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		<title>Betting Site Takes Wagers On Mitt Romney&#8217;s Tax Returns</title>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:49 -0400</pubDate>
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<p>Online gambling site <a href="http://www.bovada.lv">Bovada.lv</a> is taking bets on what Mitt Romney's tax rate will be when he finally unveils his returns tomorrow. Bovada is allowing users to bet whether Mr. Romney overstated or understated his tax rate.</p>
<p>As of this morning, Bovada offered moneyline odds of -140 that Mr. Romney's tax rate will be higher than 15.5 percent. This means people who bet $140 Mr. Romney's tax rate will be higher than he thought will get winnings of $100. Bovada offered even odds Mr. Romney's tax rate is less than 15.5 percent.</p>
<p>Mr. Romney has <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/01/17/145342549/romney-says-hes-taxed-at-15-percent-rate">said</a> his rate is "probably closer to the 15 percent rate than anything." Other earners in the top income tax bracket pay as much as 35 percent.</p>
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<p>After his initial failure to release his tax returns became a persistent issue on the campaign trail, Mr. Romney <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-to-release-tax-returns-tuesday/2012/01/22/gIQA7VLbIQ_story.html">announced yesterday</a> that he'll release the returns tomorrow. Mr. Romney's father, George Romney, was <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6hNdAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=MVoNAAAAIBAJ&amp;dq=george-romney%20tax-returns&amp;pg=1118,3648005">believed to be the first</a> presidential candidate to reveal their returns when he unveiled his for the 1968 election.</p>
<p>Bovada is also taking bets on the Republican primaries. Despite Newt Gingrich's recent surge, they still have Mr. Romney favored to win at 2/5 odds compared to Mr. Gingrich's 2/1.</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_13195" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyopoliticker.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mitt-romney-getty.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-13195" title="Mitt Romney" src="http://nyopoliticker.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/mitt-romney-getty.jpg?w=300&h=168" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mitt Romney (Photo: Getty)</p></div></p>
<p>Online gambling site <a href="http://www.bovada.lv">Bovada.lv</a> is taking bets on what Mitt Romney's tax rate will be when he finally unveils his returns tomorrow. Bovada is allowing users to bet whether Mr. Romney overstated or understated his tax rate.</p>
<p>As of this morning, Bovada offered moneyline odds of -140 that Mr. Romney's tax rate will be higher than 15.5 percent. This means people who bet $140 Mr. Romney's tax rate will be higher than he thought will get winnings of $100. Bovada offered even odds Mr. Romney's tax rate is less than 15.5 percent.</p>
<p>Mr. Romney has <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/01/17/145342549/romney-says-hes-taxed-at-15-percent-rate">said</a> his rate is "probably closer to the 15 percent rate than anything." Other earners in the top income tax bracket pay as much as 35 percent.</p>
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<p>After his initial failure to release his tax returns became a persistent issue on the campaign trail, Mr. Romney <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-to-release-tax-returns-tuesday/2012/01/22/gIQA7VLbIQ_story.html">announced yesterday</a> that he'll release the returns tomorrow. Mr. Romney's father, George Romney, was <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6hNdAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=MVoNAAAAIBAJ&amp;dq=george-romney%20tax-returns&amp;pg=1118,3648005">believed to be the first</a> presidential candidate to reveal their returns when he unveiled his for the 1968 election.</p>
<p>Bovada is also taking bets on the Republican primaries. Despite Newt Gingrich's recent surge, they still have Mr. Romney favored to win at 2/5 odds compared to Mr. Gingrich's 2/1.</p>
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