{"id":63941,"date":"2017-11-27T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T22:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=63941"},"modified":"2017-11-27T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T19:23:54","slug":"prince-harry-engaged-to-meghan-markle-uk-oddsmakers-run-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/prince-harry-engaged-to-meghan-markle-uk-oddsmakers-run-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry Engaged to Meghan Markle, UK Oddsmakers Run Wild With Betting Lines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Prince Harry has popped the question to longtime girlfriend Meghan Markle, and the American actress and model said &#8220;yes&#8221; to becoming royalty and joining the House of Windsor.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63944\" data-style=\"width: 3000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-official-appearance.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry engaged marriage odds\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-63944\"class=\"text-description\">Actress Meghan Markle has found her prince, quite literally, in Prince Harry. (Image: Denny Lawson\/Press Association)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Naturally, UK oddsmakers are celebrating the momentous occasion by offering up a smorgasbord of betting opportunities. Irish bookmaker Paddy Power thinks next March or April is the likeliest month for the wedding, both at 10-3, followed by May 2018 at 2-5.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p class=\"p1\">As for Prince Harry&#8217;s bachelor party, the former party boy is expected to return to Las Vegas. Sin City is the frontrunner at 12-1, followed by Berlin (16-1), Barcelona (18-1), and Prague and Amsterdam (20-1). In 2012, Harry got into a harry situation in Las Vegas when nude photos of him playing strip billiards leaded to the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Markle, 36, is three years Harry&#8217;s senior, and was apparently able to tame down Harry&#8217;s previous partying ways. Markle was married between 2011 until her divorce in 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As for Harry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/british-bookmakers-offer-odds-on-third-royal-pregnancy\">older brother Prince William<\/a>, who is second in line for the British throne, Paddy Power asks what the name of his and Catherine&#8217;s third child will be. Alice (8-1) and Arthur (10-1) are the favorites. The expecting couple hasn&#8217;t revealed a gender.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Shotgun Wedding?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Paddy Power is known for offering controversial odds, and the bookmaker isn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/paddy-powers-donald-trump-odds-expand-kim-calls-for-death\">shying away from provocative lines<\/a> despite the royal subject matter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Concerning the possibility of the engagement being a response to Meghan being pregnant, Paddy Power&#8217;s odds on the Royal family confirming she was pregnant during the wedding is long at 14-1. That means bettors think there&#8217;s a less than seven percent chance of this being a shotgun wedding.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">However, for Harry and Meghan to announce she&#8217;s with baby at some point in 2018 is at 4-6. That&#8217;s implied odds of 60 percent, with a $100 successful bet netting about $67.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bettors can also take odds on who will attend the wedding. Elton John, who rerecorded &#8220;Candle in the Wind&#8221; in 1997 to tribute Princess Diana, is almost a sure thing at 1-50. A $100 bet on Sir Elton being among the wedding-goers returns just $2 should he accept the royal invitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Other notables include the Obamas (5-2), Hillary Clinton (10-1), longtime former Harry girlfriend Chelsy Davy (33-1), and President Donald Trump (50-1). Vladimir Putin and &#8220;any of the Kardashians&#8221; are longshots at 66-1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Robert Mugabe, the 93-year-old former president of Zimbabwe who helped the country free itself from British colonialism, is at 275-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Harry&#8217;s brother Prince William will almost certainly be the best man at 1-200. To win $100 on that bet, gamblers will need to put down $20,000.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><b>Royal Reception<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Elton John is also the odds-on favorite to take the entertainment duties at the reception at 5-4. Skream, an electronic music producer, follows at 10-1. Drake (25-1), Victoria Beckham (40-1), and Kanye West (50-1) are longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The entire shindig is expected to take place at Windsor Castle (1-25), or possibly Westminster Abbey (5-1). There&#8217;s little chance of Harry convincing his royal relatives that Las Vegas is a more appropriate wedding setting (300-1).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Alexander McQueen is the current frontrunner to design Meghan&#8217;s dress (7-1). Mikhael Kale is second at 9-1, with Burberry and Emilia Wickstead (10-1), and Greta Constantine (11-1) rounding out the top five.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry has popped the question to longtime girlfriend Meghan Markle, and the American actress and model said &#8220;yes&#8221; to becoming royalty and joining the House of Windsor. Naturally, UK oddsmakers are celebrating the momentous occasion by offering up a smorgasbord of betting opportunities. 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