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John Delaney Obituary — [LINKS]

I’ve updated my original post, but I guess most of my readers didn’t return to it, so I am re-listing here the reactions to InTrade CEO John Delaney‘s death. – New York Times & CNBC. – all the negative remarks … Continue reading

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InTrade CEO John Delaney (42) died on May 21, 2011, while climbing Mount Everest, and his body will remain there. — [OBITUARY]

New York Times & CNBC. John Delaney, 41, from Ireland, has collapsed less than 50m from the top. He left for the expedition on April 9 and was due back in Ireland at the end of this month. His body … Continue reading

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Caveat Bettor is still into global warming prediction markets.

Caveat Bettor Spot the global warming prediction markets on the right side. Cav, by the way, congrats for your PageRank of 5/10.

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A new blog on InTrade’s prediction markets: Prediction (Market) Insights

Prediction (Market) Insights… by Anonymous Best wishes to him/her. I hope that he/she will reveal his/her ID in the future. “Wiser Than The Crowd” is the wrong role model in that regard, triple alas. Addendum: Thanks to my Deep Throats, … Continue reading

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The hype is over. The party is over. — Part IV

Caveat Bettor does not feature one single post on prediction markets on his blog frontpage. -

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A great blog on prediction markets

Just a reminder, for our new readers: – Among others, I highly recommend the blog of our good friend Caveat Bettor. -

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Why didn’t you bet with the crowd, then? You could have made a killing at the time when Joe Biden was under 50.

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Barack Obama + Joe Biden — THE PREDICTION MARKETS NAILED IT… triple alas (for my reputation as a world-wide prediction market pundit, and for the debate on the different quality of the various primary indicators out there).

“Friend — I have some important news that I want to make official. I’ve chosen Joe Biden to be my running mate.” Some blogger says his wife is fantastic. New York Times portrait of Joe Biden. UPDATE: Barack Obama‘s speech … Continue reading

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ENDLESS VEEPSTAKES: Why you should never trade on VP prediction markets, and why their probabilistic predictions are as stochastic as Paris Hilton’s daily dress picks.

As I explained in early June 2008, the VP speculations that appear in the Press should never be taken seriously. Most of them (and you don’t know which ones) are a big orchestration of pure lies aimed at creating publicity, … Continue reading

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Steve Levitt and Koleman Strumpf in the news

Via our good friend Caveat Bettor. It’s a complicated affair. I can’t sum it up for you. Go scanning it, if you’re curious. – Best wishes to Steve Levitt and Koleman Strumpf. -

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