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Tag Archives: Edward Wray
History of BetFair, from the concept to the startup —in Andrew Black and Edward Wray’s own words
I already linked to it, but you should re-read the 2008 TIME interview of BetFair’s two founders. Awesome literature, if you are an entrepreneur. Take 10 minutes today to read that.
Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, History
Tagged Andrew Black, BetFair, Business, Edward Wray, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, startup, startups, The Sporting Exchange
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BetFair’s Mark Davies, the last man standing
Andrew Black: Most of the original [BetFair] team have moved on now. Ed Wray is now Chairman, Mark Davies is still there and I’m still on the board and going in from time to time – I have three [BetFair] … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, History
Tagged Andrew Black, BetFair, Ed Wray, Edward Wray, Mark Davies, prediction markets
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BetFair co-founder Edward Wray in the February edition of Real Business magazine
“Unblock the US market.” -
Andrew Black (front) & Edward Wray (back)
The 2 BetFair co-founders: Photo Credit: George Jaworskyj -
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Tagged Andrew Black, BetFair, Edward Wray, George Jaworskyj, prediction markets
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Time magazine interview the 2 BetFair-Tradefair co-founders, and not a single time do they pronounce the magic words, “prediction markets”.
- Edward Wray: We’re one of the very, very few Internet betting companies that have never taken a bet out of the U.S., and that’s because our view has always been it is illegal, which it clearly is now, and … Continue reading
BetFair-TradeFair has won its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in its eight-year history.
BetFair Corporate (PDF file): 21st April 2008 BETFAIR WINS SECOND QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE Online betting company recognised for International Trade BETFAIR, the UK’s biggest online betting company, is proud to announce that it has won its second Queen’s Award … Continue reading
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Tagged accumulator products, Australia, Austria, BetFair, BetFair Mobile, chairman and co-founder, chief executive, David Yu, Edward Wray, European Union, Ireland, Italy, licensed betting operator, Malta, online betting, own Betfair Mobile, prediction markets, Prime Minister, Queen, Queen’s Award for Enterprise, select group, Stevenage, The Sporting Exchange, TradeFair, United Kingdom
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BetFair results for the year 2007
The Sporting Exchange (BetFair Group) – The BetFair 2007 Annual Review = 2007 Results (ending April 30, 2007) – (PDF file) – 2007 revenue: £185,933,000 2007 group revenue: £181,928,000 2007 gross profit: £143,207,000 2007 EBITDA: £31,968,000 2007 profit: £19,388,000 — … Continue reading