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    WILDLY UNPREDICTABLE

    Oct 25, 2022 1 minute

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    High-profile supporters of candidates make “freak” bets, with the loser being publicly humiliated by, for example, actually eating crow.

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    Organized betting markets for presidential elections supersede freak bets. Although illegal, (below) race attracts $10 million ($272 million today).

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