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Irish Bookmaker Pays Out Early On Modern Warfare 2 As Xmas UK #1
[12.10.09]
 The best-selling game of 2009 is already decided even though the year's not over, says Ireland's largest bookmaker, which has decided to start paying out early on bets that Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 will come out on top.
Bookmaker Paddy Power says it saw a late surge of bets in favor of FIFA 10 -- but nonetheless determined that "Activision’s [Modern Warfare 2] had built up an unassailable lead in this year's best sellers stakes."
The game has racked up $550 million in worldwide unit sales since its November 10 launch, a figure that leads Paddy Power to pay out some €12,000 ($17,674) to Call of Duty 2 backers -- who it said saw two-to-one odds back in September.
"Three out of every four bets placed on the Christmas number 1 video game were backing [Modern Warfare 2]," said the bookmaker. "With this level of support, I don’t think we’re taking too much of a risk by paying out early."
The company released a list of closing odds as follows:
2/7 Call Of Duty 2: Modern Warfare
9/4 FIFA 10
6/1 Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games
6/1 Wii Sports Resort
10/1 Assassin's Creed II
14/1 New Super Mario Bros Wii
25/1 Wii Fit Plus
33/1 HALO 3: ODST
33/1 Need For Speed: Shift
33/1 DJ Hero
33/1 Football Manager 2010
50/1 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
66/1 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
66/1 PES 2010: Pro Evolution Soccer
80/1 Planet 51: The Game
80/1 Guitar Hero 5
100/1 Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
100/1 Left 4 Dead 2
100/1 The Saboteur
100/1 Ghostbusters: The Video Game
100/1 Tekken 6
150/1 Rogue Warrior
150/1 Brutal Legend
150/1 Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
150/1 Saw: The Video Game
200/1 WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2010
By Leigh Alexander
December 10, 2009 07:39:00 AM PST
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