Rumors, Bookies, and Broken Things<\/strong><\/h2>\nIt\u2019s not that the bookies necessarily had insider information themselves, it\u2019s just that they closely monitor betting patterns, and a wave of customers suddenly attempting to make large wagers on an unlikely candidate will trigger alarm bells.<\/p>\n
Nothing is guaranteed, of course, because even the most suspicious patterns could be the result of a false rumor, which can spread like the highly-explosive green liquid that is wildfire.<\/p>\n
But oddsmakers will look for information beyond betting patterns too. Someone on Reddit, for example, appeared to be able to describe many of the plot twists in Season 8 before the season kicked off, including Bran\u2019s destiny as ruler and Daenerys\u2019 death at the hands of Jon Snow.<\/p>\n
The Redditer\u2019s predictions were just another bunch of half-baked fan theories amid a sea of wild speculation — until they all started coming true.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
[Warning: contains immediate spoilers] All hail Bran the Broken, First of His Name, King of the Andals and the First Men, Lord of the Six Kingdoms, and Protector of the Realm \u2026 etc, etc. Whatever your feelings about the Game of Thrones finale — and there are many who hated not only the finale but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":105494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3313,19853],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Game of Thrones Finale: How the Bookies Got It Right<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n