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THE DAY ROBIN HANSON FOUGHT FOR HIS BABY

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Robin Hanson on PAM: Just before Phase I commenced, I had designed and implemented a combinatorial market maker, and proposed that PAM use it. Charles Polk, president of Net Exchange, chose instead to refit their existing software to this application. … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchange & Market Designs, Exchanges & Markets, History, Inventions & Innovations, Mechanism Designs | Tagged CEO and founder, Charles Polk, John Ledyard, Market Scoring Rules, MSR, Net Exchange, PAM, Policy Analysis Market, prediction markets, President, Robin Hanson, ROBIN HANSON FOUGHT, set 255, simulation | Leave a comment

Fantasy Sport: The only way to crack open the US betting/gambling/gaming market… LEGALLY.

Posted on November 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Wikipedia: A fantasy sport (also known as rotisserie, roto, or fairy-tale sport; or owner simulation) is a game where fantasy owners build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by individual players or teams … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Gambling, Regulations | Tagged Canada, Chris Russo, Congress, cricket, fantasy sports, fantasy sports games, fantasy sports leagues, Fantasy Sports Trade Association, football, George W. Bush, internet access, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, league commissioner, Mace DVR-1600NT 16 Channel 160 GB Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with Internet Access, manager, National Football League, NFL, online contest, online gambling, online gambling operators, online lotteries, play fantasy sports, played fantasy sports, Player, point systems, President, professional sports, public fantasy sports businesses, real sports owner, Senior Vice President, simulation, simulation sports game, soccer, sports gambling, sports industry, sports leagues, sports writers, team player, United States, United States Congress, USD | Leave a comment

YooNew, fears and hopes

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Jason Ruspini

YooNew is an online exchange based in New York City where fans may buy and sell “ticket derivatives”. The ticket derivatives are rights to tickets conditional on certain teams playing in certain playoff matches. So if you were to buy … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Market Proposals), Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged fantasy sports, fantasy sports league, individual athlete, New England Patriots, New York City, non-sports questions, online exchange, professional sports organization, simulation, simulation sports game, simulation sports team, sports events, USD | Leave a comment

Some global warming updates from GISS

Posted on August 29, 2007 by Caveat Bettor

Intrade (or any prediction exchange wanting to compete), please list global warming contracts! The information will probably end up saving lives, as we can more efficiently allocate finite resources to global warming research and reduction (vs. preventative healthcare, disease control, … Continue reading →

Posted in All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Market Proposals), Science | Tagged Africa, AIDS, Al Gore, amateur climate researcher, Gavin Schmidt, Goddard Institute of Space Studies, malaria, NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, scientist, simulation, Stephen McIntyre, United States, USD, vs. preventative healthcare | Leave a comment

Prediction Markets und Konsensfindung fÃ¼r effiziente Entscheidungen – pro:kons

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

pro:kons: Prediction Markets und Konsensfindung fÃ¼r effiziente Entscheidungen PrognosemÃ¤rkte: Prediction Markets – Verteiltes Wissen nutzen Das Prognose-Modul der Software pro:kons liefert Vorhersagen spezifischer zukÃ¼nftiger Ereignisse durch Meinungsaggregation. Es bedient sich dabei der Simulation von virtuellen BÃ¶rsen (Prediction Markets) auf denen … Continue reading →

Posted in Consulting, Exchanges & Markets, Software | Tagged corporate prediction markets, enterprise prediction markets, event derivative markets, event derivatives, Germany, Google, Hayek, im Internet ist orts, internal prediction markets, knowledge management, prediction markets, private prediction markets, Professor, Prognosis, ProKons, simulation, Web-based representation | 4 Comments

What will employees, in 2009, use as their PRIMARY tools for everyday learning in the workplace?

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Inkling Markets: PREDICTIONÂ Â Â Â CURRENT VALUEÂ Â Â Â TODAY On the Job Training/ Learning Â Â Â 91.4% Â Â Â 0.00 e-Learning Â Â Â 88.3% Â Â Â 0.00 Performance Support Â Â Â 85.9% Â Â Â 0.00 Social Networks Â Â Â 81.0% Â Â Â 0.00 Google Searching Â Â Â 72.9% Â Â Â 0.00 … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Prices & Probabilities | Tagged e-Learning, Google, simulation, video conferencing | 1 Comment

A Brief History Of Time — BlogShares Edition

Posted on May 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Folks, the history of BlogShares is fascinating. BlogShares was written in early 2003 by Seyed Razavi in his free time. The overall objective of BlogShares is the exploration of an emerging social network while providing an addictive and fun environment … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship, History, Resources - References | Tagged current owner, David Pennock, Game Improvement Committee, Jay Campbell, Player, Seyed Razavi, simulation, social network, Suburban Wolf, USD | Leave a comment

Alex Costakis’ profile at LinkedIn

Posted on May 1, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Alex Costakis’ profile at LinkedIn Managing Director, Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX) at Cantor Fitzgerald, LP Specialties: Prediction markets, virtual stock exchanges, market simulation design and software solutions. Entertainment research and film marketing. TV production and show development.

Posted in Resources - References | Tagged Alex Costakis, Cantor Fitzgerald L.P., Hollywood Stock Exchange, Managing Director, prediction markets, simulation, software solutions | Leave a comment

Email Interview: Ken Kittlitz

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Ken Kittlitz

My responses to a set of questions Chris Masse recently emailed to me: Chris. F. Masse: Ken Kittlitz, you co-founded the Foresight Exchange (it went by the name “Idea Futures” at the time) in 1994. Would you mind telling me … Continue reading →

Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Industry), Analysis (Meta), Consulting, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, Market Makers (Automated), Mechanism Designs, Midas Oracle Interviews, Software | Tagged Andrew Black, Bo, BS Group, Caribbean, Chris Masse, David McFadzean, David Perry, Duane Hewitt, Edward Wray, financial risk analysis/mitigation products, GMU professor, James Surowiecki, Ken Kittlitz, Ken Kittlitz My, Mark James, North America, prediction market services, prediction markets, QuIC, Robin Hanson, Sean Morgan, simulation, software architect, sports prediction markets, sports trading, technology claims, United Kingdom, Washington Stock Exchange, weekly discussion group, Yahoo! | 14 Comments

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 and Second Life

Posted on January 18, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Jason “The Brain” Ruspini has posted an interesting blog post on the currency created by the firm owning Second Life (a virtual world) and the regulatory implications. He linked to a statement from the lawyer of Second Life (“Ginsu Linden” … Continue reading →

Posted in Regulations | Tagged Chris Masse, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, law enforcement authorities, law enforcement authority, law enforcement investigation, lawyer, Linden Lab, qualified legal counsel, Second Life Residents, similar law, simulation, unlawful internet gambling, virtual world services | 1 Comment

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