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Cantor Fitzgerald becomes a bookmaker in Las Vegas.

In-running betting. Via Mike Giberson

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You can’t have accumulator bets on the weather of neighboring regions…

… because “if it snows in one city, it’s likely to snow in another city.” In other words, these weren’t independent events. Via Barry Ritholtz (author of Bailout Nation)

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How Business Insider got it wrong with the Tiger Woods divorce cost odds

PaddyPower is a bookmaker, not a prediction exchange. Hence, the Tiger Woods divorce cost odds are computed by an analyst, not by the market. 1. It is not the “punters” who have fabricated the odds, but a PaddyPower employee. 2. … Continue reading

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A Betting Exchange = A Bookmaker —> !??

BetFair: – Betfair Customer Services 19 Mar 18:27 Dear BetFair, I hope you will answer the following: Under current UK regulations you are not required by law to inform your customer base of changes in advance, but under FSA regulations … Continue reading

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How to defeat John Delaney’s censorship in the TradeSports-InTrade forum

“Bet Big  Go Home” on the TradeSports-InTrade forum: If TradeSports and Intrade are really different companies, then BetCRIS and BookMaker are different companies. Read this: http://tinyurl.com/3xmodq Actually, the link sends people to: http://www.midasoracle.org/2007/03/06/what-does-the-tradesportsintrade-split-really-amount-to/ This trader knows that Midas Oracle is … Continue reading

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