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Tag Archives: New Jersey
Why the New Jersey governor vetoed the Internet gambling bill – [REPORT]
“New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill that would have made his state the first in the U.S. to re-introduce online gambling. But he also suggested the state Legislature could revive the effort by asking voters to approve the … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Gambling, Politics, Regulations
Tagged Betting, Chris Christie, Gambling, Internet betting, Internet gambling, laws, New Jersey, Regulations
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2009 New Jersey Gubernatorial Race: Was Nate Silver’s prediction more accurate than InTrade’s?
Nate Silver‘s prediction (November 2, 2009): “I’d make Christie about the 4:3 favorite.” [ UPDATE: Nate Silver's prediction post-mortem on the 2009 US elections.] You can see that days before Elections 2009, InTrade was too heavy on Corzine:
Posted in Analysis (Accuracy & Precision), Exchanges & Markets, Market Expiry, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics, Prediction Post-Mortem
Tagged 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial race, betting markets, Chris Christie, event derivative markets, forecasts, InTrade, Jon Corzine, Nate Silver, New Jersey, Politics, prediction markets, Prediction Post-Mortem, Predictions, US politics
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NewsFutures’ hyper marketese on their prediction market consultancy and software package for enterprise prediction markets
NewsFutures: Top-10 reasons why NewsFutures is the ideal partner to harness the wisdom of your crowd 1.) Integrated Solutions We offer complete solutions, not just great software. This approach delivers a much higher success rate and enables the client organization … Continue reading
Posted in Consulting, Exchanges & Markets, Forecasting (Science & Practice), Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Software
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The best researchers on prediction markets
CFM: Scholars Check that CFM page for updates. And contact me so I can make additions to the list. (I’ll then re-publish that updated list on Midas Oracle.) – Michael Abramowicz – Michael B. Abramowicz – (Law School, George Washington … Continue reading
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Intrade beats Zogby on Super Tuesday
Both the prediction market and the pollster called 5 of the 7 head-to-head contest winners, so it was mostly ties between them. But in the NJ Democratic primary and the California Republican primary, Intrade contracts pointed to the winner on … Continue reading
Michael Bloomberg for US President??
Michael Bloomberg to run as Independent in 2008 Previous: Under this hypothetical scenario, the money would support a targeted advertising campaign to sell an Electoral College strategy to voters. — The McLaughlin Group (MP4 file): MR. MCLAUGHLIN: Issue Four: Back … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics
Tagged 2008 US elections, 2008 US presidential elections, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, California, Democratic candidate, electoral college, Fred Thompson, good and successful administrator, head, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Lawrence O'Donnell, mayor, McLaughlin Group, Michael Bloomberg, Mike Bloomberg, New Jersey, New York, Pat Buchanan, Perot, Politics, President, Ralph Nader, Republican Party, Ross Perot, Rudy Giuliani, targeted advertising campaign, United States, US elections, US politics, US President, US presidential elections, USD, vice president, Winchester
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The many fantasy sports leagues enthusiasts can breathe a deep sigh of relief after a ruling by a federal judge in New Jersey that their activities do not constitute illegal gambling.
Eric J. Sinrod: These leagues permit participants to manage virtual teams of professional players in a sport during a particular season and to compete against other participants based on the actual statistical performance of those players. [...] Tom W. Bell … Continue reading
Posted in Regulations
Tagged Eric J. Sinrod, fantasy sports leagues enthusiasts, federal judge, New Jersey, reading, Tom W. Bell
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INTERNET GAMBLING AND BETTING: BODOG’S CALVIN AYRE IS NOT A GENTLEMAN.
Via “Europe’s foremost betting industry analyst†(or so he thinks he is), The Globe And Mail. [...] He’s relaxed here, lounging in shorts and flip-flops, occasionally leaning over to his computer to check incoming e-mail, although he chooses his words … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Ethics, Gambling
Tagged attorney, B.C. Securities Commission, betting industry analyst, Bicer Medical Systems, Calvin Ayre, Canada, City University, Court of Queen, David Baines, Dickson, Director, elderly majority owner, Erich Brunnhuber, Europe, Frank Maddock, Howe Street, Internet gambling, investigative journalist, Jamaica, Ken, long-time investigative journalist, Nassau, New Brunswick, New Jersey, officer, Patrick Roberts, President, Seattle, The Bahamas, The Globe and Mail, The Vancouver Sun, USD, Vancouver Stock Exchange, William (Bill) Roberts
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Illegal Bookmakers Busted in New York and New Jersey, U.S.A.
New York Times: [...] The New Jersey operation brought in revenues of more than $500 million over the last 18 months, officials said, and the New York outfit generated more than $30 million in the last 10 months. [...] Both … Continue reading
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Tagged America, Costa Rica, Internet gambling, New Jersey, New York, New York Times, separate Web sites, United States, USD
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