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The NewsFutures sheriff takes his job too seriously.

- Don Reynolds, you’re in the “prediction market industry” —not in the “law enforcement industry”. – - All that said in all web friendship to Don Reynolds of NewsFutures. – Makes me think of that military joke. – How did … Continue reading

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New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer marched into the state Capitol in January 2007 like a new sheriff ready to clean out the saloon.

New York Times editorial: Six months later, he has emerged from his first legislative session a bit tattered, a bit wiser, but with his high poll numbers intact. I have searched all the prediction exchanges and there are no NY … Continue reading

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Two Tipping Points for Inkling Markets and Market Scoring Rule

Two tipping points for Inkling Markets and Robin Hanson‘s Market Scoring Rule (which is used as the design mechanism of this play-money prediction exchange). #1. Stanford professor Eric Zitzewitz uses Inkling Markets (and thus MSR) for his class. #2. ABC7-KGO … Continue reading

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