ROME
Irish Central
By
IrishCentral Staff Writers
Published Friday, March 8, 2013
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley has become a contender to fill the recently vacated position of Pope, at least according to Irish bookmakers Paddy Power.
The bets being placed on who the new Pope will be brought a surge of business to Paddy Power who believes the betting could set the record for a non-sporting event.
Rory Scott, spokesman for Paddy Power, said to the Christian Post ,”We’d be comfortable saying it’s a million dollar market and certainly it’s on track to be the biggest non-sporting event in Paddy Power’s history.”
“I think pope betting has really captured people’s imagination,” he added.
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