Surrey punter in line for £100,000 profit from what bookmakers describe as 'biggest political bet ever struck' A man from Surrey has gambled £400,000 on Scotland voting no in the independence referendum, in one of the largest political bets ever placed. Bookmakers William Hill said the customer presented a banker's draft for £400,000 at a branch in south-west London at odds of 1/4 for a no vote, potentially earning a profit of £100,000.