The big bet on the UK election is not who will be prime minister
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A man walks past a betting shop in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Leon Blackman, Spokesperson for Oddschecker, displays a diagram to show how betting has changed over time at the general election, in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Leon Blackman, spokesperson for Oddschecker, displays a diagram to show how many constituencies is each party the betting favourite, at the upcoming general election, in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Leon Blackman, spokesperson for Oddschecker, writes the odds of each party on the board for the upcoming general election, in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Leon Blackman, spokesperson for Oddschecker, compares with two diagrams of election prediction on 2024, left, and election result on 2019, in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Leon Blackman, spokesperson for Oddschecker, shows a diagram of election prediction on 2024, in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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A man walks past a betting shop in London, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Britain's general election is a big event for political gamblers. Betting on Thursday's election is expected to generate tens of millions of pounds in bets though the biggest event is a bit of a snooze. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)