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Faulty polls screw up the political prediction markets. – REDUX – The “no polls” case, now.

Two days ago, I stated brashly that political prediction markets aggregate the polls, mainly. (Mike Linksvayer nuanced my propos, in the comment area.) GOP Keeps Senate, Loses House, Betting Site Says. – [US political prediction markets] – by Ronald Kessler … Continue reading

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WSJ on the 2004 manipulation of the TradeSports’s Bush contracts.

Know Who Will Win the Election? You Can Bet on It! – ($$$) – (via JC Kommer and via TradeSports forum) – [political betting & political prediction markets] – by Stephen Moore – 2006-10-20 What about market manipulation? Can wealthy … Continue reading

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