\n Posted on: September 12, 2024, 02:10h.\u00a0\n <\/p>\n
\n Last updated on: September 12, 2024, 02:28h.\n <\/p>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nTuesday night\u2019s debate between Vice President Kamala and former President Donald Trump attracted an estimated 67.1 million viewers, the Nielsen company said on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n While the Harris-Trump debate fell far short of the record 84 million people who tuned in for Trump\u2019s first faceoff with Hillary Clinton in 2016, Tuesday easily bettered Trump\u2019s June back-and-forth with President Joe Biden that drew in 51.3 million people. Tuesday was also short of the 73.1 million people who watched the first debate between Trump and Biden in 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n Political bettors believe Harris won the debate<\/a>. As a result, her odds of winning the November 5 contest have shortened in days following the event.<\/span><\/p>\n On Polymarket, Harris\u2019 implied odds of winning the 2024 presidential election are at 50% or even money. Before the debate, which began with Harris going out of her way to shake hands with the former casino tycoon who seemingly had no intent in greeting her, a moment that paid off for bettors who took odds on the two shaking hands<\/a>, Harris\u2019 implied odds were as low as 45%.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Trump\u2019s odds have lengthened from 53% before the debate to 49% as of this writing. Nearly $900 million has been bet on the Polymarket contest.<\/span><\/p>\n Along with Trump\u2019s 2024 odds lengthening following what many called a bad night for the billionaire<\/a>, his performance cost him considerable money, at least on paper.<\/span><\/p>\n Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (NASDAQ: DJT) tumbled in the aftermath of the Tuesday spectacle. The parent organization of Trump\u2019s Truth Social media platform, which has plans to launch a streaming subscription service called TMTG+ that will air \u201cnon-woke\u201d entertainment and conservative news programming, saw its stock price fall nearly 20% on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n Trump owns about 60% of the company\u2019s outstanding shares. DJT is down over 75% since its closing high of $66.22 on March 27. It\u2019s now trading at around $16.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Trump\u2019s media group returned the \u201cDJT\u201d ticker<\/a> to Wall Street. The stock abbreviation was previously used when Trump took Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts public in 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n The DJT ticker was used until 2004 when the company went bankrupt. When Trump created a new gaming entity, Trump Entertainment Resorts, that same year, the company traded under the ticker TRMP.<\/span><\/p>\n William Hill, one of the largest bookmakers in the United Kingdom, reported a flurry of bets on Harris in the debate aftermath. William Hill wasn\u2019t alone, as numerous other high-street sportsbooks adjusted their election odds in Harris\u2019 favor.<\/span><\/p>\n As of Thursday afternoon, Harris\u2019 odds of becoming the 47th commander-in-chief stand at 4\/5 (-125). A winning $100 bet on that line, which implies a likelihood of nearly 56%, would net $80. Trump\u2019s odds are at even money (+100), with a winning $100 bet doubling the wager.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n The national polling average as of September 12 has Harris at 47.9% to Trump at 46.7% support. The election, however, will come down to several key battleground states, including Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan, and Wisconsin.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Kamala](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/PIE4KEY22EJONPXVKTUW52FNQ4-858x572.jpg\")
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