British royal baby name betting

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Prince William and his wife Kate's second baby will be a girl, bookmakers predicted Thursday, with Alice tipped as the most likely name for Britain's new royal baby.

The baby Prince George born 22 July 2013, the first child of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, being given a big stuffed animal, together with the Governor-General of Australia, Sir Peter Cosgrove, at Admiralty House, Sydney, April 2014. (Source: Wikipedia)

GAMBLING

Girl power drives British royal baby name betting

17/04/2015
AFP News agency

LONDON - Prince William and his wife Kate's second baby will be a girl, bookmakers predicted Thursday, with Alice tipped as the most likely name for Britain's new royal baby.

A little sister for one-year-old Prince George is more likely than a baby brother, betting firms reckon, an outcome which would give William and Kate a child of each gender.

Most bookmakers have Alice as their favourite name, closely followed by Charlotte and Elizabeth, as Britain awaits the baby expected later this month.

Paddy Power has Alice at 6/4, meaning a pound sterling bet would win pound sterling6 plus the pound sterling4 stake back if the prediction proves right.

Charlotte is thought the next most likely baby name at 6/1, then Elizabeth on 7/1, followed by Victoria at 14/1, Alexandra on 16/1 and Diana, the name of William's late mother, at 20/1.

Ladbrokes has the chances of a baby girl at 8/13 and a boy at 6/5.

"Nearly 90 percent of all bets have been for a girl," Ladbrokes spokeswoman Jessica Bridge told AFP.

They price the name Alice at 2/1. "Those odds have absolutely collapsed from 20/1 about six weeks ago. The momentum has just been building and building and we've had to cut the odds every single day," Bridge said.

Among boys' names, Arthur, James and Alexander are the common favourites.

William Hill quotes Arthur and James at 14/1, Henry and Richard at 20/1, with Alexander and Philip at 25/1. Albert, Edward and Louis are 33/1 shots.

"Alice has been the one name most punters have wanted to back in recent days and this gamble is showing no sign of stopping," said Coral's John Hill.

"We expect interest in our betting to intensify the closer we get to Kate giving birth," he added.

Bookmakers William Hill said Thursday that more than half the bets they have taken in the last week have been on Alice.

"We believe the name must be at the very least on the shortlist," said spokesman Rupert Adams.

"Chardonnay is proving a popular outsider but I for one am not convinced!"

Bookmakers are also offering a range of other betting markets, such as the baby's weight, hair colour and godparents.

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