THE seat of New England has the eyes of the nation on it in more ways then one – it has attracted the most punter interest out of all the 150 electorates.
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As of yesterday, Sportsbet had Nationals candidate and current New England MP Barnaby Joyce at odds of $1.30, while independent candidate Tony Windsor was at $3.30.
According to Sportsbet, more punters have backed Mr Windsor to win, but 80 per cent of the money is heading towards Mr Joyce.
Punters are going big on Mr Joyce, staking three-, four- and five-figure bets.
The majority of bets on Mr Windsor are worth $5 and $10. Punters are only keen to back the two frontrunners, with Labor, the Greens, micro parties and the other independents yet to receive a single bet.
A hung parliament is paying $4, with $1.20 for a clear majority.
