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Tag Archives: Italy
Six Italian seismologists and one government official will be tried for the manslaughter of those who died in an earthquake that struck the city of L’Aquila on 6 April 2009. — [NEWS]
“Six Italian seismologists and one government official will be tried for the manslaughter of those who died in an earthquake that struck the city of L’Aquila on 6 April 2009.”
Posted in Forecasting (Science & Practice), News, Science
Tagged 2009, earhquakes, forecasting, Italy, L'Aquila, predicting, quakes, Science, seismologists
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Italian soccer story shows why over-focusing on betting is the wrong way to address potential corruption in sport. — [LINK]
Ex-BetFair Mark Davies.
Hubdub Hot Predictions This Week
Hubdub’s Hot Predictions this week, as decided by Hubdub users and staff, are selected based on their newsworthiness for the week. These stories are bound to be big news this week – and we have forecasts on how they’re likely … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities
Tagged adam and danny, American Idol, betting markets, boston celtics, Collective Forecasting, contestants, divorce, epidemic, event derivative markets, female justice, final two, H1N1, HubDub, influenza, Influenza A (H1N1), Italy, Justice Souter, Mexican Flu, Mexico, National Basketball Association, NBA, nba playoffs, new wife, orlando magic, pandemic, playoffs, prediction markets, Silvio Berlusconi, Sonia Sotomayor, souter, Supreme Court, supreme court justices, supreme court nominees, swine flu, WHO, World Health Organization, young woman
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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
Posted in Business, Exchanges & Markets
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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Retail, real-money prediction exchanges are legal only in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Malta, and Australia.
Posted in Art, Regulations, Science
Tagged Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, United Kingdom
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Profits to be down at Betfair
Betfair will this week announce its results for the year to 30 April 2007. The past twelve months have seen a significant increase in the rate of investment by Betfair, as the company has sought to not only consolidate its … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets
Tagged CryptoLogic Inc., Europe, exchange operator, GBP, Harrah's Entertainment Inc, Harrah's License Company LLC, in-house technology solution, Italy, online casino, online gambling, online poker, Portway Press Limited, USD
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BetFair is ethical and responsible, whereas InTrade-TradeSports is not.
BetFair – Responsible Gambling Here’s a republication of their warning: — Responsible Gambling Betfair’s Responsible Gambling Policy Betfair is committed to endorsing responsible wagering among its customers as well as promoting the awareness of problem gambling and improving prevention, intervention … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged Italy, National Association, Player, Protection, sports corruption, www.gamcare.org.uk, www.icra.org
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Italian Case May Open Up Crossborder Gambling.
New York Times: Italian Case May Open Up Crossborder Gambling The top European court on Tuesday prohibited Italy from prosecuting bookmakers based in other European countries, a ruling that private companies hailed as a milestone in efforts to pry European … Continue reading
Posted in Regulations
Tagged Europe, European court, European Union, Italy, New York Times, Niall O'Connor, Online operators, sports betting
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