Obama wasn’t the only US election winner thanks to William Hill’s free bet competition.

The winner of almost every US election for more than a century has taken Missouri. Today, John McCain and Barack Obama are odds of 5/6 to win the state.

William Hill’s state betting odds suggest how Barack Obama could win the US presidential election.

The latest 2008 US election betting suggests Barack Obama will win 370 or more electoral college votes.

£10 million in bets rides on the outcome of the 2008 US election, and Obama is a hotter favourite than ever following the last TV debate between the candidates.

The global crisis in the world’s banks looks like good news for the Democrats, with William Hill slashing the odds on Barack Obama becoming the next US president.

A CNN opinion poll shows 47 per cent of US voters think health issues would force John McCain to step down as American president.

Betting on the US election to be a tie? Bookie William Hill is offering 33/1 that the candidates poll the same number of votes.

The betting odds on Barack Obama becoming next president of the USA have shortened significantly after his televised debate with John McCain.

FT writer and political observer says betting on the election favourite is “still a value wager”.