President Donald Trump Visits Las Vegas to Urge Nevada GOP Vote, While Political Bettors Put Money on Dems to Take House

President Donald Trump was in Las Vegas on Thursday, urging Nevadans to get out and vote for Republicans in November. In what s proving to be a crucial election-to-come, online political bettors are putting their money on Democrats to win the House, a projection that Trump is doing his all to forestall.

Trump stumps in Las Vegas: (from top left) President Donald Trump meets with former enemy and fellow Republican US Senator Dean Heller of Nevada, rallies up the crowd at the Las Vegas Convention Center, and arrives at McCarran in Air Force One. (Images: Richard Brian/LVR-J/Casino.org)

After landing at McCarran International Airport around 6:30 pm PT, the president was shuttled to the Las Vegas Convention Center to ignite the GOP base with his Make America Great Again (MAGA) speech. I m thrilled to be back in Nevada. We love Nevada, Trump told the crowd.

Ahead of Trump s visit   to Las Vegas in a year state registered Republicans received a text message that read, This is Pres. Trump. I m hosting a rally in Las Vegas … I expect a HUGE crowd hope to see you there.

Bettors Unconvinced

Trump and record-setting Wall Street markets as reasons for Nevadans to vote Republican in November.

You better go out and vote, the president told the crowd. You ve got to vote. We need more Republicans. We re going to be changing that logo to Keep America Great.'

However, the PredictIt market asking Who will control the House after 2018? has Democrats the favorite at 71 cents to Republicans at 35 cents. PredictIt bettors buy and sell shares of outcomes, with correct answers paid $1 upon outcome.

All 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for election in November. The Democrats need to flip 24 seats to take control of the lower congressional chamber.

PredictIt bettors feel confident that the Republican Party will retain control of the US Senate. Thirty-three of the 100 seats are up for election, and political gamblers say the GOP (72 cents) will keep its majority of the upper chamber, with Democrat shares trading at 34 cents.

PredictIt Predictions

The president endorsed four Nevada Republicans while in Las Vegas: US Senator Dean Heller, gubernatorial candidate and current Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, US Rep. Cresent Hardy, and House candidate Danny Tarkanian.

But PredictIt shows bettors feel November will be a victorious time for GOP opponents.