Tag Archives: Mark Davis

Mark Davis [*] was not invited at the party celebrating the 10 years of BetFair.

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

My take: #1. BetFair is now a bureaucracy. #2. The top BetFair execs are a bunch of dicks. [*] As you all know, Mark Davis was BetFair’s spokesperson for the 10 years.

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BetFair’s Mark Davis on Internet gambling regulations in the UK

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

The Bottom Line – Radio 4 “Evan Davis and his panel discuss rivals and regulation.“ Mark Davis was censored edited.

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Mark Davies spills the beans on how BetFair became #1.

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Mark Davies: [E]veryone did it a slightly different way. it wasn’t first-mover advantage at that point, because we weren’t first! But we were first to do it with a model that aggregated demand, whereas everyone else had a different model. … Continue reading →

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The Sporting Exchange (BetFair & TradeFair) have hired a lobbyist to massage the European Union about real-money prediction markets, Internet betting, and Internet gambling.

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Nicolas Gibbon, reporting to Mark Davis (MD corporate affairs). His title: “European Public Affairs Manager”. He was previously lobbying for alcohol and tobacco.

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Who did best in explaining the prediction markets to the lynching crowd?

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

After the New Hampshire fiasco, 16 18 people came to defend the prediction markets, so far. So far, the best takes are from: George Tziralis Robin Hanson Jonathan Kennedy and I’ll give the 4th spot to a combo, mixing takes … Continue reading →

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Political betting blogger Mike Smithson met with Mark Davies, BetFair’s Managing Director (Corporate Affairs).

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Mike Smithson: How can we deal with the market definition issues? Yesterday I visited the Thames-side headquarters of Betfair to discuss with the managing director, Mark Davis, and senior members of his [team] a range of issues relating to political … Continue reading →

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