“Mr. Trump, who we initially quoted as a 150-to-1 no-hoper, clearly relishes his role as the unpredictable maverick and looks set to be a serious contender,” William Hill spokesperson Graham Sharpe said in a statement.
Other winners and losers in the eyes of the oddsmakers:
Winners: Jeb Bush remains the chalk and saw his odds shortened to 5-to-4 from 11-to-8. John Kasich made a nice upward move, from 20-to-1 to 16-to-1. Ben Carson, Chris Christie and Ted Cruz also saw adjustments in the favor. Carly Fiorina, the star of the afternoon debate, had her odds cut in half and is now 25-to-1.
Losers: Marco Rubio and Scott Walker, the co-second favorites, had their prices lengthened. Fiorina was the only of the seven candidates in the early debate to have moved up the oddsboard; most of the others went in the other direction.
The biggest winner, though, may have been the Democrats, whose odds to win the presidency in 2016 were reduced from 8-to-11 to 2-to-3 by the British bookmakers.
Here are William Hill’s odds to win the Republican nomination and 2016 General Election, current as of Friday, August 7, 2015.
Odds to win Republican nomination
Last week’s numbers listed in parentheses if changed Jeb Bush 5/4 (11/8) Marco Rubio 4/1 (7/2) Scott Walker 4/1 (7/2) Donald Trump 5/1 (8/1) Rand Paul 12/1 Mike Huckabee 16/1 John Kasich 16/1 (20/1) Ben Carson 22/1 (28/1) Chris Christie 20/1 (28/1) Ted Cruz 25/1 (40/1) Lindsey Graham 66/1 (40/1) Carly Fiorina 25/1 (50/1) Rick Santorum 80/1 (50/1) George Pataki 80/1 (66/1) Bobby Jindal 100/1 (80/1) Rick Perry N/A Jim Gilmore N/A
Odds to be winning party
Last week’s numbers listed in parentheses if changed. Democrats 2/3 (8/11) Republicans 6/5 (11/10) Independent 40/1
Odds to win 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Hillary Clinton even-money Jeb Bush 7/2 Marco Rubio 7/1 Joe Biden 10/1 Donald Trump 10/1 Scott Walker 12/1 Bernie Sanders 12/1 John Kasich 25/1 Rand Paul 25/1 Mike Huckabee 25/1
Odds to win Democratic nomination
Hillary Clinton 2/7 Joe Biden 5/1 Bernie Sanders 6/1
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