Tag Archives: betting makets

Bet on #1 for “Man”. — Bet on #2 for “Woman”. — Bet on #3 for “Hermaphrodite”.

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Alas, HubDub forgot about the third possibility. What will South African teenager Caster Semenya gender-test show?

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How much betting will we see?

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Koleman Strumpf

There is almost always a huge run-up in betting activity on prediction markets right before and during an event (this is equally true for sports as well as elections). In my posting about this over at Betfair’s new blog, I … Continue reading →

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BetFair and TradeFair’s trading engines

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

by Mat Youill If you are reading this item from within a feed reader, and you don’t see the embedded slides just below, do download this post. Matt Youill Betfair View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: qconlondon2008 qcon)

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New Yahoo! News election dashboard

Posted on September 3, 2008 by David Pennock

Cross-posted on Oddhead Blog. The Yahoo! News Political Dashboard has re-launched for the general election stretch run of the 2008 US Presidential election. From the main map you can see the status of the election in every state according to … Continue reading →

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