a bet that the LNP will snatch the next state election.
Centrebet accepted the wager less than a week after Brisbane Lord
Mayor Campbell Newman announced he would lead the opposition team at
the next election.
The punter will pick up a cool $36,000 at $1.80 odds if the LNP comes through.
Centrebet spokesman Neil Evans said the bet had changed the LNP's odds
from $1.80 to $1.70.
Labor's odds have pushed out from $2 to $2.14.
"The ALP got a boost when the LNP's leadership team resigned in
disgust over Mr Newman's takeover-style move, firming in from $2.10,
but it didn't take long for the money to arrive and anoint Newman as
the man who would be premier," Mr Evans said in a statement.
Sportingbet has the LNP as $1.75 favourite and Labor at $2.05.
