Paddy Power Finds New Trump Betting Executive
6 years ago15 Aug
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If it was a quiz show and you were asked âdo these things actually existâ, the job of âHead of Trump Bettingâ might have you shaking your head and thinking: âWell itâs possible I suppose, but kinda weird to be an actual jobâ!
But it IS a job and Irish bookmakers Paddy Power appointed Joe Lee to the role, the âexperienced betting market traderâ taking on the post which aims to deal with the massive upsurge in Trump-related bets.
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Lee told the Sun newspaper:
âThereâs no one in the world like Donald Trump and people are fascinated by him. He is far more popular than Brexit was with the betting public,â adding that, âIf Trump is qualified to do that, then I donât think any other job or candidate can be seen as ridiculous.â
The lengthy search to fill the post had seen Nigel Farage installed as head of the recruitment drive in an April Foolâs spoof blog, Paddy Power joking:
âAfter a disastrous year of political cock-ups â two words for you: Brexit and Trump â we are determined not to make the same mistakes again in 2017, and have turned to a political heavyweight to guide us. Weâve decided to recruit Nigel Farage, who correctly predicted the results of both the EU Referendum and the US Presidential Election, to revitalize the tradersâ approach to political betting.â
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The role of Head of Trump Betting, however, is a serious one â Paddy Powerâs âTrump Hubâ launched in February this year dedicated to âTrump-related betting marketsâ of which there are over 100, taking bets on everything from âUS-Mexico relationship, Presidential impeachment⌠and Trump family mattersâ, according to Sbcnews.com which has been following the Trump-betting market for a while now.
With Trumpâs Presidential victory costing the bookmakers over $5million, the hope is that they will recoup their losses through the ongoing Trump battles and the betting publicâs desire to get in on the action.
According to PaddyPower, Joe Lee will keep his role for âas long as Donald Trump remains Presidentâ.
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