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“I’m very concerned with the international situation and what’s happening in Tibet.”
- International Olympic Committee head Jacques Rogge – Olympics @ Wikipedia – - – Contract Rules – This contract will settle (expire) at 100 ($10.00) if there is an official boycott of the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing announced before … Continue reading
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The International Olympic Committee is going to endorse BetFair —kind of.
The Guardian: The International Olympic Committee is to attempt to forge a unified approach to sports betting across the Olympic disciplines, working with governments and international federations to prevent corruption associated with gambling [and betting]. Jacques Rogge, the IOC president, … Continue reading
If the British legal betting companies offer bets on the sport, it is because there is demand for bets on the sport —and if that demand were not offered in a regulated environment, it would be filled in an unregulated one (like what we see with TradeSports-InTrade and MatchBook in the US market).
Mark Davies of BetFair (PDF file): International Leaders in Sport conference, Auckland, New Zealand. April 3-4th 2008. Keynote speech, April 4th. Mark Davies, Betfair. “New Understandings in Sports Betting” Minister, ladies and gentlemen… Thank you very much for your kind … Continue reading →