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OLYMPIC MEDALS: The Los Angeles Times cites HubDub —but not BetFair, TradeSports, NewsFutures, or YooPick.

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Los Angeles Times Could it be because the journalist had googled “Olympics” for his/her research? HubDub is the only prediction exchange whose prediction market webpages are indexed well by Google. SEO is key for marketing and P.R., folks —you see … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Internet Usability | Tagged Google Search, Google Web Search, HubDub, Internet Usability, Los Angeles Times, Olympic Games, Olympic medals, Olympics, prediction markets, Search Engine Optimization, Search Engines, SEO | Leave a comment

Michael Moore tells the Democratic people to go Barack Obama in Pennsylvania (a two-tier state), but the polls and the prediction markets tell us that that won’t do the trick.

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I don’t get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn’t get their act together, and thus our votes will not be counted. So, if you live in … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged 2008 Pennsylvania primary, 2008 US elections, 2008 US presidential elections, Barack Obama, BetFair, Catholic Church, Democratic, Democratic candidate, democrats, Hamas, Hillary Clinton, HubDub, InTrade, Los Angeles Times, meta forecasting tools, Michael Moore, Michigan, NewsFutures, Pennsylvania, Politics, prediction markets, President, Republican candidate, Stephen Colbert, Ted Kennedy, United States, US elections, US politics, US President, US presidential elections, USD, web links, Will Be Democratic, Winning Party | 1 Comment

The best headline of the day –post Michigan

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

From the Los Angeles Times: Ron Paul, Dr. No-body, beats Rudy and Fred –again. Well, he’s hanging in there. Not only that, but Rep. Ron Paul thumped two reputed Republican heavyweights in the Michigan primary — former Sen. Fred Thompson … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Caveat Bettor, Fred Thompson, free people and free markets, GOP, Los Angeles Times, mayor, Michigan, Mike Linksvayer, New York, Ron Paul, Rudy Giuliani, Tennessee | 1 Comment

How long will the writers’ strike last? And can prediction markets help answer this question?

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Michael Giberson

The Writers Guild of America went on strike earlier this week. Actress Eva Longoria, of ABC TVâ€™s show Desparate Housewives, reportedly is concerned about the showâ€™s crew, â€œthat will have a terrible holiday season because there’s no resolution.â€ She added, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged ABC, actress, America, cost networks, Eva Longoria, Inkling, inkling markets, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Mark Young, Milken Institute, prediction markets, Southern Cal business professor, strike, USD, Writers Guild of America | 3 Comments

Most of the news articles on prediction markets published by the prestigious newspapers will soon be free of charge.

Posted on September 18, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— The New York Times = free, starting tomorrow The Wall Street Journal = $$$ — free, soon, maybe The Los Angeles Times = free The Financial Times = $$$ — And, now, the admission: â€œWhat wasnâ€™t anticipated was the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, The Internet | Tagged general manager, Google, Los Angeles Times, NYTimes.com, the Financial Times, The Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vivian L. Schiller, Yahoo! | Leave a comment

Does betting exchange BetFair handle more daily trades than the New York Stock Exchange?

Posted on August 23, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

No, but BetFair might well be the world’s third financial exchange in terms of transaction volumes (which is a secondary metrics, of course). Steve Roman (who works in NYC’s financial industry) attracted my attention to this line from The Los … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Data), Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Market Liquidity | Tagged Australia, Chicago, Civil Rights Action Corporation, Eric Zitzewitz, head, Internet gambling colossus Betfair, Jason Ruspini, Jed Christiansen, London, London Stock Exchange, Los Angeles Times, New Financial Betting, New York Board of Trade, New York Stock Exchange, prediction markets, Robin Marks, Steve Roman, The Los Angeles Times, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

BetFair has an anti-fraud team whereas InTrade-TradeSports has none.

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

That’s the chunk of truth that no US journalist or blogger or prediction market scholar will dare telling you. — Czarek Sokolowski / AP — The Los Angeles Times has a two-page investigation into the alleged corruption of that tennis … Continue reading →

Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Regulations | Tagged Analysis (Data) - Sports / Politics Corruption, BetFair, British Horseracing Authority, Internet gambling colossus, journalist, London, Los Angeles Times, New York Stock Exchange, Nikolay Davydenko, online forum, Poland, prediction markets, Robin Marks, soccer, Sopot, spokesman, tennis, United States, USD | Leave a comment

The latest about the departing of Nobel Laureate Vernon Smith from George Mason University to Chapman University

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

- Vernon Smith to Work on Californian Public Policy – In Reverse Migration, 4 Economists Lured From the West to George Mason U. Now Head to Chapman U. – Chronicle.com – NEW LINKS News: Chapman hires Nobel Prize-winner | smith, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics | Tagged Chapman University, George Mason University, Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vernon Smith, Wall Street Journal | 1 Comment

The Los Angeles Times would legalize BetFair and TradeSports-InTrade.

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

As far as I know, it’s the second LAT “editorial” asking for the legalization of internet gambling and betting (and speculating). Via Sir Niall O’Connor. Anybody knows of another media that has published pro-internet gambling editorials?? (((An “editorial” is usually … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged Internet gambling, Los Angeles Times, Niall O'Connor, published pro-internet gambling editorials, writer | Leave a comment

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