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The rise of online casinos and online sportsbooks has led to a situation where even those who don't like to gamble might take a chance on the Democrats winning the White House in 2008. That's right, you can find political odds online for elections in the United States and elsewhere in the Free World, even for countries whose governments tend to frown on online casino gambling. Go figure, right? Well, whatever the irony, some of the most popular subjects to bet on these days online are whether Hillary Clinton will get the Democratic nomination for president or not.

Other odds, though, focus on whether or not Arizona Senator John McCain has the chance to secure the GOP nomination in 2008. Those who might have bet on his chances in 2000 must have been mightily disappointed when George W. Bush got the nomination instead of McCain, but McCain's online gambling supporters will get another chance to prove their loyalty to the esteemed Senator in the coming months and year or two ahead. The observant online gambler, though, will also note that former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani is considering a White House run in 2008. You can bet on his chances at online casinos and sportsbooks as well.

Elections happen all the time around the world, and online casinos and sportsbooks are likely offering odds over the primaries going on around the United States at the moment and into the near future as well, for there are mid-term elections to think about in the U.S. as well. In November 2006, Americans will go to the polls to vote on House, Senate and gubernatorial seats across the country, and online casinos gamblers will be watching the proceedings with angst and hope - angst over the possibility of losing money when a candidate wins, and winning money when a candidate loses. That might sound weird, but then...that's politics.