Irish bookmaker Paddy Power loses $990,000 after paying out early to customers who bet on Hillary Clinton

Not too many people can say they saw Donald Trump's win coming, least of all bookies. Having assumed Hillary Clinton would win the election, Irish bookmaker Paddy Power actually paid out £800,000 (over $990,000) early to customers who bet on her, The Independent reports. "We're in the business of making predictions and decided to put our neck on the line by paying out early on Hillary Clinton, but boy did we get it wrong," a Paddy Power spokesman told The Guardian. "We've been well and truly th...