Just when you thought you have seen it all, offshore pay per head shops and offshore sportsbooks alike are now offering future betting odds on who will be the next pope!
Betting on the pope in 2013 is just another way that offshore bookies prove once again that if you’re a bettor that is looking for action on the Pope that they will certainly deliver on every level. But actually betting on the papal elections has been around for over 500 years. In fact history tells us that betting on the Pope has happened as far back the 16th century. Betting on the papal conclaves were amongst some of the 1st actual documented examples of wagers being placed on these historic elections!
Some offshore sportsbooks have even went so far as to say that if in fact the cardinals do elect the 1st black pope in this upcoming election that they will even go as far as to refund all losing bets on the next pope market!
If you’re looking to get the current up to the minute odds of who might be the next pope you can find them listed at most any offshore pay per head shop.
The current favorites to be the next Pope are;
- Archbishop Angelo Scola (Italy) 11/4
- Cardinal Peter Turkson (Ghana) 7/2
- Cardinal Marc Ouellet (Canada) 9/2
Betting on the papal conclave odds are currently available for all the faithful who are looking to cast more than just a vote. The papal conclave is simply a meeting of the College of Cardinals who are brought together specifically to elect the new Bishop of Rome aka the Pope.
Pope Benedict is currently 84 years old and has decided that it’s time for him to step down and he will be doing so around April 15th 2013. Pope Benedict simply feels that at his age he is no longer physically capable of carry out the duties that he been entrusted therefore he feels it is in his best interest and that of the church to step down.
We don’t think that Pope Benedict himself will be partaking in any of the 2013 Pope betting action and considering that if he was seen or rumored to be doing so with this type of inside information it would not only be a cardinal sin but could also drastically affect the papal betting odds!
