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Monthly Archives: March 2009
InTrade’s prediction markets on skyscrapers
- the opening date of the Freedom Tower in New York; – the opening date of the Chicago Spire. I like that. I remember requesting this kind of prediction markets two years ago, to another exchange —to no avail. Exchanges … Continue reading
Wanna know what Nate Silver said about prediction markets at SxSW 2009?
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Microgaming poker trouble: $5,300,000 owed to players of failed licensee, and a deafening silence from the oldest software provider in the business
This post is long even by my standards, but please bear with me as it’s significant news on several levels. It is an extension of the Microgaming poker scandal article I wrote for my own site, with some additional material … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Betting, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged customers, eCOGRA, Gambling, marketing, Microgaming, Microgaming Poker, players, poker
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How to join Midas Oracle —and why.
How To Become A Midas Oracle Author – - The Uniqueness Of Midas Oracle We publish the best mutant ideas. We link out a lot to external resources. – How To Join Us #1. We are interested in recruiting you … Continue reading
The Washington state legislature might change the law specifically to put Betcha out of business.
Nick Jenkins: This week, the state House of Representatives is considering a bill that would broaden the legal definition of gambling to make the company I founded, Seattle-based Betcha.com, illegal. Supported by the Washington State Gambling Commission and Sen. Margarita … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Business, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged Betcha, Betting, Gambling, Internet betting, Internet gambling, laws, Nick Jenkins, Regulations, Washington State
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Collective intelligence killed a part of MicroSoft.
- Wikipedia killed Encarta. – The Internet killed Encarta and Flight Simulator.
Get Rich Quick — InTrade’s new marketing trick
Buy John McCain at the end of 2007 (at around 5), sell high in 2008 —and get rich quick. That is what Bethan and her husband (Jonathan) did. – - Today, InTrade CEO John Delaney is trying to milk out … Continue reading
Il n’est jamais trop tard pour bien faire, Emile.
Saw this this morning (Monday, March 30, 2009) on LinkedIn… about NewsFutures, which was founded in 2000 (that was 9 years ago if I can count) by Emile Servan-Schreiber (CEO) and Maurice Balick (CTO): – - As they say, it … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Emile Servan-Schreiber, Humor, LinkedIn, Maurice Balick, NewsFutures, prediction markets
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My Macintosh MacBook Pro 17″
- What I dislike: – The mighty mouse (which I prefer to the trackpad). It is difficult to get a clean, straight right-click —as I was used to on my (Dell) PC. Sometimes, my right-click is interpreted as a left-click … Continue reading