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Michael Nutter wins Philadelphia mayoral primary.

Iowa Electronic Markets data. Very difficult to grasp —InTrade-TradeSports and BetFair are more usable. This IEM monopoly is a scandal.
WikiNews: Michael Nutter wins Philadelphia mayoral primary.

The 2007 Philadelphia Democratic Mayoral Primary Markets at Iowa Electronic Markets

The 2007 Philadelphia Democratic Mayoral Primary Markets at Iowa Electronic Markets

Americans Need to Embrace Betting Exchanges as the Preferred Way to Bet.

[This two-part article from David Stalcup is cross-posted from MajorWager: Part I + Part II. See disclosure at the bottom of this blog post.]

Pinnacle Sports introduced the serious and casual American bettor to reduced pricing, and betting has not been the same since. Even the most casual bettor could see the long term advantage of [...]

Great City Group Blogs

A short note to tip you about a set of great city group blogs I have just found out. (City blog = a blog that focuses on the big and small news about one city.)
Austin – Boston – Chicago – Houston – London – Los Angeles – New York City – Paris – Philadelphia – [...]

Rocky Balboa – Movie

HSX:
The sixth installment titled Rocky Balboa finds the former champion living a quiet and lonely life in retirement. Rocky begins a [comeback] in small bouts, but ignites a media storm when he accepts a fight against the Heavyweight Champion.
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If you visit Philly, one day, be sure to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is [...]

Partisan impacts on the economy: Evidence from prediction markets and close elections – by Erik Snowberg, Justin Wolfers and Eric Zitzewitz – REDUX

The breaking news is that Professor Justin Wolfers (of the Wharton business school in Philadelphia) has responded to my unforeseeable attack and to the subsequent Mike Linksvayer’s comment.
A quick response to Chris:
Let me clarify what I think the key puzzle is: the odds of either Democrats or Republicans are – literally – unchanged since the [...]

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