Tag Archives: attorney general

Details on how the Federal Reserve will TRY to crash real-money prediction exchanges InTrade-TradeSports and MatchBook

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Via Betting Market, the Federal Reserve: Louise L. Roseman, Director, Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems Internet gambling Before the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged attorney general, bank, Bank commenters, card systems, certain designated payment systems, certain payment systems, chairman, check collection systems, Committee on Financial Services, Congress, correspondent, correspondent bank, cross-border Internet, designated payment systems, Director, Division, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve System, financial services, foreign bank, foreign Internet, Gutierrez, Internet gambling, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Louise L. Roseman, Paul, payment systems, Ranking Member, Reserve Bank Operations, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of the Treasury, stored-value systems, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, unlawful Internet, unlawful internet gambling, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, US Federal Reserve, US Treasury, wire transfer systems, World Trade Organization | Leave a comment

Never talk when you can nod, and never nod when you can wink, and never write an e-mail because it’s death. You’re giving prosecutors all the evidence we need.

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Dixit Eliot Spitzer, the then-New York attorney general. Frightening. New York Post Reason magazine ABC News Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Slate – - Psstt… Somebody registered Client9.com just after news broke…

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Humor, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged ABC, attorney general, Client 9, Eliot Spitzer, Emperors Club VIP, governor, InTrade, New York, New York Post, prediction markets, Reason, resignation, sex, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Michael Mukasey is the next US Attorney General, according to InTrade-TradeSports.

Posted on November 8, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— The New York Times: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted on Tuesday to approve the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey as attorney general despite opposition from most of the committeeâ€™s Democrats over Mr. Mukaseyâ€™s refusal to label a harsh interrogation … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged attorney general, InTrade, Judiciary Committee, Michael B. Mukasey, Michael Mukasey, next Attorney General, prediction markets, Senate, the New York Times, United States, US Attorney General | Leave a comment

RESIGNATION OF US ATTORNEY GENERAL ALBERTO GONZALES

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

UPDATE: Steve Bass comments… I think you’re reading the contract wrong. The April, May, June, and July lines are all “Gonzales will leave his post in [insert month].” The August contract is different. Instead of “Gonzales will leave his post … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Alberto R. Gonzales, attorney general, Jed Christiansen, Mike Giberson, prediction markets, Steve Bass, United States | 1 Comment

Once again, resignation prediction markets failed to the task.

Posted on August 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales resigns. More. (Good riddance, by the way.) Doug Mills / The New York Times — Once again, Chris Masse was right on the money: [...] Just like the Olympic City prediction markets, the resignation prediction … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alberto Gonzales, attorney general, Bush, Chris Masse, Doug Mills, Karl Rove, Olympic, Olympic committee, the New York Times, United States, White House | 4 Comments

REPORTS OF THE BETCHA.COM DEMISE HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED.

Posted on July 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

[This blog post is cross-posted from Nicholas Jenkins' blog post at Betcha.com.] — Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a story entitled “Betting web site’s computers seized.” Within hours, bloggers and other news outlets picked up the story and translated it … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged anti-Internet gambling ban, attorney general, Betcha, chief, Commissioner, deputy commissioner, eBay, Gambling Commission, Gray Bar Hotel, head, judge, Lacey, law enforcement, lawyer, Lee Rousso, Nicholas Jenkins, Nick Jenkins, reading, Rick Herrington, Seattle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington | Leave a comment

Betcha.com: On Steamroller Justice and Reports of our Demise

Posted on July 11, 2007 by Nick Jenkins

Yesterday, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ran a story entitled “Betting web site’s computers seized.” Within hours, bloggers and other news outlets picked up the story and translated it into something akin to “Betcha shut down.” Problem: the translation isn’t true. (WARNING: … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Betting, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged anti-Internet gambling ban, attorney general, Betcha, chief, deputy commissioner, eBay, Gambling Commission, Gray Bar Hotel, head, judge, Lacey, law enforcement, lawyer, Lee Rousso, Nick Jenkins, reading, Rick Herrington, Seattle, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Washington | Leave a comment

Senate Democrats are urging Republicans on the record about whether embattled Attorney General Gonzales should keep his job.

Posted on June 11, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Wall Street Journal — — Alberto Gonzales will remain Attorney General through the rest of Bush’s presidency. Â© NewsFutures

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alberto Gonzales, attorney general, Bush, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

Mid-term, US Attorney General Roberto Gonzales is toasted maybe not toasted yet.

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— Alberto Gonzales will remain Attorney General through the rest of Bush’s presidency. Â© NewsFutures UPDATE: Alex Forshaw… Intrade is saying that Gonzales probably _wonâ€™t_ be fired before September, and by December, little better than a coin toss. Alex, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Alex Forshaw, attorney general, Bush, Roberto Gonzales, United States | 1 Comment

The story of the United States attorney scandal should not end until Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is gone, and the serious damage that has been done to the Justice Department is repaired.

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

New York Times – Editorial New York Times: Senate Democrats have said they would bring a no-confidence resolution to the floor as soon as this week. —

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged Alberto Gonzales, attorney, attorney general, Department of Justice, New York Times, United States | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: attorney general

Meta

Recent Posts