http://www.businessinsider.com/here-are-the-odds-of-who-will-win-in-2016-2015-3Now that the first major candidate has made things official, the 2016 presidential race is in full effect.
Business Insider reached out to Paddy Power, Ireland's largest bookmaker, for their odds on the election. So far, Hillary Clinton is the overwhelming favorite.
According to spokesman Rory Scott, as of last Sunday evening, Paddy Power had taken over 5,000 individual bets on the election. In 2012, the company said over $3 million in bets were made on the election. They expect over $6 million in bets for this race. Overall, Scott predicted betting on the 2016 race will be a $100 million industry in the United Kingdom.
For the general election, Scott said Paddy Power derives the odds based on the prices for each candidate to be their party's nominee and that party's odds of winning. As of Sunday evening, Clinton was the favorite followed by several Republicans. Scott noted she received about 33% of the individual bets made on the race.
Check out Paddy Power's general election odds below.
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Paddy Power is also taking bets on each party's primary. As of Sunday evening, while Clinton was the overwhelming favorite to win the Democratic contest, the Republican field was much more wide open. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is a slight favorite closely followed by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R), and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (R). According to Scott, many more people are betting on the GOP primary.
"This is where we’re seeing the majority of bets placed –the open field lends itself to a much more interesting betting market," Scott said of the Republican primary.
Scott described betting on the Democrats as "woefully slow," which he attributed to people "waiting" to decide whether Clinton will enter the race.
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