Odds on the summit outcome include asking whether North Korea will announce its intention to fully end all nuclear testing (Yes +200, No -350), and if the country will allow UN nuclear inspectors to enter the country (Yes +110, No -150).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Both lines show bettors have little faith Trump will win the negotiations. The president will try and persuade Kim that without nukes, North Korea’s economy could flourish and the country “could be a great power.”<\/p>\n
\nKim wants both. Wouldn’t it be great if you’re North Korea and you could keep your nukes and keep the regime in power, and keep other potential powers from infringing on your national interests?” asked Peter Brooks, a former deputy assistant secretary for defense, on\u00a0Fox Business <\/i>Tuesday. “People pay attention to North Korea because it has nuclear weapons, otherwise it’s a third or fourth-world economic power.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nSerious Issues, Comical Odds<\/b><\/h2>\n
Overseas oddsmakers where political betting is legal typically offer up a few humorous lines regardless of the subject matter. And there’s of course plenty of material with the Trump-Kim summit.<\/p>\n
An internet bookmaker asks if Trump will bring fast food to the summit (Yes +1000, No -5000). The president infamously served up a smorgasbord of fast food for the Clemson Tigers national championship football team during the government shutdown.<\/p>\n
Bettors can also take odds on the number of times Trump will tweet from Vietnam. The over\/under is at 3.5 (both -120).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un are in Hanoi, Vietnam, for their second summit, and the meeting is fueling various online bets: some simply on the outcome of the talks, while others cover more comical ground and the controversial nature of the two world leaders. The leading question: will Kim Jong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":99319,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19853,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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