--- title: Donald Trump Bets Increase Just Like Brexit: Bookmakers description: A late surge of bets have been placed on Trump ahead of the final presidential debate on Wednesday canonical: https://time.com/4536465/donald-trump-bet-victory-brexit/ author: Suyin Haynes article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-19T15:01:32.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:45.970Z og:title: U.K. Bookmakers See Surge of Bets on a Donald Trump Victory og:description: Bookmakers say it's a betting pattern reminiscent of the run up to the E.U. referendum og:url: https://time.com/4536465/donald-trump-bet-victory-brexit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta71c88ea880f8505/6988aa9c428a9e79dbcd4adf/gettyimages-615458134.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: GOP Rally with Donald Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: U.K. Bookmakers See Surge of Bets on a Donald Trump Victory twitter:description: Bookmakers say it's a betting pattern reminiscent of the run up to the E.U. referendum twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta71c88ea880f8505/6988aa9c428a9e79dbcd4adf/gettyimages-615458134.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # U.K. Bookmakers See Surge of Bets on a Donald Trump Victory—Just Like Brexit by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Oct 19, 2016 3:01 PM UTC  GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Norris Penrose Equestrian Center for a rally Oct. 18 2016. GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Norris Penrose Equestrian Center for a rally Oct. 18 2016.Andy Cross—Denver Post via Getty Images by [Suyin Haynes](https://time.com/author/suyin-haynes/) ## Suyin Haynes Oct 19, 2016 3:01 PM UTC Donald Trump’s odds to win the U.S. presidential election may not match that of bookmaker’s favorite Hillary Clinton, but a late surge of bets have been placed on the Republican candidate ahead of the [final presidential debate](http://time.com/4528761/third-presidential-debate-supreme-court-immigration/?iid=sr-link3) on Wednesday. British-based bookmakers William Hill have launched their list of bets for the final debate, with Clinton placed at 1-3 to win the final televised showdown and Trump at 9-4\. Overall, Clinton remains the hot favorite to win the presidency, whereas Trump now has a 20% chance of winning compared with 15% before the weekend. However, the Trump campaign doesn’t seem to have dissuaded bettors looking for a last-minute gamble, as William Hill’s latest figures show that 65% of bets on the market have been placed on Trump with the remaining 35% placed on Clinton. As to why punters might be backing Trump at this stage, Hill spokesman Graham Sharpe said, “It may be because the race has reached a level now where people thought it might be worth taking a chance, or just as with the E.U. referendum, people just don’t believe the opinion polls.” Bookmakers have responded by cutting the odds on Trump to win in a betting pattern reminiscent of the run-up to the E.U. referendum in Britain earlier this year. “It was the case that consistently throughout the [E.U. referendum](http://time.com/4244458/brexit-european-vote-uk/) campaign, some two-thirds of the money gambled was for Remain, but in terms of individual bets, it was around two-thirds for Leave,” said Sharpe. “In straight bookmaking terms we have to be big Trump supporters as he currently represents a six-figure loss in our overall market.” In terms of stakes, Hall’s figures said 71% of the total money bet on the U.S. election has been placed on a Clinton win, including a record-breaking bet of over [$610,000 placed on the Democratic candidate](http://time.com/4522662/bet-hillary-clinton-election/) earlier this month. 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