Though football and racing are believed to corner most of the betting market, the world’s largest online exchange Betfair has released amazing figures on the fight between Donald Trump and Joe Biden for the US presidency. Votes will be cast throughout the US on Tuesday.

The UK-based online gambling company states that more than £220m has been placed in its “next president” market. This surpasses the previous record of £199,2m bet on the 2016 presidential election when Trump beat hot favourite Hillary Clinton...

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