Harry Potter Book Ending Gives Bookmaker Headache (Update1)
Wednesday, August 8th, 2007 Aug. 8 (Bloomberg) — William Hill Plc, a London-based
bookmaker, will pay out on a number of bets on the fate of Harry
Potter because of an “ambiguous ending'' to the seventh and
final novel about the boy wizard. The bookmaker repaid 50,000 pounds ($101,060) in wagers and
a further 40,000 pounds to fans who either bet that he died,
killed himself or was killed by his nemesis Lord Voldemort.
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