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Irish bookie says race over, pays off on Obama

By Chuck Ansbacher

Friday October 17, 2008

Irish bookie says race over, pays off on Obama:

Paddy Power PLC says it is so sure Barack Obama will win the U.S. presidential election next month that it paid off Thursday on all bets it had taken backing the Democratic candidate. It said it shelled out more than 1 million million, about $1.35 million.