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Tag Archives: Patrick Swayze
Are prediction markets on deaths and assassinations SOMETIMES acceptable?
BELOW IS THE CHART OF A SETTLED PREDICTION MARKET: Will Patrick Swayze die before April 15, 2008? It was settled on “no”. HubDub CEO Nigel Eccles thinks that his traders “quickly came to the conclusion that the [early 2008] story … Continue reading
NUCLEAR SCANDAL: HubDub allow their traders to bet on celebrities’ death.
- Via Betting Market – HubDub rules: If the question is potentially contentious (e.g. about loss of life) then it must be in the context of a mainstream news story. ??????? ????????? ??????????? Color me perplex.
Posted in Ethics, Exchanges & Markets
Tagged death, Ethics, HubDub, Patrick Swayze, prediction markets
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