott, thanks for requesting clarifying. Either will do.  I'm
'betting' :-), that a site that offers one, will offer the other. 
Thanks!  Headsets.com
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Subject: Re: Betting on colin powell being next President
From: probonopublico-ga on 22 Aug 2003 22:28 PDT
 
I shall be delighted to take your money.

How much are you willing to bet?

(I'm in the UK)
Subject: Re: Betting on colin powell being next President
From: snsh-ga on 23 Aug 2003 00:43 PDT
 
probonopublico-ga will you take that bet at 1000:1?

This is amusing since it's so out of date:
http://www.gamingmagazine.com/managearticle.asp?c=610&a=81

and www.ubetwhat.com is a p2p site where you can bet on random things,
but they take a healthy cut
Subject: Re: Betting on colin powell being next President
From: pokerpro-ga on 23 Aug 2003 09:39 PDT
 
Check out the following site:
http://www.tradesports.com/refer.jsp?src=grm_320

I have wagered on this site in the past on whether or not Saddam H.
would be captured of if weapons of mass destruction would ever be
discovered.  They are based in the UK and I have had no problems
wagering with them in the states.
Subject: Re: Betting on colin powell being next President
From: headsetsdotcom-ga on 24 Aug 2003 20:53 PDT
 
Probonopublico, aha another Brit who bets. (from Southampton). Don't
take my money too fast, weirder things happen here.  I used to us i.g
index for stuff, and of course William Hills were always up for a
deal, but now in the US and it's a lot harder.
Subject: Re: Betting on colin powell being next President
From: journalist-ga on 03 Sep 2003 08:13 PDT
 
I'd wager that he has about as much of a chance as Hillary Clinton...
Subject: Re: Betting on colin powell being next President
From: scribe-ga on 03 Sep 2003 12:27 PDT
 
You might also want to check out this site, a "decision" market with a
political focus.
http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/

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