Monthly Archives: February 2011

American Civics Exchange – [STEALTH MODE]

American Civics Exchange. – They have complied with Dodd-Frank (and else). They are gearing up for real-money launch, in some months. They will organize real-money prediction markets on tax and financial issues. Looks *very* interesting. Bloomberg Government. Best of luck … Continue reading

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Odds Futures – [LINK]

Odds Futures. Best wishes to Marc Butterly.

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Knew The News – [LINK]

Knew The News. Best wishes to Constantinus.

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The Oscars 2011 & The Prediction Markets – [POST-MORTEM]

Paul Hewitt.

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Fashion designer John Galliano is indeed a hard-core anti-semite. – [VIDEO]

This is a sad day. We have now confirmation that John Galliano is a repugnant person. He is professionally finished (at least in the Western world). Not only does he come as a Jew hater, but he also professes his … Continue reading

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BetFair Casino’s promotion “had not been administered fairly”. – [JUDGMENT]

ASA Adjudication on Betfair Ltd. Thanks to Niall O’Connor for the pointer.

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The Anonymous = a great case of collective intelligence. – [REPORT]

Long read, but fa=sci=na=ting. [In a box in the middle of the text, there are 6 links to the previous stories.]

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Are prediction markets useful? – [ANALYSIS]

Paul Hewitt: Jason: I can see how you might think that of Chris, but I think it is more true that as Chris acquired more knowledge about prediction markets, he became more skeptical. I have to admit that the same … Continue reading

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InTrade’s website redesign – [QUESTION]

Where’s the chart widget? Don’t see it, do you?

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Horace Dediu, smartphone market analyst – [PORTRAIT]

Asymco.

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