Persons are betting on every thing today in Ontario — and apparently that features betting on who would be the subsequent mayor in Toronto. FanDuel Sportsbook Ontario has been operating a betting pool on the Toronto mayoral by-election. In case you’re planning on getting in on the playing motion forward of the June 26 vote, now’s your likelihood: and we’ve calculated how a lot you possibly can win relying on which candidate you guess on (and who really takes the crown).
Days away from the election, the chances appear to be in Olivia Chow‘s favour — a minimum of within the opinion of the betting world. FanDuel is operating three totally different swimming pools within the by-election market, the principle one being one the place you’ll be able to guess on any of the 15 main candidates. However there are additionally two different swimming pools: betting on Chow versus “the sphere” (referring to anybody who isn’t Chow), and betting on who will obtain essentially the most votes within the election, excluding Chow from the outcomes.
Within the playing world, the much less probably one thing is to occur, the extra you possibly can win by betting on it. With odds of -667 (or 87 per cent), betting $1,000 on Chow would win you simply $149.93 if she is voted in. Trailing behind in second place is Mark Saunders with odds of +1100 (equal to eight.3 per cent), which suggests betting $1,000 on him would win you $11,000 if he turns into mayor. Ana Bailão‘s betting odds are +1400 (6.7 per cent), which might win you $14,000 if you happen to guess $1,000 if she is voted in.
Considering of betting earlier than the window closes? Right here’s the total breakdown of what you you stand to win if you happen to guess $1,000 on every of the highest 15 mayoral candidates (they usually really find yourself profitable):
Olivia Chow: Betting odds -667, $149.93 revenue
Mark Saunders: Odds +1100, $11,000 revenue
Ana Bailão: Odds +1400, $14,000 revenue
Mitzie Hunter: Odds +1600, $16,000 revenue
Brad Bradford: Odds +2000, $20,000 revenue
Josh Matlow: Odds +2000, $20,000 revenue
Chloe Brown: Odds +2300, $23,000 revenue
Celina Caesar-Chavannes: Odds +2700, $27,000 revenue
Giorgio Mammoliti: Odds +2700, $27,000 revenue
Anthony Furey: Odds +3300, $33,000 revenue
Edward Gong: Odds +3300, $33,000 revenue
Blake Acton: Odds +4000, $40,000 revenue
Frank D’Angelo: Odds +4000, $40,000 revenue
Mark LeLiever: Odds +4000, $40,000 revenue
Kevin Clarke: Odds +5000, $50,000 revenue