Tired of betting against Tom Brady in the Super Bowl?
Try tossing some cash on President Trump, who is slated to give a pregame interview to CBS. Will he speak from the White House Map Room, the Treaty Room or the Roosevelt Room? There are odds on each.
BetDSI Sportsbook, a licensed sportsbook in Costa Rica, also offers chances to bet on whether Mr. Trump will pick the Patriots or the Rams, whether he will discuss the national anthem controversy or whether he will call out his “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan.
Although sports betting still dominates, bookies are increasingly eager to get into the political betting market and salivating over the prospect of taking odds on how many times Mr. Trump calls Sen. Elizabeth Warren “Pocahontas” or mentions her infamous ancestry test in a hypothetical 2020 presidential debate.
Dave Mason, the BetOnline.ag sportsbook brand manager, said the market has been growing over the years. Election Day 2016 attracted 15 times more action than the 2012 contest.
“I am not a big political guy, but it was probably one of the most memorable days I had working in this business,” he said.
Scott Cooley, a spokesman for BetDSI, said the presidential election surpassed the Super Bowl that year.
And like so many other areas of modern life, Mr. Trump has made it more interesting.
James Murphy, an international gambling specialist and oddsmaker who has set numbers on the outcome of the Lingerie Football League and how many people would get “whacked” on the season premiere of HBO’s “The…
