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Blogging is a kind of magic. Well, at least, it works on InTrade.

UPDATE: Why I am dropping InTrade from the Midas Oracle coverage of the prediction markets – Don’t you love the Web? Last week, I blogged my intention to drop InTrade from the Midas Oracle coverage of the prediction markets if … Continue reading

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BetFair-TradeFair has won its second Queen’s Award for Enterprise in its eight-year history.

BetFair Corporate (PDF file): 21st April 2008 BETFAIR WINS SECOND QUEEN’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE Online betting company recognised for International Trade BETFAIR, the UK’s biggest online betting company, is proud to announce that it has won its second Queen’s Award … Continue reading

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BetFair’s future bet-matching logic

- SALIENT VIRILITY REGAINED, BRITISH HONOR RESTORED, QUEEN ESCAPES AFFRONT: Astute and resourceful BetFair SEO expert has managed to put one of their sub-sites ahead of Midas Oracle in Google Web Search results. [Nick Garner] – - BetFair’s future bet-matching … Continue reading

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BetFair’s brand-new matching-bet logic is endorsed by the Chairman of the Midas Oracle Advisory Board.

- The Sporting Exchange executives and shareholders will be happy to know that economist Michael Giberson has given his stamp of approval to BetFair’s brand-new matching-bet logic. Wow. They’ll open Champagne bottles in HammerSmith, tonite, when they know that. If … Continue reading

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Interesting information about BetFair I found out on their corporate website

BetFair Corporate: Corporate and Operational Overview Corporate Overview Betfair is a registered bookmaker in the UK, where it operates an online betting exchange. Betfair also operates under licences in Australia, Austria and Malta and is seeking licences elsewhere within the … Continue reading

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Demise of a Sarko Killer

She was billed as the only one who could steal this election from Nicolas Sarkozy. The media had dubbed her “the queen of the polls”, so towering was her popularity over her socialist rivals for the party’s nomination. She was … Continue reading

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Betting Exchange BetBug Exits The US Market.

Via Niall O’Connor of BettingMarket.com, BetBug frontpage: Dear BetBug User, It is with deep regret that BetBug has voluntarily chosen to stop publishing its peer-to-peer software and will stop populating the software’s wagering menu with events. The effect will be … Continue reading

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BetFair’s explainer on betting exchanges

… (a.k.a. real-money prediction exchanges). From the BetFair’s Help sub-website: How do betting exchanges work? A betting exchange is a bookie which uses technology to make sure you get a better price. It does that by reducing its risk, which … Continue reading

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