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Subsidizing real-money prediction markets and real-money conditional prediction markets

Written by Chris F. Masse on August 5, 2008 — 2 Comments

Should Google subsidize the Lunar X Prize contract on InTrade?
John Salvatier,
Our good friend Bo Cowgill might have already re-created those prediction markets on Google’s internal prediction exchange at a marginal cost of zero US dollar. No need for him to “subsidize” external prediction markets.
[As an appendix, I precise that I am in favor of opening [...]

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How come John Salvatier’s comment to the CFTC has not appeared on their website already?

Written by Chris F. Masse on June 30, 2008 — 1 Comment

Are comments that favor FOR-PROFIT prediction exchanges censored by the CFTC?
I want to see John’s comment appear here. – I’ll interpret any censorship as a neo-cons’ black op.
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