Beyond simply picking who the next pope will be, players and gamblers also can guess how many tries it will take the cardinals to choose the leader, which day of the week he’ll be elected, what new name he will decide on, or where his priorities will land on the progressive-conservative scale.

The Vatican is preparing for a historic moment: all cardinals have arrived in Rome to take part in the conclave that will elect a new Pope. The preparations for the election are ongoing, and the Sistine Chapel is already under guard,

All cardinals who are eligible to elect the next head of the Catholic Church have arrived in Rome two days before the conclave begins. On Wednesday, a total of 133 Catholic dignitaries will begin the process of electing a successor to Pope Francis,