Scotland Vote Becomes MillionDollar Question for British Gambler
One British businessman has more than a million reasons to hope that Scotland will vote to stay in the United Kingdom in Thursday's referendum, after betting almost 1.5 million 900k that the country will say no to independence. The unidentified middle-aged businessman from London placed what is believed to be one of the largest sums ever staked on a political event in Britain. He made the first part of his bet around 653,000 in June at his local bookmaker William Hill, reports the Daily Telegraph. He then returned twice in August and once more on Wednesday to take additional bets, bringing the total to a staggering 1.5 million. The customer, who is not Scottish, took odds of 1/4 for his first bet, 1/6 for the second, and 1/5 for the third and fourth parts. The customer stands to collect around 1.8 million if Scotland votes to remain part of the union, though he himself will not be able to cast a vote. A spokesman for William Hill called the customer a "responsible gambler" and said "this man is confident, if not entirely convinced, that his gamble will pay off  in fact, he has called it an investment.'", Latest polls for the referendum have revealed it is too close to call but suggested a small lead for the "No" vote with 52 to 48, Daily Telegraph