Tag Archives: BetFair USA

GREAT NEWS: Stephen Burn is now the big boss at BetFair USA [*], and Gerard Cunningham is out. – [VIDEO]

Posted on March 12, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair won’t release any public press release on all this, but they told me what’s on this site is accurate: Stephen Burn (previously director of horse racing) is taking over BetFair US leadership, including TVG. We have decided that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged BetFair, BetFair US, BetFair USA, Gerard Cunningham, Stephen Burn, The Sporting Exchange, The Sporting Exchange US, The Sporting Exchange USA | Leave a comment

No real-money prediction markets in the US till 2010 or 2011 —at best.

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Start-Ups Hedging Their Bets On Online-Gambling Legislation. Wall Street Journal: Gerard Cunningham, president of BetFair US, the worldâ€™s largest legal online gaming company, isnâ€™t confident that the bills will get their proper hearing in Congress soon. â€œThe challenges those bills … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Gambling, Regulations | Tagged 2009, 2010, 2011, Barney Franck, BetFair, BetFair US, BetFair USA, Betting, Gambling, Gerard Cunningham, Internet betting, Internet betting and gambling, Internet gambling, laws, real-money prediction markets, Regulations, The Soorting Exchange USA, The Sporting Exchange, The Sporting Exchange US, United States Of America, USA | Leave a comment

One hundred poll respondents lied to InTrade.

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

3. What would you likely use as an alternative if InTrade.com were no longer available? I probably wouldnâ€™t use an alternative. –> 65% It is a lie. They would use BetFair USA instead —or another service. Come on. And Chris … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged BetFair, BetFair USA, Chris Masse, InTrade, InTrade poll, John Delaney, Midas Oracle, poll, polls | 4 Comments

BetFair Growing 30%, Easing over the Pond, and Hiring 50 Valley Engineers

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair Growing 30%, Easing over the Pond, and Hiring 50 Valley Engineers TechCrunch republishes BetFair’s PR material. No independent analysis in this TechCrunch story. Nothing about problem gambling, for instance. Nothing about InTrade, BetFair’s competitor. TechCrunch = stenographers

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Journalism | Tagged BetFair, BetFair US, BetFair USA, Betting, betting markets, David Yu, event derivative markets, prediction markets, TechCrunch, The Sporting Exchange, United States Of America | Leave a comment

BetFair’s jurisdictional architecture

Posted on July 28, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

“In one country, we can do poker but not horse racing, and in another country, casinos but not poker. We have to deal with jurisdictional nuances but also how quickly the walls will fall.“

Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Regulations, Software | Tagged BetFair, BetFair CTO, BetFair USA, The Sporting Exchange, Tony McAliste, United States Of America | Leave a comment

BetFair USA in Silicon Valley is building a social betting website.

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

CNN Money: The plan is to build a technical team that can combine that television property with a brawnier website, which can stream live horse races to viewers and add all the social media bells and whistles, including Twitter feeds, … Continue reading →