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Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1986 huge concert in Houston, Texas + Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1988 epic concert in London’s Docklands, U.K. + Jean-Michel Jarre’s 1981 historic concerts in China. — [VIDEO]

Don’t miss the laser harp: Click on ‘More’ for the rest of the post (plenty of rare Jarre concert videos).

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John Cleese: London is no longer an English city. — [VIDEO]

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The government lies. The banks steal. The rich laughs. — [STREET ART]

2009′s G20 Protest Graffiti – Bank of England – London, U.K.

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Paris, Barcelona, Berlin, St. Petersbourg, Shanghai, Tokyo, New York and London — [VIDEO]

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BetFair set a price range for its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange at $17.48 to $22.25 a share, valuing its equity at up to $2.35 billion.

“The wide price range, for an equity value between £1.16 billion and £1.48 billion, reflects mixed views on the company’s prospects for growth in countries with strict regulations on gambling, such as the U.S., and for its new financial-trading platform, … Continue reading

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Anish Kapoor at London’s Royal Academy of Arts

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What InTrade CEO John Delaney told the CFTC about “event markets” (prediction markets)

John Delaney (CEO of InTrade) – (InTrade PDF file – CFTC PDF file): July 4th 2008 The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 U.S.A. Attention: Office of the Secretariat RE: “Concept Release … Continue reading

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Malta Lotteries And Gaming Authority: the non-regulating regulator

The Malta Lotteries And Gaming Authority is the governmental body whose job it is to oversee and regulate all gambling operations located in Malta. The 2004 Remote Gaming Regulations represents the governing legislation, and it includes the following encouraging clause: … Continue reading

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The CFTC extends its regulatory arm to… the City of London.

A CFTC Commissioner in the Financial Times: So what effects do the Durbin legislation and the CFTC regulatory action have? Are they the kind of “excessive” regulation contemplated by the Balls Clause? Given the circumstances of the trading activity and … Continue reading

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Tiny API delay for non-UK customers of BetFair —since all international BetFair bettors, traders and gamblers are now served from Malta, not from London.

- BetFair Games, BetFair Poker, BetFair Casino, BetFair Multiples, and all non-UK BetFair customers (including those trading on BetFair’s prediction exchange), are under the radar of Malta’s Lotteries and Gaming Authority. (As you all know, Malta is a state that … Continue reading

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