Tag Archives: Olympic Games

Chicago is hot, all of the sudden —but Lance Fortnow has nothing to do with it (if you were wondering).

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Beware that the Olympics Host prediction markets are unlikely to be accurate as the International Olympic Committee is a close and non-transparent organization, run by a bunch of co-optated aristocrats engulfed in IOC office politics. The IOC is as close … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Predict Olympic medal counts on YooPick.

Posted on August 15, 2008 by David Pennock

Cross posted from Oddhead Blog. We’ve just added a new feature to Yoopick especially for Frenchmen Chris and Emile and citizens of nineteen other countries to place their swagor* on how many medals their country will win. We’ve argued that … Continue reading →

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