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Bookies Say It's Almost All Over as Gamblers See Brexit Rejected

Bookies Say It's Almost All Over as Gamblers See Brexit Rejected
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Tuesday, 21 June 2016 07:42 AM EDT

Bookies and gamblers are strengthening in their conviction that the U.K. will opt to remain in the European Union, as polls show a swing away from a so-called Brexit.

Ladbrokes Plc said late on Monday that the odds on a “Remain” vote had shortened to a 2/7 chance, indicating a 74 percent probability. Some 95 percent of all referendum wagers in the previous 24 hours had been placed on voters rejecting Brexit.

“As far as the money’s concerned, it looks like Brexit is beginning to fall at the final hurdle,” Jessica Bridge, a spokeswoman for Ladbrokes, said in an e-mailed statement.

Polls released since the killing of pro-EU campaigner Jo Cox have suggested the “Remain” camp is gaining ground, producing the swing back toward the vote to stay that bookies and gamblers anticipated before her death. One gambler has wagered 315,000 pounds ($463,000) on the U.K. staying in the EU, Betfair said.

“This market continues to mimic the pattern of the Scottish referendum, where historical confidence in the eventual ‘No’ vote slipped slightly ten days before referendum day only to resettle in the week of the vote,” said Naomi Totten of Betfair, which places about a 75 percent probability on the U.K. opting to stay inside the EU.

At one point last week, bookies were placing about a 40 percent chance on the U.K. voting to exit, and differences in polling results for the respective campaigns show the outcome of Thursday’s vote isn’t yet a foregone conclusion.

A YouGov poll of 1,652 voters for the Times newspaper published late on Monday showed “Leave” at 44 percent and 42 percent for “Remain,” while a survey of 800 people by ORB for the Daily Telegraph had “Remain” at 53 percent and “Leave” at 46 percent once those unsure of voting were stripped out.


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Bookies and gamblers are strengthening in their conviction that the U.K. will opt to remain in the European Union, as polls show a swing away from a so-called Brexit.Ladbrokes Plc said late on Monday that the odds on a "Remain" vote had shortened to a 2/7 chance, indicating...
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