Tag Archives: Scotland

News Aggregation + Prediction Markets

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

On Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 9:00 AM PST (12:00 PM EST; 5:00 PM GMT; 6:00 PM CET), dollar-thirsty Nigel Eccles (pictured above) will be introducing HubDub at DEMO 2008 (one of the best IT conferences, along with eTech, LeWeb, … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Leading & Lagging Indicators | Tagged Alex Kirtland, David Pennock, Enterprise prediction market consultant, event derivative markets, event derivatives, France, HubDub, Internet usability expert Alex Kirtland, Jed Christiansen, manager, Michael Giberson, news aggregation, news aggregators, Nigel Eccles, prediction markets, professional media organizations, Scotland, Search Engine, search engine technology, United States, web search technologies | Leave a comment

Why HubDub will fail and drag along Scotland and all the British islands in its free fall

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Here. As for me, I’ll wait until after DEMO 2008 to take a hard look at HubDub and its model.

Posted in Exchange Genesis, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged British islands, HubDub, prediction markets, Scotland | 2 Comments

Why on Earth would a prediction market firm need a U.S. Politics Content Editor???

Posted on December 21, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

What the hell is HubDub brewing? Will it be a news aggregator using a prediction market mechanism or a play-money prediction exchange producing content? Or a mix between the two? MYSTERY DEEPENS. Calling up all my Deep Throats: What the … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Jobs - Careers - Hiring | Tagged HubDub, Nigel Eccles, prediction markets, Scotland, U.S. Politics Content Editor | Leave a comment

GUARDIAN BLOGGER: BETFAIR SPIN-DOCTOR DOES NOT SAY THE TRUTH ABOUT SPORTS CORRUPTION.

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Lawrence Donegan: Odds-on liquidity showing interest in Scottish youth Can it really be more than a month since Betfair’s Mark Davies appeared in print to reject the suggestion that the gambling boom is in any way responsible for the apparent … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Ethics, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Analysis (Data) - Sports / Politics Corruption, BetFair, Edward Gibbon, football, Lawrence Donegan, Managing Director, Mark Davies, prediction markets, Scotland, spokesman, Sports, tennis, the Daily Record, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian | Leave a comment

Person-to-person freeform betting

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Nigel Eccles

Some time ago on Midas Oracle there was reference to flutter.com as one of the first sites that allowed users to create their own markets. I was lucky enough to be a product manager with flutter from mid-2000 through to … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry), Betting, Entrepreneurship, History, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged At sports, BetFair, broadband, Flutter, GBP, internet entrepreneurs, internet savvy audience, internet-savvy members, online users, people online times, prediction markets, product manager, Scotland, U.K. government, United Kingdom, United States, USD | 1 Comment

Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan

Posted on May 23, 2007 by Guest Author

Media Predict’s Brent Stinski interviewed by Sandra Ruttan – Originally posted on the “In For Questioning” blog — Betting on a Bestseller: Media Predict responds to questions about the stock market approach to publishing Yesterday we learned Simon & Schuster … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Meta), Exchanges & Markets, Market Contract Statements, Market Expiry | Tagged Allan Guthrie, author, Barbara Fister, Big Momma's House 3, Bill Clinton, Brent Stinski, Carol Anne Davis, Donald Trump, Internet, Iowa, Iowa City, John McFetridge, Media, Media Predict, niche products, NY Times, participating writer, prediction markets, reading, Sandra Ruttan, Scotland, Steve Mosby, the New York Times, The University of Iowa, Trader, unknown writer, writer | 1 Comment

Will the Scottish People choose Independence??

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair prediction markets on the Scotland elections taking place this Thursday, May 3, 2007. (For your information, InTrade-TradeSports has no liquidity on the Scotland prediction markets. Also, note that there is also an election in Wales, but the betting markets … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged actor, British Parliament, Labour Party, Mike Smithson, Niall O'Connor, Scotland, Scottish National Party, Scottish National Party (SNP), Sean Connery, SNP, Tony Blair, Wales | Leave a comment

Will Scotland become independent??

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair prediction markets on the Scotland elections taking place next Thursday, May 3, 2007. (For your information, InTrade-TradeSports has no liquidity on the Scotland prediction markets.) – The Scottish National Party (SNP): 80.7% The Scottish National Party (SNP): [...] The … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics | Tagged For Us All, James Bond actor, Scotland, Scotland's Party, Scottish National Party, Scottish Parliament, Sean Connery, SNP | Leave a comment

Graduate School Question & H.R. 4411

Posted on December 14, 2006 by Chris F. Masse

H.R. 4411 is the official title of the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act. Here’s from Jonathan Moses Katcher (who has accepted my invite to join us): I have been following your online material for about 3 years now, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Regulations | Tagged Graduate School, internet gambling operators, Internet Gambling Prohibition, Jonathan Moses Katcher, online material, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States, US government, Wales | 1 Comment

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