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BetFair Radio will now be produced by TimeForm (the horse racing publication, which The Sporting Exchange acquired).

Which proves that a prediction exchange (e.g., BetFair) can’t be a quality content producer. That raises the question of who should produce the BetFair blog —which I rate as the crappiest BetFair product ever. However, the BetFair blog is a … Continue reading

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If the British legal betting companies offer bets on the sport, it is because there is demand for bets on the sport —and if that demand were not offered in a regulated environment, it would be filled in an unregulated one (like what we see with TradeSports-InTrade and MatchBook in the US market).

Mark Davies of BetFair (PDF file): International Leaders in Sport conference, Auckland, New Zealand. April 3-4th 2008. Keynote speech, April 4th. Mark Davies, Betfair. “New Understandings in Sports Betting” Minister, ladies and gentlemen… Thank you very much for your kind … Continue reading

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Ed Murray has computed what Mark Davies never did: EVENT DERIVATIVE TRADERS WANT EXTERNAL, TRUSTED SOURCES OF INFORMATION —NOT THE EXCHANGE-PRODUCED SAUSAGES.

Ed Murray in a comment on Midas Oracle: If you have say a match odds market for a football match, having a selection of buttons around it that would open up a number of different radio stations with just one … Continue reading

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Modern-day prediction exchanges do mix markets and content.

A BetFair Radio icon is present on each BetFair horse racing prediction market. Spot the red dot just below “BetFair Million – Winner?“: BetFair Radio, which is mainly about UK horse racing, is not advertised on their other prediction markets … Continue reading

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Prediction markets should go on TV.

Audio interview of BetFair’s new poker director, US citizen Bruce Stubbs – (WAV file) This interview was done by a journalist of BetFair Radio, and I was surprised by how fair and professional it was done. The journalist (on the … Continue reading

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Another look at BetFair Radio

I took yet another look at BetFair Radio. I listen to it again for half an hour… Pffff… It is not bad… They are decent people and they output a decent feed. However, my bit of criticism remains: it lacks … Continue reading

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Quick assessment of BetFair Radio

BetFair Radio – You can e-mail them at radio -AT- betfair -DOT- com. Hummm… I’ve been listening to it for 30 minutes… Hummm… The audio is not bad. However, I would like to be able to see the schedules —as … Continue reading

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The BetFair Galaxy

BetFair – (Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom, E.U.) — Alternate URLs: BetFair.co.uk & Flutter.com — Described as “the eBay of peer-to-peer betting”. — BetFair is a prediction exchange that does not prominently display the last price. Instead, the “Express View” gives the best offer (i.e., ask … Continue reading

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BetFair Radio will be a mix of live horseracing commentaries, informed debate and detailed betting analysis.

BetFair Radio will be a mix of live horseracing commentaries, informed debate and detailed betting analysis.

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