‘Will any candidate say a curse word?’ Bookies take wagers on the Democratic debate

Presidential politics provides fodder for online wagers, and this week’s Democratic debates are no exception.

SportsBetting.ag — a major online betting site — has posted odds for a number of “potential outcomes” during the upcoming bouts.

“You can bet on another microphone malfunction occurring, languages spoken, topics the candidates might talk about, what the candidates might say, shows of hands, tweets, camera time and more. There are almost 50 different ways to wager,” the site advises.

And a few of the odds:

“Will there be a microphone malfunction during the CNN broadcast? (Yes 6/1, no 1/12).”

“Will Beto O’Rourke speak in Spanish? (Yes 1/2, no 3/2).”

“How many times will Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand blink the first time she’s solo on camera? (Over 76.5, under 76.5)”

“Will any candidate say a curse word or be bleeped? (Yes 4/1, no 1/6).”

“Will any candidate say, impeach? (Yes 1/2, no 3/2).”

BetOnline.ag regularly offers novelty political props and betting odds for elections, hearing and other events — including former FBI Director James B. Comey’s congressional hearing, President Trump’s State of the Union addresses and more).

“For the Democratic debates this time, gamblers can bet on a laundry list of more than 30 proposition bets,” the organization says — including which candidate will get the most speaking time, and how often Mr. Trump will tweet about it.