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BetFair trained a bunch of eagles and hawks for publicity at the 2010 Ryder Cup. – [PICTURES]

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Thanks to Mike Robb, we have now access to those great, awesome pics. Enjoy. [You can right-click them and save the bigger pics on your hard drive.] HOW THOSE PICS WERE TAKEN: – An “eight year-old Ferruginous Eagle called Olga … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged 2010 Ryder Cup, BetFair, Eagles, golf, hawks, marketing, publicity, Ryder Cup | Leave a comment

Golf Humor

Posted on April 25, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

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Tiger Woods prediction markets

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Technical Note: In this present post, I’m making an attempt at embedding dynamic charts from BetFair, TradeSports, and NewsFutures. – BetFair – US Masters – TradeSports – US Masters Outright Winner. April 10-13 2008 – NewsFutures – Tiger will win … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged BetFair, event derivative markets, event derivatives, golf, NewsFutures, prediction markets, Tiger Woods, TradeSports, United States, US Masters, US Masters 2008 | Leave a comment

Only bloggers do link to the prediction markets —mainstream media, like ABC News, never do.

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Can NewsFutures Really Predict the Future? … asks ABC News (4 pages): [...] NewsFutures creator Emile Servan-Schreiber believes that prediction markets like his are the “future of journalism.” [*] “It gives people the news of today and lets them give … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Prediction Journalism | Tagged ABC, average player, basketball, Bet 2 Give, Bet2Give, Emile Servan-Schreiber, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Florida, golf, Hockey, Journalism, mainstream media, Microsoft, Mike Linksvayer, NewsFutures, Player, prediction market journalism, prediction markets, soccer, sports prediction markets, tennis, Yahoo! | 4 Comments

Slate publishes a BetFair explainer for the Americans.

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

YouBet – The wonders and dangers of online sports wagering. – (page 2) – [BetFair explained to the Americans] – by Slate’s T.D. Thornton – 2007-11-28 [...] Betfair, which opened for business in 2000, is best described as day trading … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Explainers | Tagged BetFair, golf, high finance, Las Vegas, online exchanges, online sports wagering, prediction markets, slower-paced sports, sports betting, sports bettors, sports books, stateside sports betting, United States, USD, Wall Street, Web-based accounts, writer | Leave a comment

Interesting information about BetFair I found out on their corporate website

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair Corporate: Corporate and Operational Overview Corporate Overview Betfair is a registered bookmaker in the UK, where it operates an online betting exchange. Betfair also operates under licences in Australia, Austria and Malta and is seeking licences elsewhere within the … Continue reading →

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How to win on the Betfair markets

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Pete Nordsted

Just a little about myself. My name is Pete Nordsted I am a Betfair accredited trainer and I have been trading on Betfair now for the last 3 years with a modicum of success and am now getting better by … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Market Trading | Tagged BetFair, cricket, football, GBP, golf, horse racing, Las Vegas, low risk systems, Pete Nordsted, prediction markets, snooker, tennis, The Disciplined Trader, Trader, www.tradeonsports.blogspot.com, www.tradeonsports.co.uk | Leave a comment

Is Nate Kontny of Inkling Markets… UNE BRUTE EPAISSE???

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

(Translation not provided.) Nate Kontny: [...] Obviously, it’s no fun to have broken ribs. They really kick your ass. It’s also been real trying on my wife who has to do so much because I can’t, like driving or carrying … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor | Tagged baseball, basketball, boxing, golf | 1 Comment

MatchBook: the X-Bets

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

MatchBook: the X-Bets For all the talk about bookmakers out there, betting is still a pretty informal process for most people. “Informal” doesn’t necessarily mean straightforward, though. Even a simple office pool can take hours to organise and administer… and … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, X Groups | Tagged golf | Leave a comment

Comments on Weather Bill dot com – REDUX

Posted on January 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

#1. I have posted a short comment at Tech Crunch, under the login name “Midas Oracle” (with an embedded deep link to Thoughts on Weather Bill), quoting one sentence from Eric Zitzewitz: I really donâ€™t see that many accredited investors … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Hedging & Insurance, Regulations | Tagged business owner, catastrophe insurance, deep link, economist, Eric Zitzewitz, golf, HTML, insurance regulators, Sam Dinkin, Securities and Exchange Commission, Texas, United States, WeatherBill | Leave a comment

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