Papal conclave attracting more bets than the Oscars
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Sunday, April 17, 2005
The Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, has described this weeks conclave in the Vatican as "getting to be a bigger non-sporting betting event than the Oscars Hollywood movie awards."
The bookmaker has been taking bets all week on who will be the next Pope, with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger the 3-1 favourite. Second favorite was a Frenchman; Jean-Marie Cardinal Lustiger. The betting firm revealed that one customer has placed €1,000 (US$1,287) on the former Jew.
In third place is a 78 year old Italian, Carlo Maria Cardinal Martini. Like the late Pope John Paul II, Martini has Parkinson's disease and is quite conservative. He was also a close confidante of John Paul II who debated with the theologian on Church dogma.
Sources
- Nelson Graves "For papal punters, Ratzinger leads 4-man race". Reuters, April 17, 2005
- "Favourites emerge in Pope betting". ITV News, April 17, 2005
- "Betting on papal race heats up". News24, April 17, 2005
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