Mercury prize: Paul Weller at centre of 'biggest turnaround in music betting for 40 years'
Fifty-two-year-old musician's odds slashed from 20/1 to 1/10 after 'huge surge' of bets placed in his favourPaul Weller is now the favourite to win the Mercury prize after bookmakers William Hill said the singer was at the centre of the "biggest turnaround in music betting for the last 40 years". The 52-year-old musician's odds for winning the prize have been slashed from 20/1 to a 1/10 after William Hill reported a "huge surge" in bets placed on the singer over the weekend.William Hill spokesma...
Guardian Music — Fifty-two-year-old musician's odds slashed from 20/1 to 1/10 after 'huge surge' of bets placed in his favourPaul Weller is now the favourite to win the Mercury prize afte... more info
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Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Bookmaker William Hill has slashed the odds of Paul Weller winning the Mercury Prize after an "unprecedented" rush of bets from people backing him to win. more info