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John Cleese: London is no longer an English city. — [VIDEO]

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Hubdub Hot Predictions This Week

Hubdub’s Hot Predictions this week, as decided by Hubdub users and staff, are selected based on their newsworthiness for the week. These stories are bound to be big news this week – and we have forecasts on how they’re likely … 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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Meet bettor/trader Harry Findlay.

- – “Nowadays, some casinos even have two zeroes on the roulette wheel. Anyone playing them should be certified. But gambling on a Champions League match, a Premier League match, you can win.” This, he explains, is because modern betting … Continue reading

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Do sports prediction markets corrupt sport? No.

Mark Davies (“managing director of corporate affairs at BetFair” = their spin doctor) in The Guardian: Does the existence of betting exchanges corrupt sport? NO In the world of finance, it has always been far easier for employees to have … Continue reading

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How can BetFair, the world’s market leader, produce such a piece of ****?

Betting @ BetFair – The Official BetFair News Site — … is a piece of ****. #1. The brand name of this sub-site is crappy. #2. The organization of the content is crappy. #3. The content is crappy. #4. Everything … Continue reading

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UK Gambling Commission is taking effect this Saturday, September 1, 2007.

UK Gambling Commission: 1 September 2007 With effect from 00.01 on Saturday 1 September 2007, all gambling in Great Britain (except spread betting and the National Lottery) becomes subject to the provisions of the Gambling Act 2005. Gambling Commission The … Continue reading

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NEXT SUNDAY, THE FRENCH WILL ELECT REPUBLICAN NICOLAS SARKOZY AS THEIR PRESIDENT.

The Economist tells me I should vote for Nicolas Sarkozy. Well… if they really think he’s “the man”… The French presidential election France’s chance Apr 12th 2007 From The Economist print edition After a quarter-century of drift Nicolas Sarkozy offers … Continue reading

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British blogger uses odds chart to debunk a journalist’s story.

In short: #1. Peter Hitchens on Channel 4 covered the “Tory conference” (British Republican convention) at Blackpool in October 2005. #2. Political blogger and ex-BBC News Mike Smithson strongly disagrees with the Channel 4 story (“a number of myths have … Continue reading

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Britain–Iran War prediction markets, anyone??

Reuters: [...] Iran seized the 15 British sailors and marines at sea last week, saying they were inside Iranian waters. Britain say the personnel were in Iraqi waters. How the hell can you kidnap soldiers??? — — Warning: TradeSports is … Continue reading

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