Monthly Archives: January 2010

New NewsFutures prediction exchange in France

http://predipol.newsfutures.com/ — play-money And Today’s Le Figaro features prediction markets, Emile tells me… «Du coup, assure Émile Servan-Schreiber, on ne lit plus les articles de la même manière, un peu comme un analyste financier qui traque l’info pour ensuite s’en … Continue reading

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Betfair’s Liability in relation to its software failing

As somebody who likes to “back and lay” on UK horse racing, I was more than annoyed, when having placed a bet on a UK horse race, Betfair’s software malfunctioned, meaning that I was unable to lay off my bet … Continue reading

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Apple iPad

It is not an iTablet or iSlate — it is an iPad (in between an iPhone and a Macintosh laptop). http://www.apple.com/ipad/ More photos. Here too. And here. UPDATE: One thing bothers me. Apple iPad doesn’t compute Flash, and so you … Continue reading

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Fear the Boom and Bust

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CONFIRMED: Midas Oracle will be on the Apple Tablet.

I can confirm that Apple will release a tablet today, and that Midas Oracle will work fine on its web browser. You can now relax, and go back to your normal activity — trading on prediction markets.

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Ladbrokes data scandal: personal information of millions of customers offered for sale to national newspaper

Ladbrokes suffered a mighty embarrassment, earlier this week, and 4,500,000 customers had cause to get nervous, when the Mail On Sunday revealed that the UK uber-bookmaker’s customer database had been offered to them for sale: For sale: Personal details of … Continue reading

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Nigel Eccles is not dead.

About the European startup scene:

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Experts trading on prediction markets

Chris Hibbert: Top tier sports, national elections, and Hollywood releases are all arenas in which all the information one might analyze is already pretty much public. There are many methods for predicting these outcomes, and I wouldn’t argue that prediction … Continue reading

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BARACK OBAMA’S ECONOMIC ADVISERS ARE CLOSY MONITORING INTRADE’S PREDICTION MARKETS.

An anonymous adviser to the President Of The United States Of America: My perspective here has given me an unusual window into the looking-glass mirror of how things I see on the inside are interpreted on the outside. The most … Continue reading

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BetFair (via Right2Bet) are furious at the new French gambling laws.

Right2Bet (operated by BetFair): A Senate hearing on Tuesday looked at ways in which the French authorities could make it more difficult for operators not licensed in France from offering their products to French citizens. They are now looking at … Continue reading

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