From: Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 1996 03:45:51 +0800
To: Anonymous <nobody@zifi.genetics.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: A _REALLY_ Interesting Bet
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Anonymous wrote:
> 
> Betting on football is one thing, but some of us would be very
> interested in the odds on US presidential election outcomes as
> November approaches. This kind of betting is illegal here, and
> I haven't looked lately for a "Ladbroke's" type site, but it is
> interesting because the betting odds from across the Atlantic
> more closely match eventual election results than the annoying
> calls from Gallup & Roper during suppertime. I have posted here,
> anonymously, on this topic before, but some of you are aware of
> who I am. I'll thank you to keep that a secret. ;}

Thinking about this some more - what would people want to see in such a
betting system.  Would you be happy with two choices?:

	(Clinton/Dole) or Other

or three choices?:

	Clinton, Dole or Other

or would you want more choices than this?  I'm asking, since we've been
tossing around this presidential election idea for a few days now, but
since we're not Americans, we're not too sure what is a suitable set
(bearing in mind that our idea for this will get more difficult as the
number of choices increases).

Gary
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