Which city gets the 2016 Olympics?

[BB73]

Which city will be awarded the 2016 Olympics, due to be announced this August?

[starBUCKS]

Is this a vbet? I'm hoping Chi-town!

[ScriptOhio]

The International Olympic Committee's voting process to select a host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics:The International Olympic Committee's voting process to select a host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

WHERE: Copenhagen.
WHEN: Friday.
CANDIDATES: Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo.
VOTING PROCESS: IOC members vote by secret ballot until one city receives a majority. The city receiving the fewest votes is eliminated after each round. The maximum number of rounds is three.
HOW MANY: The IOC has 106 members. Its president, Jacques Rogge, doesn't vote. Members from a country with a bid city in the race are ineligible to vote as long as that city is still in contention. That means 97 members are eligible to vote in the first round, more in subsequent rounds. In the event of a two-city tie in the early rounds, a runoff is held between the cities. If there is a tie in the final round, Rogge can vote or ask the IOC executive board to break the deadlock.
BREAKDOWN OF MEMBERS: Europe has the most voting members with 46 (including Rogge), followed by Asia with 23 (one suspended), Africa with 15, North America with 13, South America with five and Oceania with four.
INELIGIBLE IN THE FIRST ROUND: Anita DeFrantz and Jim Easton of the United States; Chiharu Igaya and Shun-Ichiro Okano of Japan; Joao Havelange and Carlos Nuzman of Brazil; and Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr. of Spain.
THE VENUE: The Bella Conference Center.
PRESENTATIONS: Each city makes 45-minute presentations to the IOC members on the day of the vote, with another 15 minutes for questions and answers.
THE ORDER: The presentations begin with Chicago at 8:50 a.m. Copenhagen time (2:50 a.m. EDT). Tokyo goes next at 10:30 a.m. (4:30 a.m. EDT), followed by Rio at 12:10 p.m. (6:10 a.m. EDT) and Madrid at 2:50 p.m. (8:50 a.m. EDT).
THE VOTE: Members start voting at 5:10 p.m. (11:10 a.m. EDT). Voting finished by 5:40 p.m. (11:40 a.m. EDT).
THE ANNOUNCEMENT: The announcement ceremony is scheduled from 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT).

Entire article: The Associated Press: 2016 Olympic vote at a glance

Funny they didn't mention that the most important thing about influencing the IOC voters is bribes, payoffs, and under the table deals, etc.; and you know it still goes on.

[mross34]

If I could I'd put half of my money on Chicago and the other half on Rio. I just don't see it outside of American-ish timezones.