I have never enjoyed gambling. The thrill of potentially winning money is less powerful than the fear of most likely losing money. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy the thrill of winning without the fear of losing?
A story from the UK today suggests that a British politician has been searching for a way to make just such a safe bet.
A Conservative Party politician, who has worked as an aide to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, placed a bet on the date of the election. According to newspaper reports, he placed a 100 Pound bet on a general election taking place in the month of July. At the time he placed the bet, this was seen as highly unlikely. But three days later, Rishi Sunak declared that the general election would take place on 4th July.
The politician involved was Craig Williams. He has said, “I put a flutter on the general election some weeks ago. This has resulted in some routine inquiries and I confirm I will fully cooperate with these.” He added, “I don’t want to be a distraction from the campaign. I should have thought through how it looked.”
I think I can confidently bet that the
Conservative Party will not win the upcoming general election. I am not sure any bookmaker can be found to
take my bet, though.
Vocabulary:
to put a flutter on something – to place a
casual bet on the outcome of something
[eg, The Grand National is a popular horse
race in the UK. Even people who don’t generally
gamble often put a flutter on the race.]
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