Category Archives: Betting

10k bet — [VIDEO]

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Checked.

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Though not a legal, registered financial advisor, Justin Wolfers hands out financial ‘advice’ to anyone who is foolish enough to listen. — [SCREENSHOT]

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

More. – “A financial adviser or stock broker should be licensed to provide any consultation on investment in securities.” -

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Ex-HSX Max Keiser claims that InTrade’s Ron Paul prediction market is manipulated. — [VIDEO]

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

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Your prediction markets can power the American Civics Exchange. — [IDEA MILL]

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

American Civics Exchange: Having just executed an initial round of closings for the funding we’ve been raising, we’re entering the final run-up to our real-money trading launch. With that in mind, we’ve launched a community feature where prospective traders (and … Continue reading →

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The betting revolution in horse racing — [VIDEO]

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

CNN.

Posted in Betting, Exchange Liquidity, Exchanges & Markets, Inventions & Innovations, Mechanism Designs | Tagged BetFair, Betting, betting markets, bookies, bookmakers, event derivative markets, event derivatives, horse racing, Jason Trost, prediction markets, Smarkets | Leave a comment

Socially valuable betting (based on accountable predictions) has long been legal in America, professor Hanson. — [AWARENESS]

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson: A track record tech must be combined with a social equilibrium that punishes those with poor records, and thus encourages rivals and victims to collect and report records. The lesson I take for forecast accuracy is that it … Continue reading →