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Betfair partner goes to the wall.

Posted on September 1, 2007 by Niall O'Connor

ON 20 August 2007 Interactive Gaming Holdings (IGH) announced that its online betting companies had ceased taking bets pending clarification of the company’s financial health. IGH’s shares had been suspended on August 17, after a mooted financial loan had failed … Continue reading →

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Combo: Bookmaker/SportsBook + Betting Exchange

Posted on March 2, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Combo (Bookmaker/SportsBook + Betting Exchange) = WSEX (World Sports Exchange) + MatchBook Psstt… WSEX is an online bookmaker, but they also have some sports prediction markets, sometimes. WSEX owns MatchBook, now. (((Many TradeSports-InTrade customer are seduced by this combo proposition.)))

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TradeSports traders flirting with MatchBook — CORRECTION

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

I wrote that MatchBook is owned by Pinnacle. Actually, MatchBook (a small betting exchange, probably incorporated in Ireland, E.U.) is owned by World Sports Exchange (WSX) —an online bookmaker (sportsbook) that operates from Antigua. I regret the error… especially since … Continue reading →

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TradeSports traders flirting with MatchBook

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

On the TradeSports forum, traders interpret the TradeSports-Intrade splitting as step one in an attempt to get rid of the sports prediction markets. And they see MatchBook as a viable alternative to TradeSports. (link 1 — link 2) For your … Continue reading →

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