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Old 08-08-2007, 04:49 PM
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London bookmaker William Hill Plc. lost nearly £100,000 ($200,000) on bets placed on Harry’s fate at the end of Deathly Hallows due to the …
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The bookmaker repaid 50,000 pounds ($101,060) in wagers and a further 40,000 pounds to fans who either bet that he died, killed himself or was killed by his nemesis Lord Voldemort.

"It was a fairly ambiguous ending, open to various interpretations, and so whatever way we settled the bets would have annoyed some people,"' said Rupert Adams, a William Hill spokesman. "So we paid out on all the bets.''


It was the first time the bookmaker had taken bets on the outcome of a book.

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Now we have to hope that Rowling doesn't bring out another Harry Potter book in the next two years. We have already taken 12,500 pounds on that bet.
Old 08-08-2007, 04:57 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 08-08-2007, 04:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Haha Shame on him! Next time, he will know better!
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Wow... I don't think I would have bet that much
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Old 08-08-2007, 05:28 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Ouch that sucks... But I guess thats what happens when you bet on Harry's fate... Bahahahahahahah.. Sorry I shouldn't laugh at other people misfortunes...
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Wow! I wouldn't have bet on Harry's fate. Having a theory or two is good enough.
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that is hysterical, teach you to take bets......apparantly not
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Funny, Although I don't think he learn very well. Taking bets Jo will write another HP in 2yrs, I wouldn't count on it if I was him I'd love another book but I just wouldn't count on it.
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whoa there...that wasnt too smart, now was it? i most certainly wouldnt ever bet on a book...too unpredictable...sumtimes....
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that is alot of money they lost stupied bookies
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Old 08-08-2007, 08:30 PM   #13 (permalink)
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WHY in the whole milkyway galaxy would anyone BET on something like THAT???? people these days....
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Wow, that's a good bit of money.
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Old 08-08-2007, 10:05 PM   #15 (permalink)
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OUCH... thats a lot of money.
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That's kinda dumb. I feel sorry for him, but hey...he brought it on himself. =/
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Oh yeah i heard about that. haha
well i think it was kinda dumb for them to place all those bets but oh well. haha
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I wish I had all that money for much more productive things, not betting.
JKR swore she wouldn't do any more HP, but she said that probably would make an encyclopaedia, and left so much open, you never know what she will really do.
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