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Meet Niall O’Connor, Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst.

Posted on May 20, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Niall O’Connor’s Betting Market

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INTERNET GAMBLING AND BETTING: BODOG’S CALVIN AYRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via “Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst” (or so he thinks he is), The Globe And Mail. [...] He’s relaxed here, lounging in shorts and flip-flops, occasionally leaning over to his computer to check incoming e-mail, although he chooses his words … Continue reading →

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BetFair is a blessing in sports corruption war.

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via “Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst” (or so he thinks he is), IC NewsCastle: [...] What [the arrival of betting exchanges] has done is highlight the betting trends and any abnormal activity on animals that don’t run up to form, … Continue reading →

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Web-based petition to repeal the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via “Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst”. The petition: We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition: Repeal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Target: Barney Frank, Congressman, U.S. Congress Sponsor: Concerned Citizen * Signatures: 236 * Goal: 400,000 * Deadline: Ongoing… Unfair … Continue reading →

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Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst gets a beating from The Wisdom Of Crowds’ James Surowiecki and John De Palma.

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

James Surowiecki comments on Niall O’Connor’s assertion… O’Connor’s formulation is exactly wrong. The crowd of bettors at the racetrack is not predicting which horse will win. It’s predicting the odds of each horse in the race winning — in other … Continue reading →

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Within a horse race betting market, the favourite only obliges 33% of the time.

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

“So, 67% of the time the crowd’s predicted outcome does not occur”, remarks Niall O’Connor, in an e-mail to me. My reply: “Are horse race experts’ predictions more accurate?” UPDATE: James Surowiecki comments… O’Connor’s formulation is exactly wrong. The crowd … Continue reading →

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BetFair defies gambling ban to stay in Turkish market.

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Really??? Niall O’Connor (“Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst”, whom we put to the test last week, here, on Midas Oracle) points us to the Turkish version of the BetFair website.

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BETTORS need OddsChecker.com. But do TRADERS/SPECULATORS need it??

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Great, great, great site. Odds Checker – They have deep links on every bookmaker betting line or prediction market. For instance, click on politics, and select your country. All deep links are shown in the link bar of your browser, … Continue reading →

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