Pursuits
You Weren't Supposed to Put Money on that George Clooney-for-President Bet
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If you thought George Clooney’s wedding was just a ploy to further his political ambitions, you have company. You can make a wager if you think you’re onto something bigger.
Upon news of the wedding, British betting house William Hill put forth 200-1 odds that Clooney would become president of the U.S. in his lifetime. “Originally we did it as fun around the wedding,” says Rupert Adams, a William Hill spokesman, “but people took it seriously, so we had to change the price.”