# Vegas --- George W. Bush

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-george-w-bush/198788>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-george-w-bush/198788 "2003-08-31T09:28:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Homer\_J.Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-george-w-bush/198788/1 "2003-08-31T09:28:06Z")

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What are the odds at Vegas that George W. Bush will win the next Presidential election?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-george-w-bush/198788/2 "2003-08-31T17:20:14Z")

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Betting on the presidential election is illegal in Las Vegas.

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**Author:** ![MaryEFoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MaryEFoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaryEFoo)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2003, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegas-george-w-bush/198788/3 "2003-08-31T17:37:54Z")

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Too bad, it should be as good a prognosticator as the “Terrorist Futures Market” that’s said to be such a good idea.

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