Odds Makers Favor Tokyo To Host 2020 Olympic Summer Games

Above, a view of Tokyo from Tokyo Tower.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Bookmakers say that Tokyo is the odds-on favorite to host the 2020 Olympic Summer Games.

According to Bloomberg.com:

Japan’s capital, which last hosted the Olympics in 1964, has 44 percent of the bets placed, according to OddsChecker.com, a website that gathers online gambling data. Madrid is second with a 29 percent chance of winning the Summer Games, followed by Istanbul with 24 percent. The speculation is giving a boost to Japanese construction and real estate companies. 

The decision by the Olympic committee will be announced in three days.

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