Global Trends Indicate Biden-Trump Debate Will Shatter This All-Time Record

Sports gambling has gained a lot of attention across the U.S. and beyond recently, but athletic events aren’t the only thing people are placing bets on.

According to experts, Thursday’s presidential debate is shaping up to collect far more wagers than any other in history.

As Fox Business reported:

“We have been totally surprised by the betting interest in this debate,” Gary Segars, senior betting analyst for BetUS, told FOX Business. “This isn’t the first time we’ve offered betting on presidential debates. In fact, we’ve been doing it many years, but we have never seen this much action for a debate.”

Segars said that what makes this debate so unique is not only the unprecedented number of wagers that the site is taking from customers in America, but from around the world.

“Our European customers seem every bit as charged up for this debate as their counterparts in the U.S., accounting for a significant percentage of the betting action we are seeing,” he said. “The world will be watching on Thursday, and we expect this to be the most wagered-on presidential debate in history.”

Depending on the platform, gamblers can place their bets on a wide array of factors prior to the debate.

Interesting prop bets for tomorrow. Trump saying the word Bitcoin before the words crypto currency at -120. Over/under 15.5 non facts from trump is -150 on the over. Biden falling asleep is at +1200 lol https://t.co/V9GLxfQHvc pic.twitter.com/Rfac2rxa8p

— J.C. Parets (@allstarcharts) June 26, 2024

I can’t believe we are in an era where people are betting on what Trump will say in a debate. This is unbelievable… Where do I cast a bet? pic.twitter.com/QKVd7d2Kj1

— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) June 26, 2024

Some great prop bets for the debate tomorrow pic.twitter.com/Xfc1knVKkL

— ASGI Guy (@AsgiGuy) June 26, 2024

The Hill covered some of the more unusual wagers:

Online sportsbooks are betting big on this week’s highly anticipated debate between President Biden and former President Trump, offering wagers on everything from the candidates’ sartorial choices to whether there will be long pauses or profanity.

One site, BetOnline.ag, is offering more than 40 different options related to Thursday’s presidential debate in Atlanta.

Some of the wagers include how many “non-facts” will be uttered by the two White House contenders — the non-facts over/under for Trump is 15.5 while Biden ‘s is 9.5 — the first candidate to mispronounce a politician’s name, and who will be the first to interrupt CNN’s Jake Tapper or Dana Bash, the debate’s moderators.

Here’s some additional coverage of the trend:

Sportsbooks Place Wagers on President Debate

From policy topic to tie color, online sportsbooks are offering dozens of bets for voters to place on tonight’s first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden.@michellebackus_ @RealDrGina @TBatesNews

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— Real America's Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) June 27, 2024