Trump the Betting Favorite Again Ahead of U.S. Election Debate

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : At regulated sportsbooks in Ontario, where election wagering is legal, Trump is now the favorite and Harris the underdog.
85% : At bet365, for example, Harris was the -125 favorite and Trump an even-money underdog as of Aug. 14.
71% : RealClearPolitics had Harris at 48.3% popular support and Trump at 47% in its average of polls as of Monday afternoon.
57% : The U.K.-based but Ontario-regulated bookmaker had Trump priced at -140 to win the election as of Monday morning.
55% : Other shops had Trump priced similarly, such as bet365 offering -138 on the Republican to win this November.
47% : "It's all change once again at the head of the US election betting, with Trump now back in front for an imminent return to the White House," Alex Apati of Ladbrokes noted in a statement on Monday.
29% : However, ahead of Tuesday's debate on ABC, U.S. election betting odds have shifted away from Harris and the Democrats and toward Trump and the Republicans.
14% : But buyback on Trump and perhaps some cooling on Harris have helped flip the script once more.

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