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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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"ambiguous ending."
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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.
"My life's soboring, I'm actually going to bet on the outcome of a book"
I doubt that'd come close to wetting the desires of some of the more major gamblers about.
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If there's one thing everyone should learn - never bet on a series that has taken so many unexpected twists and turns through the years!! I would never commit to one theory so seriously - you can almost never predict exactly what would happen and, like what went on here, you can't predict if your idea will even be resolved. That's great that he returned the money though - bad for him, but very loyal and honest to his "clients."
Bookie loses money on DH ending (spoilers) 
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If there's one thing everyone should learn - never bet on a series that has taken so many unexpected twists and turns through the years!! I would never commit to one theory so seriously - you can almost never predict exactly what would happen and, like what went on here, you can't predict if your idea will even be resolved. That's great that he returned the money though - bad for him, but very loyal and honest to his "clients." 
