Great opportunity for political betting

The potential for politics betting is more than ever before, and there are a whole host of markets available covering different elections.

One of the most popular markets in UK political betting is sure to be over the timing of the next general election. Since the last election was in 2005, Gordon Brown could choose to delay until he has served his full five year term, and indeed 2010 has been well backed.

PM will decide best time for general election betting

The Prime Minister, however, will be sure to go to the country at the time that gives his Labour party the best in the general election betting. So punters should keep an eye on the big political betting issues to assess when Labour might call the vote.

Labour has rewarded punters in the general election betting on three successive national votes, but according to the politics betting markets their luck will run out next time.

Opinion polls a good guide to UK political betting

Ladbrokes has a UK political betting market on the result of the next general election, and those considering general election betting are advised to track the various opinion polls that are carried out.

For example, there is general election betting on whether the Conservatives will win with a majority of over 100 seats.

There is also a market on which party will secure an overall majority, or whether there will be no overall majority.

Brown’s successor a hot debate in politics betting

Whether Labour win the next election or not, one of the most interesting UK political betting markets concerns who will replace Gordon Brown as the next permanent leader of the Labour party.

Anyone who thinks Tony Blair will be back for another stint as the next labour leader can take the generous odds on offer in Ladbrokes politics betting, though more realistically the likes of Harrier Harman, David Miliband and Jack Straw are among the favourites.

The year 2012 will be a big one for London, with the next Summer Olympics being staged there. And in UK political betting it could be a big year as the next election for London’s Lord Mayor will be held.

Current incumbent Boris Johnson is favoured to hold onto his post, though former mayor Ken Livingstone has been installed as second favourite in Ladbrokes politics betting.

US political betting looks ahead

US political betting is always popular, and besides a number of markets on the 2008 presidential election, there is a market open on the vote in 2012.

Hillary Clinton might have lost the chance to make the White House in 2008, but she is third favourite in this market behind Barack Obama and John McCain.

Other names in the frame in that market could be former candidate Al Gore and McCain’s vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.