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Betting On A United Ireland
It's exactly what it says on the tin. For nationalists anyway, it's a chance to put your money where your mouth is, quite literally, by betting on a United Ireland. PaddyPower's online betting service is offering odds on the annexation of Northern Ireland by the Republic by various years from 2012 to 2027 (just go to Novelty Bets > Politics > United Ireland?).
Interestingly, they don't seem that confident of a united Ireland in the next 20 years, and are even offering odds of 20/1 that the Republican wet dream of unification in 2016 will come true.
At this time the odds are: | |
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United Ireland by 2012 | 25/1 |
United Ireland by 2017 | 20/1 |
United Ireland by 2022 | 14/1 |
United Ireland by 2027 | 10/1 |
So if you're feeling confident, stick a tenner on it and (if you haven't bet at PaddyPower before) you'll get a free £20 bet, just in case that one doesn't come off (hat-tip Slugger).