Top international betting houses have flipped towards overwhelmingly predicting a victory for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Reuters reports.
The move echoes the houses’ reversal this year on Brexit, the United Kingdom’s surprise decision to leave the European Union.
Late Tuesday, Britain’s Ladbrokes betting house gave Trump an 85 percent chance of victory, compared with just 15 percent for Hillary Clinton. Earlier in the day they had given Clinton a margin of 76 percent.
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power also reversed their odds later on election day, ending with a prediction of a Trump victory at 83.3 percent Tuesday, with Clinton at 22.2 percent.
Given the massive changes in these odds, both outlets stand to lose major money with a Trump win – but as the Republican candidate and casino owner surely knows, the house always wins in the end.
From VOA's Katherine Gypson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the states still too close to call: Dejected Clinton supporters who had filled a downtown Philly bar earlier in the evening chanting "I'm with her," were silent as the final rounds of state calls came through. They appeared stunned as the restaurant closed down. Downtown Philadelphia was quiet after midnight. One of the few bars still filled was in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, where one Trump supporter wearing a Make America great Again hat said he had predicted a landslide victory for his candidate. Another Trump supporter said it was time for America to unite behind Trump. Outside, a valet named Lance, who said he had worked at the hotel for 18 years, wondered what would be next for people like him. He said everyone knew Clinton wasn't the right candidate and that possibly Trump's business experience would turn out to be a good thing for the country.