Posted on March 4, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
As Cardinals gather at the Vatican to elect the next pope, British bookmaker William Hill has posted odds on whom the successor to Benedict XVI will be. William Hill has a major presence in Nevada, but papal odds are not offered in the state. Ghanaian cardinal Peter Turkson is listed as the 11-to-4 favorite to replace Benedict, and the next pope being from an African country is offered at 13-to-8, the second choice in that betting pool behind odds-on favorite Italy at 4-to-5. The U.S. is 25-to-1. “The jostling will now start in earnest and with so many Italian Cardinals you have to think there is a great chance that we will see an Italian Pope later this month,” William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said in a statement. Here’s a list of William Hill’s odds on who’ll become the 266th pope of the Catholic Church. Source
Nationality of next pope:
Italy 4/5
Any African Country 13/8
Central or South America 7/2
Canada 8/1
Spain 25/1
25/1
France 33/1
Who will replace Pope Benedict XVI
Peter Turkson 5/2
Angelo Scola 11/4
Tarciso Bertone 4/1
Angelo Bagnasco 5/1
Marc Ouellet 6/1
Peter Erdo 9/1
Christoph Schonborn 14/1
Gianfranco Ravas 14/1
Leanardo Sandri 14/1
Bar (the likely lowest odds of unmentioned candidates) 20/1
Total ballots
One 16/1
Two 8/1
Three 5/1
Four 5/2
Five 7/2
Six 11/2
Seven 13/2
Eight or more 5/2
Papal futures
Female Pope to be elected by 2100 500/1
British Pope to be elected by 2100 500/1