Politics Betting: US Presidential Race

With the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries in the bag and South Carolina to come on Jan 21, Mitt Romney has emerged as a clear favorite with online sportsbooks to become the Republican challenger to Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential elections.

William Hill have installed Romney as 1/5 favorite to emerge as the Republican candidate, putting him ahead of Rick Santorum, 8/1, Ron Paul, 12/1, Newt Gingrich, 14/1, Jon Huntsman, 20/1, and outsider Rick Perry at 50/1.

Obama is still 8/11 favorite to win a second consecutive term, ahead of Romney, 6/4. The odds on the eventual Republican candidate winning the 2012 presidential election (regardless of whether it is Romney or someone else) are now evens at William Hill, and 2.00 at Sports Interaction. Will Hill is quoting 80/1 on an independent getting the job done.

The world has changed so much since Barack Obama was elected for the first time in 2008, and the same can be said about the world of online and mobile gambling, which has seen so many new innovations in the last few years.

Online betting customers can now bet from anywhere 24 hours a day with William Hill Mobile, which promises 100% security for all deposits and withdrawals. In addition, if you're left stranded without GPS, you can place your US presidential elections bet via text message. Just register your mobile to get started, and you can begin text betting immediately.