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

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Politics | Tagged Britain, English, Great Britain, immigration, John Cleese, London, People, Politics, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

Hubdub Hot Predictions This Week

Posted on June 8, 2009 by Ryan

Hubdubâ€™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 theyâ€™re likely … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged air crash, air france flight 447, airbus a330, black box, Brazil, Britain, conservatives, david carradine, Gordon Brown, HubDub, la lakers, labor, National Basketball Association, NBA, orlando magic, playoffs, prediction markets, resignation | Leave a comment

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).

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Industry), Betting, Business, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Explainers, Regulations | Tagged Analysis (Data) - Sports / Politics Corruption, Athens Olympic, Auckland, Australia, Australian Football League, author, Beijing, Belgium, bet exchanges, Bet Monitor technology, Bet Monitor, BetFair Radio, Betting, betting exchanges, Britain, Bundesliga, Cancer, Cheltenham Festival, Chicago Board Of Trade, Chicago White Sox, coach, commentator, cricket, Cyprus, director of corporate affairs, EUR, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event futures markets, Finance, Football League, Germany, Greece, High Street pharmacy, India, insider trading, Internet betting, Internet-based sports betting, IOC, irritation, Jacques Rogge, Jean-Paul Sartre, journalist, JPMorgan, Jumps Racing festival, ladies and gentlemen.., lawyer, Leigh Matthews, Lions, Liverpool, Madrid, Managing Director, Managing Director of Corporate Affairs, Mark Davies, Martin Arguello-Vasallo, messenger, minister, New Zealand, Nikolai Davydenko, Olympic, Olympics, Player, Poland Open, prediction markets, premiership coach, President, real time, Regulations, Reinhard Rauball, rugby, Singapore, Sports, sports administrators, sports betting, sports betting exchange, sports betting market, sports betting market saying, sports betting world, sports bodies, sports corruption, sports industry, sports punters, sports regulation, sports regulatory body, Sportsman, Swiss Futures and Options Association, tennis, The Guardian, United Kingdom, United States, United States Congress, USD, Victoria, Was Jacques Rogge, William Hill, Winston Churchill | 195 Comments

Meet bettor/trader Harry Findlay.

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – “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 →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Exchanges & Markets, People | Tagged bet exchanges, BetFair, betting exchanges, Britain, Champions League, Harry Findlay, Internet betting, London Olympics, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Premier League, Trader | Leave a comment

Do sports prediction markets corrupt sport? No.

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Analysis (Data) - Sports / Politics Corruption, bet exchanges, BetFair, betting exchanges, Britain, chief executive, director of corporate affairs, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Finance, football, Managing Director, Mark Davies, outcome sports, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, snooker, Sports, sports prediction, tennis, The Guardian | Leave a comment

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

Posted on September 15, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Resources - References, The Internet | Tagged Britain, good journalist, Liberal Democrats, market leader, Mike Smithson, Niall O'Connor, non-media, official, sub-site, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

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

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged advertising rules, Advertising Standards Authority, Britain, Financial Services Authority, football, Gaming Board, Great Britain, Internet-betting site, law sets, Professional Players Federation, Professional sports players, UK Gambling Commission | Leave a comment

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

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged America, Britain, candidate, coddled public services, economist, Europe, European Central Bank, European Union, Finance, finance minister, FranÃ§ois Mitterrand, France, Francois Bayrou, interior minister, Ireland, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Marie Le Pen, leader, minister, National Front, Nicolas Sarkozy, Open Institute Of Prediction Markets, Paris railway station, Politician, President, Socialist candidate, Spain, The Economist, The Netherlands, Tony Blair, Turkey, UMP party, welfare systems, western Europe | 7 Comments

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

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in Analysis (Data), Politics | Tagged BBC, Britain, journalist, Mike Smithson, Peter Hitchens, Sky News, UK Congress | Leave a comment

Britainâ€“Iran War prediction markets, anyone??

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

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 →

Posted in Analysis (Market Proposals), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged Britain, Independent Betting Arbitration Service, Ireland, Islamic Republic of Iran, Netherlands Antilles, Reuters, The Netherlands Antilles | 1 Comment

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