Betting Election

The Most Accurate Election Forecast? Hardcore Gamblers

Keith Thomson | Posted 12.03.2008 | Politics


Keith Thomson

British bookmaking site Betfair had all 50 states right in 2004. As did rival site Intrade. As one gambler told me, "A pollster can still bill for an inaccurate poll. Bookmakers must make an accurate line or they lose -- period."