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April 25, 2024

Find out who’s the Las Vegas favorite for the GOP presidential nomination

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This combination of photos, from top left, shows Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee and, from bottom left, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Scott Walker. The candidates are scheduled to participate in a Fox News Channel Republican presidential debate Thursday, Aug. 6, 2015.

Just in time for the first GOP presidential debate, South Point oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro, the dean of Las Vegas bookmakers, has released betting odds for the Republican race for the nomination.

Here are the “strictly-for-entertainment-purposes” numbers:

• Jeb Bush — 2/1

• Scott Walker — 3/1

• John Kasich — 7/1

• Mike Huckabee — 12/1

• Marco Rubio — 20/1

• Chris Christie — 20/1

• Donald Trump — 20/1

• Bobby Jindal — 30/1

• Ben Carson — 30/1

• Ted Cruz — 30/1

• Rand Paul — 30/1

• Lindsey Graham — 50/1

• Rick Santorum — 50/1

• Rick Perry — 75/1

• George Pataki — 100/1

• Carly Fiorina — 100/1

• Jim Gilmore — 250/1

• Mark Everson — 500/1

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