The US presidential election is all but over, according to one leading bookmaker.
Influenced by the performances of Barack Obama and John McCain in Wednesday's final presidential debate, Paddy Power has opted to stop taking win-only bets on the election.
In fact, it is so confident of an Obama success that it has opted to pay out on the Democratic Party candidate winning now, some three weeks ahead of polling day.
William Hill is still taking bets on an Obama victory, but it has slashed the price to 1/9, while McCain's odds have drifted to 5/1
Paddy Power's markets on specific states are still open, with the Democrats now 2/5 to take the key battleground of Ohio, compared to 7-4 for a Republican success.
The price for a Republican victory in another potential swing state Florida has drifted to 9/4 at Boylesports, while McCain's party is now 6/1 to take Pennsylvania.
The US presidential election is all but over, according to one leading bookmaker.