Tag Archives: Internet Gambling Prohibition

AMERICAN PREDICTION MARKET BLOGGER WHO WENT INTO HIDING AFTER THE PASSING OF THE INTERNET GAMBLING PROHIBITION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT HAS RESUSCITATED HIS BLOG.

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

SmartCrowd will publish a “prediction market index”. Without InTrade, which is illegal in the US. “Paul” (the blogger) is terrorized by the perspective of being arrested by the FBI for publishing a hot link to an offshore (Irish) prediction exchange. … Continue reading →

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Web-based petition to repeal the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via “Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst”. The petition: We, the Undersigned, endorse the following petition: Repeal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act Target: Barney Frank, Congressman, U.S. Congress Sponsor: Concerned Citizen * Signatures: 236 * Goal: 400,000 * Deadline: Ongoing… Unfair … Continue reading →

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Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) is a bad US monopoly on political event derivatives / prediction markets.

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The mysterious (or so he/she thinks he/she is) Anonymous writes to me: I have been reading midasoracle for a few weeks now. It is a really useful survey of what is going on in the prediction market world. I think … Continue reading →

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Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) urged Attorney General General Gonzales to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Lawrence G. Walters: [...] First, Sen. Kyl strongly urged Gonzales to agree that there is a need for “strong regulations.” Gonzales did so agree. Next, Sen. Kyl pushed Gonzales to agree that the regulations would include a requirement that banks … Continue reading →

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Last February, blogger Donald Luskin made the switch from TradeSports to InTrade.

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

- 48 mentions of “TradeSports” in the archives of his blog. – Since February 25, 2007, Don Luskin started using the “InTrade” brand name (two times). Previous: TradeSports, incorporated in The Netherlands Antilles… but owned and OPERATED by an Irish-incorporated … Continue reading →

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Deal Breaker’s John Carney interviewed Kynikos Associates’ Jim Chanos about Steve Roman’s Midas Oracle blog post.

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

And I have just discovered it five minutes ago, by total chance. #1. Kynikos Associates’ Jim Chanos did not respond to my e-mail at the time. #2. Nobody from Deal Breaker tipped me about this follow-up story. #3. The Deal … Continue reading →

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NETeller yesterday, TradeSports-InTrade tomorrow?

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Via Betting Market at Delicious (which you may bookmark if you wish to get further links on the new internet Gambling crisis, later on this week): – United States of America v. Stephen Eric Lawrence – United States of America … Continue reading →

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And the winner is… LANCE FORTNOW.

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Page Titles – Uniq. Views – Pageviews – [since blog inception, according to Google Analytics] — Midas Oracle – 9,227 – 16,008 Midas Oracle » Blog Archive » “If Virginia and Montana go democratic then the markets predicted every race … Continue reading →

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Graduate School Question & H.R. 4411

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

H.R. 4411 is the official title of the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act. Here’s from Jonathan Moses Katcher (who has accepted my invite to join us): I have been following your online material for about 3 years now, so … Continue reading →

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TradeSports-InTrade: We’re a prediction exchange, NOT a bookmaker or sportsbook.

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

TEN CEO John Delaney, once again, made his point: As you know we operate an exchange. We are not bookmakers. The new and historical laws apply to bookmakers. To which trader “Abacus” replied: If this were my company I’d also … Continue reading →

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