Although we’ve put politics betting in the prop bets section, it could also go to the futures betting category. Why? Because elections don’t happen too often. US Elections, for example, happen every four year. Considering that many bookies let you bet politics months or even years before the election, it could fall into the outrights category.
Still, as their name suggests, sportsbooks are meant for sports betting. That’s why everyone thinks of politics wagers as prop bets. Another reason for this is that apart from betting on the election winner, there are plenty of other wagers you can make. And some of those are very off-beat.
Interesting Wagers in Politics Betting
Betting on the next President of the United States is the big bet in politics betting. No surprise there, as the Prez is the most powerful human on Earth. However, many other politics wagers fly under the bettors’ radar.
Some of those include betting on the next Governor of your state, state-by-state electoral college winner, number of voters per state, etc. In addition to betting on US politics, you can also bet on UK politics, including stuff focused on the Royal Family. The politics betting category also covers the bets centered around the Pope, as well as some economy-based wagers.
Examples of Bets in Politics Wagering
Most sportsbooks that deal with politics betting separate these bets into a couple of different categories. For instance, US politics bets go into one category, those focused on the United Kingdom go to another, and so on.
US Politics Betting
- Democrats to win the popular vote in the Election
- Electoral college in Texas – Republican win
- Joe Biden to Win the Presidential Election
- President Trump banned from Twitter before 2021
- Melania Trump to file for divorce before 2022
Euro Politics Betting
- Next UK Prime Minister – Sadiq Khan
- New United Kingdom Monarch – Prince Phillip
- Next country to invoke Article 50 – Hungary
- First EU leader to leave office – Emmanuel Macron
- Next country to hold EU referendum – Italy
Religion Betting
- Next Pope – Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (Philippines)
- Next Pope’s papal name – Anastasius
- Over 250k YouTube views of Lakewood Church Easter Service
- Kanye West to attend 2021 Lakewood Church Easter Service
- Mariah Carey to attend 2021 Lakewood Church Easter Service
Finance Betting
- The price of one Bitcoin to go over 20k in 2021
- Dollar to Euro conversion rate in 2021 – 1:1
- Final digit of Dow Jones on December 31 – 8
- Final digit of Dow Jones on December 31 – Even
- Price of gold to go over 70k in 2021