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Gamblers are putting their money on a Trump triumph

Is Donald Trump on course for a return to the White House? (Getty)

It’s polling day across the pond and Steerpike is keen to have a flutter. Opinion polling in the US election suggests the safe money is on Kamala Harris, but his fellow gamblers seem to be telling a different story.

Data analysed by Mr S’s friends in the Speccies’ data dungeon shows money is pouring in behind The Donald. Trump has a nearly two thirds chance of returning to the White House in January, according to an analysis of implied probabilities. Do the punters know something the pundits don’t? 

Mr S will be tracking the betting markets every five minutes and updating the graph below…

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