Tag Archives: Sport

Psychologist and economist George Loewenstein, Carnegie Mellon University, was an avid mountain climber “until I had kids and couldn’t tolerate the risk.” — [TAKEAWAYS]

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

- Mountainous Memoirs (PDF file): “[] in 1986, [] I almost killed my wife, Donna, on Mt. Assiniboine in the Canadian Rockies.” – George Loewenstein has extensively written about the motivation of mountain climbers and their appreciation of risk. – … Continue reading →

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Ex-BetFair Mark Davies defends betting in the wake of the latest sport corruption affair. – [VIDEO]

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Excellent. Download this post if your feed reader does not show you the video. PS: Give me the name of the idiot who booted Mark Davies out of BetFair.

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Does the NBA have a gambling problem?

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Chris F. Masse
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Towards an anti-drugs and anti-corruption body for all sports? — BetFair’s proposal…

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Play The Game [I like that website title ]: Betting industry leader calls for sport world anti-corruption agency 8 April 2008 by Michael Herborn Mark Davies, managing director of global betting giant Betfair, has called for a world anti-corruption agency … Continue reading →

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