Gambled against Biden - funniest instance

[STT]

Strange for any political head to take a position like that and be public because alot of politics is being diplomatic and hedging your bets so your country can trade, keep borders and communication open.    Trump even if losing is still an influence out of office, hence not that many countries will be open in much criticism.

why is Trump allowed to run again?

Trump can run a dozen times for the office but you may only serve twice.   He served one term so in theory its open for 2024 but I've never heard of a failed run returning like that, not by a mainstream candidate.  Kayne might be back 2024 or similar 3rd party elements but in the USA system only the 2 main parties have the system of support nationwide and obviously its a giant country compared to most.


I bet Trump because I wanted the hedge for multiple positions, overall I should gain from Biden win though nothing paid out.   3 to 1 odds on Trump bet would be silly to turn down for a sitting president whatever you or the media think, his country is very likely to return a president to office hence the term limit law.

[harizen]

Now Hungary is not a Fan of Biden for sure but the funniest thing is , these were the words of the Hungarian President after loosing the bet :

Allow me to congratulate you on a successful presidential campaign. I wish you good health and continued success in performing your extremely responsible duties

I don't know how that statement became the funniest thing just because the Hungarian President gambled against Biden and lose it.

It's a professional approach. Don't tell me you expect another thing? Gambling activity should be outside of their political views.

At least he wasn't a sore looser.

Ok, so you mean that "small" thing will have a domino effect between the relationship of those countries?

[Wexnident]

Most likely cause of PR tbh. You can imagine the repercussions if a President cussed at someone due to losing a bet, especially since Trump supporters out there have been calling out the elections as fraud or something like that. If he suddenly had a negative reaction to Biden winning, you could expect Trump supporters to just suddenly add him as one of them publicly.

Made a bit of bet against Biden, glad that it worked out well. Still can't forget about the man that bet a huge amount to Trump, big F for him.

Strange for any political head to take a position like that and be public because alot of politics is being diplomatic and hedging your bets so your country can trade, keep borders and communication open.    Trump even if losing is still an influence out of office, hence not that many countries will be open in much criticism.

I don't think there should be much limits to them in that case? It's just betting, and really, if Biden were to complain about that, it sounds more like a sore loser sounds and not really an argument. Presidents are then again human beings, they can do whatever they want outside of them being a president. I'm pretty sure he bet in the name of his name himself, not as a president.

[target]

I'm more interested in how much did he bet, this is a president. Can we assume it's a million USD?

Not all president will announce something like this, it could really be added to trivia if there are just detailed facts of his bet and was it done on a betting platform. It would be a good promotion for the platform as well.

What are the benefits of Hungary when Trump remains to sit?

[KnightElite]

I think it is just normal for those gamblers who have high mindset level, he is a president so for sure he considered his position and he did not let his emotion to control himself. His pride is also fit for him as president so I really do not expect that he will get frustrate or get depressed because Biden won. I also thought that Trump will win and it is the reason why I bet to him. The good thing is I only put small amount of money and I told myself before that It is the money that I can afford to lose. Now I lose in the bet but it is the money that I risks after all so for me it okay. Is there anyone who become depressed just because he loses in bet between Donald Trump and Joe Biden?

[crwth]

i think he underestimated Biden that he wouldn't win at anything. He had become shortsighted that he didn't look at some of the facts that might have helped him make a better decision. Anyways, what already happened has happened, no turning back. I agree that he is not a sore loser, unlike the one who lost 

He did not have any plan B.

What other plans can you have in gambling? It's only Win or Lose. No other plans involved, lol.

[maydna]

At least he wasn't a sore looser. How many of you guys did bet against Trump ? Did anyone loose a critical amount ? What are your thoughts on this particular thing ?

I don't bet for US election or other political things because I don't know anything about the election, but I just feel that Biden can win against Trump, and that happens. I don't lose anything because I don't bet on that US election

I don't have any particular things about that election, but if people are placing their bets on the election, I think that is normal because they want to make money from that thing.

The Hungary President has the confidence to bet on the US election, but we don't know how much he places the bet, but that will be big money. It is normal if the Hungarian President says something to Biden because that can mean something between the Hungarian President and Biden.

[Fundamentals Of]

This is not funny at all. This is how gamblers should act in the face of defeat. What is funny is how Trump is acting on his defeat. He cannot accept being a loser, does not want to concede even when everything in front of him says he has lost the elections, does not want to congratulate his opponent, etc. I mean, what is funny is when you cannot act like a man in front of the reality.

I did not place a bet on this one, though.

[yazher]

At least he's still acting as a president despite of what he lost.

I have a question regardless of the gambling, why is Trump allowed to run again? I thought, no I actually read it somewhere that there's no president should sit twice in a row, although Trump didn't win though but it troubles me to find out why.

Anyway, gambling is just a game, for entertainment purposes. Why would a president lose himself just because he lost to a bet?

Yeah! unlike some other guys whom you never see again after losing a huge amount of money from betting who gonna win this election.
I wonder it too, in our country the president is not allowed to candidate twice after his term. However, if our president caught playing gambling such as this, it may use to get him out of the presidency.

[proTECH77]

The speech the Hungaria  president made to congratulate Joe Biden for the success of his election, was not try to mock Trump who loss his re-election to Biden who scored 282 to win Trump who scored 214. Many gambler was seriously celebrating the victory of Biden not because he won the US election, because their bet for Biden to become winner of the election come through.

[Darker45]

The Hungarian President openly stated that :

He Gambled against Biden.
He had high wagers apparently against him.
He did not have any plan B.

Now Hungary is not a Fan of Biden for sure but the funniest thing is , these were the words of the Hungarian President after loosing the bet :

The man who lost the bet was not the Hungarian president. It was the Hungarian prime minister. The president of Hungary is Janos Ader. The prime minister is Victor Orban, the one who made the heavy bet on President Trump's victory. Well, just in case somebody might be misled by this post.

Anyway, the man is gracious in his defeat. That's a nice behavior when confronted with a loss, something worth emulating by all losers, be it in gambling or politics.

At least he wasn't a sore looser. How many of you guys did bet against Trump ? Did anyone loose a critical amount ? What are your thoughts on this particular thing ?

If only my betting site offered odds for this, I would have placed my bet on Trump. Lucky for me it didn't.

[Lorence.xD]

Pretty chill for a President gambling. Wouldn't that ruin his image to his people? If this is all part of a campaign to make him likeable then I do not think that it is working or I might be ignorant. It is a default emotion for someone with a power to be a good sport when they lose something, being humble is a rare trait when you are an elite.

[romero121]

That's true fun, and Hungarian President is truly courageous. In one of the post it is mentioned as the Prime Minister of Hungary making the bet and lost it. Even after losing the bet, he has revealed it to the world. More other presidents might've gambled on the US election, but everything is kept confidential to have mutual relation as USA is the powerful country of the world.

[iamsheikhadil]

As long as he is president, I'm sure he will make the money back that he had lost putting on Trump lol. But had he valued money over his country reputation, by saying how Biden caused him to lose money xD then he might have shown a bad character which might cost him election next time!

I wish I had put some good amount on Biden but I didn't on either. I was really really confused about who might win as in 2016 all predictions went wrong and so even though I felt Biden might have won, there was still hesitation.

[bitzizzix]

Too confident and in the end lose, maybe he underestimated Biden who actually had many high officials or leaders of other countries who supported Biden to become president of the US.
I was very surprised when Joe Biden said "insyaallah" during the presidential candidate debate, and "insyaallah" can be interpreted as an expression of hope or promise that must be fulfilled and said insyaallah did not make that person a Muslim.
And it went viral which made Biden even more supporters at home and abroad.

[shoreno]

cant really understand  . who is that hungarian president your talking to ? a president from other country ? and he bets on trump ?

Now Hungary is not a Fan of Biden for sure

why not ? if the president of this country is the one that loose , why will others feel the same ? but i know that there could be others from this country that also bets with biden and loose but some wont take it personally but they only gamble . they could be angry because they lost but they wont be angry for whoever wins on the election .

and whats wrong if that president congralute biden ? he is a president so he must show a respect to the other president but we dont know maybe deep inside he feel an anger but he tries to hide it .

[xxjumperxx]

Its funny how everyone seems to think the Media decides who the next president is...
The Electoral College decides the winner and that has not happened...

So Books paying out the Biden win is just them being nice but if somehow we do have a repeat of 2000 and Trump wins in Supreme Court what will Books do? They will have to pay out the Trump bets, well because he will stay President?

[slapper]

He is the President of Hungary. He knows his manner. And even if he feels sad or angry of his bet, he will not express it publicly, otherwise he will be judged by his people.

I made a bet for Trump and I do not feel sad at all after losing this game. Although Trump does not admit his loss, I only feel a little bit disappointed but thats all, nothing more. And moreover, I make a bet which contain the money I afford to lose and there is no point being crazy or silly

Congratulate Biden for become the next President or the United States. You have done so well recently. I believe you can change you can change not only your country but also the world with your perception and politic experience

[elspethrooney]

The whole betting statistics were a big disappointment for a mankind.

Also in my country (it is in Europe), this event break history records in betting. Funny thing is, that even though every win prediction was on side of Biden, the most of the people here bet on Trump (about 70% of bets value). So I guess most of the bettors here do betting for fun, with no knowledge of the topic.

Also it was funny to observe the prediction market. At the early times of election, when the immediate results were in favor for Trump, the prediction market change the sides to reflect that. In other words people totally panicked and no longer trust in the pre-determined win of Biden. To be honest I was also quite panicking, because I though that prediction market is used by competent people.

So this event was a decent lesson about why people keep losing money via betting.

One more funny thing I noticed is: at freebitco.in was odd on Biden 1.99 in the last hours. While the conventional offices has something like 2.2 on Trump. So there was a room to bet on both and win money no matter who wins the election (however there is still few issues: BTC/fiat volatile price, any office can cancel the bet etc., so I have not tried that)

[pilosopotasyo]

The President of Hungary acts very childish, if he is against Biden he should not openly and publicly post it and just make it personal if he wants to bet against Biden, what he wants to prove here, that he wants to please Trump?
His action back fired now he wants to make amends by congratulating Biden, not really good move for the current President of Hungary.