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Ex-HSX Max Keiser disses real-money prediction markets (again). — [VIDEO]

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Legality of real-money prediction markets in America — [LINKS]

#1. CFTC’s Bart Chilton says ‘no’. – #2. DOJ says ‘yes’, other than for sports and horse racing.

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Cantor Gaming’s betting tablet shall stay in Las Vegas. — [REVIEW]

David Pennock: Cantor’s mechanism is pretty clearly an intelligent automated market maker that mixes prior knowledge and market forces [...].

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Why you haven’t seen nothing yet when it comes to iOS games

Graeme Devine: When I first got an iPad, I was sold on it being the ultimate piece of science fiction technology for gaming. I think it is the most interesting new technology product I’ve worked on in years and I … Continue reading

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Remember Nigel Eccles of HubDub?

HubDub FanDuel “20,000 users per month who have placed more than 65,000 bets worth more than $1 million to their winners since play started” “I know a major newspaper in London that makes $15 million a year from sports betting … Continue reading

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Okay to Play: Support i-Gaming

FaceBook group by New Jersey Senator Raymond Lesniak.

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Convergence in online gaming and land-based gaming

Calvin Ayre: Download this post to watch the video if your feed reader does not show it to you.

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Dear MO reader: Why you should try Predictalot

Why should you try Predictalot? Gamers: Make almost any prediction you can think of about March Madness, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Sports fans: Check the crowd’s odds: Is St. Mary’s the next Cinderella? Economists: Play with a true combinatorial … Continue reading

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Will the USA legalize real-money gambling and betting over the Internet? — CNBC video

Odds Favoring Online Gambling? – CNBC – Andrew Parmentire, Height Analytics – David Katz, Oppenheimer gaming analyst Download this post to watch the CNBC video –if your feed reader doesn’t show it to you: Via Alexander Ainslie et al. Addendum: … Continue reading

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I was not drinking cranky juice when I told you that FaceBook can be leveraged to compete with InTrade, TradeSports, BetFair, NewsFutures, HubDub and the Hollywood Stock Exchange.

Famous Silicon Valley VC is among those ponying up $29 million to profit from that idea. (Use that tool to get to read the whole WSJ story.) I told you so. And kudos to David Pennock. – Gaming = an … Continue reading

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