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If the British legal betting companies offer bets on the sport, it is because there is demand for bets on the sport —and if that demand were not offered in a regulated environment, it would be filled in an unregulated one (like what we see with TradeSports-InTrade and MatchBook in the US market).

Mark Davies of BetFair (PDF file): International Leaders in Sport conference, Auckland, New Zealand. April 3-4th 2008. Keynote speech, April 4th. Mark Davies, Betfair. “New Understandings in Sports Betting” Minister, ladies and gentlemen… Thank you very much for your kind … Continue reading

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TradeFair Binaries is clearly the major, and TradeFair Spreads is the minor.

BetFair-TradeFair press release (2007-12-03): Betfair enters financial markets with Tradefair launch Tradefair to provide a revolutionary new retail binaries exchange Betfair, the world’s leading online betting exchange has announced the formation of an exciting new business, Tradefair. Established to provide … Continue reading

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Betting Exchange MatchBook: Antigua or Ireland??

Matchbook Officially Launches Exchange Betting Site in North America 05 Dec 2005 (PRESS RELEASE) — Matchbook (www.matchbook.com) announced today that it has officially launched its online exchange betting gaming site, following its successful spring 2005 beta launch. The organization is … Continue reading

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