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Why the New Jersey governor vetoed the Internet gambling bill – [REPORT]

“New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have made his state the first in the U.S. to re-introduce online gambling. But he also suggested the state Legislature could revive the effort by asking voters to approve the … Continue reading

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2009 New Jersey Gubernatorial Race: Was Nate Silver’s prediction more accurate than InTrade’s?

Nate Silver‘s prediction (November 2, 2009): “I’d make Christie about the 4:3 favorite.” [ UPDATE: Nate Silver's prediction post-mortem on the 2009 US elections.] You can see that days before Elections 2009, InTrade was too heavy on Corzine:

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