According to bookmakers, there’s no doubt: the next Pope will either be the Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin or the Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle. Following the death of Pope Francis, the inevitable race for the "totoPapa" has begun, which, for the first time, includes artificial intelligence, and its outlook is currently comparable to that of humans. And, as the Conclave approaches, betting organizations are working to market the most appealing odds, ready for last-minute reports on any defections or surprising jumps forward by the so-called 'papabili'. According to the odds of British agencies, which have always been the most active and imaginative on the extra-sports betting front, Parolin, the current Vatican secretary of state, has a 35% chance of ascending to the papal throne, while the Filipino Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization, has a 25% chance. However, these valuations are continually changing, with relatively little adjustments. Also at the top are the Hungarian Peter Erdo, the Portuguese Jose Tolentino, two more Italians (Matteo Zuppi and Pierbattista Pizzaballa), and the Africans Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Peter Turkson, and Robert Sarah.
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