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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (Gambling911.com) - Trades began pouring in on whether Kim Jung Un would be out as the Supreme Leader of North Korea at various prediction markets following reports he had died or was in a coma following botched heart surgery. BetOnline is monitoring the news closely to determine whether it will offer a betting market on the next North Korea leader.
Amid reports China has sent a medical team to their communist neighbors this week to check in/advise on Kim, a Hong Kong-backed news channel's vice director -- who's apparently the niece of a Chinese foreign minister -- blasted out the news herself ... he's dead. TMZ has reported this story but is not yet able to confirm the authenticity.
Rumors of Kim Jung Un's death are nothing new but this story appears to have more legs.
The Next Leader to Exit betting markets are especially interesting as riots continue in France, Ukraine continues bombing oil fields in Russia and the Houthis continue hitting targets deep inside Saudi Arabia.
Then there is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is fighting to keep his job with nine days left until the elections.
Gadi Eisenkot was the favorite to become Israel’s next prime minister on the prediction market Polymarket on Monday, as traders weighed the possible outcome of the October 27 election.
This story is fluid. Keep it here at Gambling911.com for the latest.
