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COMMENTS TO THE CFTC: What to expect from Tom W. Bell and Jason Ruspini
For those who are just surfacing from an Afghan cave: Tom W. Bell is a law professor at Chapman University (in California) and Jason Ruspini is a Wall Street professional (in New York). – It seems that both will, independently … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Industry), Regulations
Tagged American Enterprise Institute, California, CFTC, Chapman University, event contracts, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, for-profit prediction exchanges, Iraq, Jason Ruspini, law professor, laws, New York, not-for-profit prediction exchanges, Paul Wolfowitz, Porter, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Tom W. Bell, United States Of America, US Supreme Court, Vernon Smith, Wall Street, young economist
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Will the CFTC agree to license and regulate real-money prediction markets?
I think that it’s a kind of prediction markets whose contract should be designed by a lawyer or law professor. – qmwztlxb1.hdwg div {color:inherit;font:inherit} .hdwg a{font:inherit} .hdwg div{margin:0px} .hdwg img {border:0px;padding:0px} .hdwg img {padding:0px} what is this? Will The CFTC … Continue reading
Are Prediction Markets Constitutional?
I think so*, although it could be a matter for states to decide, and not so much the federal government. In that scenario, my thought is that some liberal (in the classic sense) states will allow experimentation with prediction markets, … Continue reading
Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Politics, Regulations
Tagged Alvin Roth, attorney, Benjamin Cardozo, Bork, chief justice, Chris Masse, circuit court judge, Columbia Circuit, federal government, Felix Frankfurter, Gary McDowell, Hugo Black, judge, law professor, Solicitor General, Supreme Court, Tom Bell, United States Court of Appeals, Warren Burger, Yale
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Meet Tom W. Bell.
Law professor Tom W. Bell… blogging at Agoraphilia.
So we launched a war of choice, and spent thousands of lives and billions of dollars, for what?
Asks law professor Steve Bainbridge, a conservative blogger. I like his blog. As I wrote previously, it’s a pity that the GOP got hijacked by the neo-con warmongers (like Dick Cheney and Paul Wolfowitz).
Posted in Politics
Tagged Dick Cheney, law professor, Paul Wolfowitz, Republican Party, Steve Bainbridge
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IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG. NICK JENKINS’ BETCHA.COM GETS BUSTED THREE WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH.
Via the vigilant Daniel Horowitz, Seattle Pi: Washington State Gambling Commission investigators seized computers from a new Seattle-based Internet-betting site Monday, claiming the business violated the state’s 2006 online gambling ban — a contention the site’s founder strongly disputes. [...] … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Politics, Regulations
Tagged Betcha, Daniel Horowitz, founder, HTML, Internet gambling law, Internet Gambling Law Declared Unconstitutional, Internet-betting site, invasive law, law professor, lawyer, Lee Rousso, Nicholas Jenkins
Posted, Nick Jenkins, online gambling ban, Renton lawyer and card player, search warrant, Seattle, Tom W. Bell, Washington, Washington State Gambling Commission, YouTube
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Nick Jenkins’ Betcha is aiding and abetting the transactions of illegal betting.
Says Roy Girasa, a law professor at the Lubin School of Business at Pace University in New York City. Via David Pennock, who is both fascinated and skeptical. Click here to get all the previous Midas Oracle blog posts on … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged America, Betcha, David Pennock, law professor, Lubin School of Business, Lubin School of Business at Pace University in New York, New York City, Nick Jenkins, Pace University in New York, person-to-person betting site, Says Roy Girasa, Tom Bell
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BETCHA.com: Where is law professor Tom Bell when we need him?
Here’s Tom Bell’s website. ABOUT BETCHA: I wish Nick Jenkins the very best. BetBug (which billed itself as the “Kazaa of betting”, and thus thought that it was above the law): Dear BetBug User, It is with deep regret that … Continue reading
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Tagged America, BetBug, Betcha, Federal, law professor, Major, Nick Jenkins, peer-to-peer, person-to-person betting site, Tom Bell, United States, www.payp2p.com
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