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Did Patri Friedman misread BetFair?

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

About the latest New York Times story on BetFair fighting sports corruption… Patri Friedman: Prediction markets not only make fixing easier to profit from, by creating a liquid market for insider betting, but they also make it easier to detect, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged Analysis (Data) - Sports / Politics Corruption, bet exchanges, BetFair, Betting, betting exchanges, event derivative markets, event derivatives, fight sports corruption, match-fixing scandals, New York Times, Patri Friedman, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Regulations, Sports, sports betting, sports bodies, sports corruption, TradeSports | 22 Comments

BetFair makes the frontpage of the New York Times –as the White Knight of sports. — Note that the term “prediction markets” is never pronounced. — TradeSports is not mentioned, but the last paragraph of the article suggests that all Internet sports betting should be legal and regulated.

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

- Previously: BetFair’s Mark Davies on sports betting and the fight against corruption -

Posted in Analysis (Meta), Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged BetFair, Betting, betting exchange, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Internet sports betting, Mark Davies, match-fixing scandals, prediction exchange, prediction markets, Regulations, Sports, sports betting, sports corruption, the New York Times, TradeSports | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: match-fixing scandals

Did Patri Friedman misread BetFair?

BetFair makes the frontpage of the New York Times –as the White Knight of sports. — Note that the term “prediction markets” is never pronounced. — TradeSports is not mentioned, but the last paragraph of the article suggests that all Internet sports betting should be legal and regulated.

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