Obama Costs Irish Bookie $75,000

Paddy Power pay out on Barack Obama as Democratic Nominee

DUBLIN, January 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ireland's largest bookmaker, Paddy
Power, are today claiming that the Democratic Nomination race is well and
truly over and are already paying out on Barack Obama to be the successful
Democratic nominee.
The early payout signals a massive EUR50,000 ($75,000) payday to lucky
punters who backed Obama over the recent number of weeks at various odds
ranging from 4/1 to 4/9.
The unexpected decision by the Irish bookmaking firm comes almost a week
after the Iowa primary election and just a day before the New Hampshire
primary election where Barack is now the odds on favourite at 1/12 to
demolish his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
Paddy Power, said: "From a betting point of view we reckon that it's game
over for Hillary. With each passing day Obama is looking more like a
certainty to get the Democratic vote and as far as we're concerned he's
already past the post. So well done to all who backed him, your winnings
await!"
Barack Obama has also overtaken Hillary Clinton for the first time in the
betting to become the next US President. Paddy Power now make him the odds on
favourite at 10/11 to become the first African-American President over
Hillary Clinton who has now drifted to an incredible 5/2. LATEST 2008 U.S.
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New Hampshire Democratic Primary
1/20 Barack Obama
7/1 Hillary Clinton
40/1 John Edwards
150/1 Any Other Democratic candidate

New Hampshire Republican Primary
1/14 John McCain
6/1 Mitt Romney
16/1 Any Other

Michigan Democratic Primary
4/7 Hillary Clinton
5/4 Barack Obama
14/1 John Edwards
40/1 Any other Democratic candidate

Michigan Republican Primary
6/4 John McCain
2/1 Mitt Romney
9/4 Rudy Giuliani
7/2 Mike Huckabee
33/1 Any other Republican candidate

Florida Democratic Primary
8/13 Hillary Clinton
11/10 Barack Obama
22/1 John Edwards

Democratic Nominee for President 2008
4/9 Barack Obama
13/8 Hillary Clinton
14/1 John Edwards
25/1 Al Gore
100/1 Evan Bayh
100/1 Bill Richardson
100/1 Tom Daschle

Republican Nominee for President 2008
11/8 John McCain
5/2 Rudolph Giuliani
7/2 Mike Huckabee
4/1 Mitt Romney
12/1 Ron Paul
25/1 Fred Thompson
125/1 Sam Brownback

Next President?
10/11 Barack Obama
5/2 Hillary Clinton
11/2 John McCain
10/1 Rudolph Giuliani
11/1 Mike Huckabee
14/1 Mitt Romney
25/1 Ron Paul
25/1 John Edwards
33/1 Al Gore
50/1 Fred Thompson
125/1 Bill Richardson
125/1 Tom Daschle
125/1 Evan Bayh

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2/5 Democrats
7/4 Republicans

Name the final two candidates to contest the 2008 US Presidential
Election
5/2 Obama v McCain
4/1 Obama v Giuliani
5/1 Clinton v McCain
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6/1 Obama v Romney
8/1 Clinton v Giuliani
10/1 Clinton v Huckabee
12/1 Clinton v Romney
16/1 Obama v Paul
33/1 Clinton v Paul
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66/1 Clinton v Thompson
66/1 Edwards v Romney
66/1 Edwards v Huckabee
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SOURCE Paddy Power Plc

For more information; Ken Robertson, Communication Manager, Paddy Power plc,
Phone : +353-1-4045-915 or +353-87-852-8718. E-mail :
krobertson@paddypower.com. Paddy Power, Head of Communications, Paddy Power
plc, Phone : +353-1-4049-620 or +353-87-825-0893. E-mail :
ppower@paddypower.com