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Originally Posted by Paul
It doesnt seem likely he would have been elected anyway, hence his bet, so I dont think he sacrificed much on that front.
I do think his statement that he would have given any winnings to charity is a load of cobblers, hes just saying that now hes been "caught".
There does seem to be a lot of fuss over people betting, who would have had no knowledge of the date, simply because they are politicians.
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100% agree the charity line is being mince. The sacrifice point was the idea he'd deliberately go out his way to lose, rather than as you say the simpler explanation it was more likely.
I do wonder if the gambling industry are making a point here too, with people the public are unlikely to have sympathy for. There's a lot of rumours in football.