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What InTrade CEO John Delaney told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file): July 4th 2008 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 U.S.A. Attention: Office of the Secretariat RE: â€œConcept Release … Continue reading →

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PROF TOM W. BELL, PLEASE, DO SKIP THE PAGAN CELEBRATIONS, AND, PLEASE, DO RETURN TO YOUR DESK TO FINISH THE DRAFT OF YOUR COMMENT TO THE CFTC. THANKS FOR YOUR PRAGMATIC (NOT ‘ETHEREAL’) CONTRIBUTION TO “THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY”. (There is a hidden slam to Robin Hanson in this title. I wonder whether people will get the joke.)

Posted on July 4, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Art, Humor | Tagged 4th of July, America, fireworks, Fourth Of July, HDR, HDR pictures, Humor, Independence Day, pictures, prediction markets, Robin Hanson, Tom W. Bell | Leave a comment

GLUTTONY, OBESITY AND RUPTURED STOMACHS: TradeSports promotes a dangerous and abject spectacle.

Posted on July 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Nathans July 4th – Hot Dog Eating Contest – Outright Winner — Slate: As for more recent harms, you can’t top Mort Hurst’s Guinness World Record attempt in 1991. Hurst, a MoonPie-eating champ from North Carolina, suffered a stroke after … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged 4th of July, California, Hyogo, Japan, John Delaney, Nintendo, North Carolina, prediction markets, stroke, water intoxication | Leave a comment

North Korean Missile contract expiry.

Posted on January 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Climate expert James Annan has just mentioned the Seal Level Rise prediction market, at Foresight Exchange, and here’s what I read: Judge’s Statement Standard ambiguity clause: If the wording is found to be ambiguous the Panel will judge on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry | Tagged 4th of July, Ireland, James Annan, Japan, judge, North Korea, US DoD, White House | Leave a comment

Is HSX the â€œlongest continuously operating prediction marketâ€??? – REDUX

Posted on November 23, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

This is a copy of the story that I ran on the sidebar blog, in mid-October: =============== From the HSX site feed: Hollywood Stock Exchange is an integrated marketing, research and technology company driven by its patented entertainment stock market, … Continue reading →

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What InTrade CEO John Delaney told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

GLUTTONY, OBESITY AND RUPTURED STOMACHS: TradeSports promotes a dangerous and abject spectacle.

North Korean Missile contract expiry.

Is HSX the â€œlongest continuously operating prediction marketâ€??? – REDUX

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