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Did the prediction market industry fail because of the lack of usability of the prediction markets? — [REBUTTAL]

David Pennock: I like an analogy of Playstation versus Wii. Just like Wii opened up video gaming to a mass audience including women, I think there’s room for simpler/friendlier sites like smarkets that can open up gambling to a much … Continue reading

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The Marketing Of The Reading Of The Public Prediction Markets = What Robin Hanson has deep trouble with, and what the prediction exchanges (e.g., InTrade-TradeSports, BetFair-TradeFair) haven’t fully computed yet

- Robin Hanson on “silly” research topics: [M]ost people think futarchy (government by [prediction] markets) is silly, even though most think it has a decent chance of performing well [...]. – Decision markets and decision-aid markets are 2 great concepts … Continue reading

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The answer to any anti-prediction market backlash is quality, impartial, exchange-independent, science-based, diligent, pro-PM blogging.

Is John Delaney the greatest psychic of all times (past, present, and future)? Deep Throat is very impressed by how accurate the InTrade-TradeSports CEO’s 2005 prediction turned out to be. According to Deep Throat, the great Irish oracle “accurately predicted … Continue reading

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InTrade-TradeSports and BetFair-TradeFair are barred from advertising on Google, Yahoo! and MicroSoft’s networks of websites.

Via Jason Ruspini and Daniel Horowitz, The Associated Press & Reuters. But I will remark that Google Ads serve both InTrade and TradeSports. [I don't mind. Just a remark.]

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Why can’t InTrade-TradeSports make a dent in the lucrative corporate market?

CFO magazine, last year: Currently, in fact, Trade Exchange Network [=InTrade-TradeSports] is discussing a pilot project with a large electronic retailer to enable the rank and file to wager on the wisdom of finance chiefs, says Knesevitch, who declined to … Continue reading

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BetFair vs. TradeSports-InTrade

“Anonymous” to Patri Friedman (thanks to Jason Ruspini for the link): Have you tried Betfair? www.betfair.com . Chris Masse over at Midas Oracle www.midasoracle.com — the main prediction markets blog — tends to support them over InTrade. The interface is … Continue reading

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