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Gam­blers also feel the same way about this pres­i­den­tial elec­tion. This pres­i­den­tial elec­tion is ran­cid. It feels as fixed as that Giants-Eagles NFL foot­ball game. Let me give you the details of this elec­tion- from a gambler’s perspective.

Trump entered the night a 2 to 1 under­dog. As soon as the polls start­ed to close, and the pic­ture became clear, Trump’s odds quick­ly moved to even mon­ey. Then Trump became the slight favorite. Then a mod­er­ate favorite. Then a 2‑to‑1 favorite. Then 3 to 1. 4 to 1. 5 to 1. 6 to 1. 7 to 1. Final­ly, Trump moved to 8 to 1 favorite.