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David Letterman admitted that he cheated on his wife. Why do men cheat?

Why do men cheat? – Prediction markets can’t answer that one. Previously: David Letterman slept with *many* female members of his staff.

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Ugly things happened before BetFair was invented

Richard Dunwoody: The truth is that in pre-exchange times, [British] bookmakers profited by laying horses they knew were not going to win. They had paid informants in almost every stable. No arrests. No prosecution. Nothing said. – I recommend you … Continue reading

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Is BetFair Poker a booby trap for the gullible novices? Does The Sporting Exchange (the operator of the BetFair brands) help gangs plucking down innocent recreational poker players?? To get an inkling, don’t read The Guardian, seeded by the BetFair spin doctor; read Midas Oracle.

Rab Bibater commenting here: [...] the dark side of online poker – the fact that many players are colluding using devices such as MSN messenger; this is something that the average innocent, who decides to play online poker, is better … Continue reading

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