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At the contrary, mister Kirtland.
Contra Alex Kirtland, I believe that the development of play-money prediction exchanges using MSR (like HubDub or AskMarkets), which popularity is now proved, is much more important news than stuff about CFTC-regulated, real-money prediction exchanges (like HedgeStreet or the Cantor … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged Ask Markets, AskMarkets, Cantor Exchange, HedgeStreet, HubDub, Inkling, inkling markets, play-money prediction exchanges, play-money prediction markets, prediction markets, real-money prediction exchanges, real-money prediction markets
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The InTrade traders are wondering what the future of InTrade is —now that TradeSports has bellied up in style.
Here are the screen shots of their posts —before they get removed. – - – Previously: on TradeSports death – on InTrade’s viability -
Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets
Tagged betting exchanges, betting markets, closure, demise, end, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, InTrade, John Delaney, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, real-money prediction exchanges, real-money prediction markets, TradeSports
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After the demise of TradeSports, questions (re-)surface about the viability of InTrade.
My post about the sudden closure of TradeSports was the #2 most downloaded webpages, yesterday —even though that post was published late yesterday. And this morning, I am receiving tons of e-mails from the InTrade and TradeSports traders (they are … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, Analysis (Industry), Business, Exchange & Market Management, Exchanges & Markets
Tagged betting exchanges, betting markets, closure, demise, end, Ethics, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, InTrade, John Delaney, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, real-money prediction exchanges, real-money prediction markets, TradeSports
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Is Smarkets a UK-based, real-money, CDA-powered prediction exchange that is going to export its betting services to the Americans?
That was my first hypothesis, based on the fact that Smarkets was part of a group of UK startups that went to NYC to promote themselves to the American market. However, it should be said with force that no other … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange & Market Management, Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce
Tagged Betting, marketing, New York City, NYC, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, real-money prediction exchanges, real-money prediction markets, Smarkets, United States Of America, USA
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The regulation of iPredict New Zealand
http://www.lexisnexis.co.nz/products/bulletins/legislation/nz_regulation_SR-2008-285.pdf Via Eric Crampton —who else.
iPredict New Zealand
iPredict New Zealand iPredict New Zealand is a legal, real-money prediction exchange organizing real-money prediction markets. They can also provide support for enterprise prediction markets. iPredict New Zealand has been declared a futures dealer by the New Zealand Securities Commission, … Continue reading
Posted in Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets, Explainers
Tagged bet exchanges, betting exchanges, betting markets, coporate prediction markets, enterprise prediction markets, event derivative exchanges, event derivative markets, event derivatives, internal prediction markets, iPredict New Zealand, New Zealand, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, private prediction markets, real-money prediction exchanges, real-money prediction markets, tutorials, videos
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The Case for Decrimininalization of Prediction Markets
[This article is cross-posted from Major Wager.] – A recent article in the prestigious academic journal Science (May 16, 2008, Vol 320, p. 877-8) once again makes the case for regulated prediction markets, more commonly known as “betting exchanges” to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear Sterns, BetFair, CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, decision-making tool, Dublin, economist, Enron, event derivative markets, event derivatives, event markets, federal law, Internet casinos, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, internet gambling laws, InTrade, Iowa, Iraq, Jay Graziani, Justin Wolfers, laws, Major, MATCHBOOK, Middle East, National Basketball Association, NBA, oil, oil crisis, online gamblers, online prediction markets, Pennsylvania, Pentagon, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, profit-making tools, real-money prediction exchanges, real-money prediction markets, Regulations, S&P 500, sports betting, Stanford, the Science, The University of Iowa, the University of Pennsylvania, TradeSports, United States, United States Congress, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, Wager, Wharton School, Yale
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