Bodog.ca, the Canadian online sportsbook, has rolled out odds on Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford’s future and are asking players to place bets on the answer to the following question: “What will Toronto Mayor Rob Ford do before December 31st, 2013?”.
The biggest odds are on “Resign as Mayor” with 9-4, followed by “Temporary leave” with 3-2 and finally “Neither, will remain mayor” with a safe 1-1. According to Adam Burns, sportsbook manager for Bodog.ca, “The resign option is, we felt, the most unlikely thing. We have lower limits on this — about $100 — and it’s just kind of fun.
We felt like this was a good time to do it because (Ford) says he doesn’t want to resign and people in Toronto want him to take a leave. The story’s taken a turn and some sort of decision has to be made.”