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BetFair Arcade seems to be a play-money / real-money gambling product that is going to bring problem gambling to a higher level —if the testimony of this recent winner (£11K) is to be taken seriously.

Written by Chris F. Masse on September 24, 2008 — 7 Comments

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NewsFutures do *NOT* favor event derivative management by traders.

Written by Chris F. Masse on January 29, 2008 — 15 Comments

Emile Servan-Schreiber of NewsFutures:
January 29th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Another important difference with NewsFutures (where people have been “trading news” in 2000) is that hubdub doesn’t give away any prizes to performers. That, perhaps, is a direct consequence of the false good idea of letting people create their own markets. This not only creates many opportunities [...]

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Rasmussen Markets = InTrade’s Play-Money Prediction Markets

Written by Chris F. Masse on December 30, 2007 — 2 Comments

Rasmussen Markets = Yet another pointless and useless play-money prediction exchange, traded mainly by InTrade bots [*] —info that is not disclosed to the public, of course.
[*] There aren’t any automated market makers at NewsFutures, my preferred play-money prediction exchange.
Links:
- InTrade – TradeSports
- TradeSports (play money) – InTrade (play money) – WSJ Political Market [...]

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The Wall Street Journal Political Market = InTrade’s Play-Money Prediction Markets

Written by Chris F. Masse on December 28, 2007 — Leave a Comment

WSJ Political Market = Yet another pointless and useless play-money prediction exchange, traded mainly by InTrade bots [*] —info that is not disclosed to the public, of course.
[*] There aren’t any automated market makers at NewsFutures, my preferred play-money prediction exchange.
Links:
- InTrade – TradeSports
- TradeSports (play money) – InTrade (play money) – WSJ Political [...]

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