Tag Archives: Daily Mail

The John Edwards Non-Affair: How on Earth did they get this photo, what does this photo prove, and which prediction markets should we trade on to profit from this alledged scandal?

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- – Will CNN report on the John Edwards/mistress/baby rumors? | Hubdub – Will a supposed affair between John Edwards and Rielle Hunter be confirmed? | Hubdub – UPDATE: The Charlotte Observer UPDATE: National Review UPDATE: Google’s cached webpages of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Politics | Tagged ABC, ABC News, Associated Press, CBS News, Charlotte Observer, Cleveland, CNN, Daily Mail, Dallas Morning News, Elisabeth Edwards, Fred Baron, Google, John Edwards, LA Times, Lisa Druck, National Enquirer, National Review, New York Times, NewsWeek, Rielle Hunter, Robert Scoble, UPI, USA TODAY | 4 Comments

Has BetFair a little part of responsibility in the collapse of the Kieren Fallon trial (which cost British taxpayers Â£950,000)?

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair actively report betting that appears to them out of the ordinary. And, if any sport regulator has concerns, then BetFair provide them with additional information. BetFair, of course, has no say in whether a criminal offense has been committed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged Acting detective inspector, Australia, BBC, BetFair, British Police, chief, Crown Prosecution Service, Daily Mail, David O'Reilly, Fallon trial, GBP, horce racing, Kieren Fallon, lawyer, London, London Police, Mark Manning, media excerpts, Miles Rodgers, online betting exchanges, prediction markets, Ray Murrihy, senior detective, The Guardian, the Times, United Kingdom | 4 Comments

FALLON CASE: BetFair lawyer David O’Reilly is not the man… to say the least.

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Guardian: [...] In part, the fault is Betfair’s, for failing to ensure that police investigators understood the meaning of the complex evidence they provided, and for passing pages of irrelevant data to the Crown that provided one of many … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged Andrew Black, Australia, BetFair, British Horseracing Authority, chief, co-founder, Daily Mail, David O'Reilly, Fallon case, Fallon trial, GBP, Kieren Fallon, lawyer, Mark Manning, prediction markets, Ray Murrihy, senior detective, sports prediction, The Guardian, United Kingdom | 1 Comment

Miles Rodgers, the British professional bettor, who heavily traded horse racing on BetFair, who was a suspect in the Fallon case, and who was cleared today.

Posted on December 7, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— Â£11 million = $22.3 million + â‚¬15.2 million — External Link on the Fallon Case: BBC News – (Thanks to our good friend Niall O’Connor for the tip.) — The Guardian… [...] However, there had already been dialogue between … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, People, Regulations | Tagged BBC, BetFair, Betfair lawyer, Daily Mail, David O'Reilly, EUR, Fallon trial, GBP, horse racing, Joanne Richardson, Jockey Club, Kieren Fallon, Miles Rodgers, Niall O'Connor, prediction markets, The Guardian, USD | Leave a comment

Why don’t we have more public, real-money prediction markets on product launch dates?

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

— TradeSports: Entertainment – Video Game Consoles > Sony PlayStation 3 U.S Launch Date Daily Mail: Queues around the block as Playstation 3 hits stores in Japan. Photo Credit: Daily Mail

Posted in Analysis (Market Proposals), Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Daily Mail, Japan, Sony | Leave a comment