Tag Archives: Tasmania

The marketing association between BetFair and TOTE Tasmania works better than expected.

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Mercury Old MO post on that. -

Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce | Tagged BetFair, BetFair Australia, prediction markets, Tasmania, TOTE Tasmania | Leave a comment

Tasmania’s Prime Minister who licenced BetFair Australia departs “abruptly”.

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Mercury + The Austrlalian Hello to our readers from Down Under. -

Posted in Politics | Tagged Australia, BetFair Australia, Paul Lennon, Prime Minister, Tasmania | Leave a comment

TOTE Tasmania has entered into an agency agreement with Betfair Australia that will provide it with access to Betfairâ€™s global customer base of more than one million punters.

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair Australia: TOTE Tasmania and Betfair have entered into an agreement that will see Betfair provide agency services for Tote Tasmania. The partnership is anticipated to add tens of millions of dollars to The TOTEâ€™S annual turnover by providing TOTE … Continue reading →

Posted in Betting, Exchanges & Markets | Tagged Australia, BetFair, BetFair Australia, prediction markets, SuperTAB pool, Tasmania, TOTE Tasmania | 1 Comment

BetFair Australia fought for free trade across Australian state boundaries… and won.

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair UK: Betfair Customer Services 27 Mar 00:58 In a judgment handed down this morning, the High Court of Australia has struck down the anti-betting exchange laws enacted by the Western Australian government in late 2006. The laws operated to … Continue reading →

Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Regulations | Tagged Andrew Black, Australia, bet exchanges, BetFair, BetFair Australia, betting exchanges, event derivative markets, event derivatives, free trade, Government of Tasmania, High Court of Australia, horse racing, Melbourne, prediction exchanges, prediction markets, Sydney Morning Herald, Tasmania, Western Australia, Western Australian government | Leave a comment

BetFairâ€™s new bet-matching logic + BetFair Malta’s trading on the multiples

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair: Bet Matching Forum Q&A Session 19/03/08 Betfair Customer Services 17 Mar 11:50 As announced last week weâ€™ll be hosting a Q&A session on the forum this Wednesday evening (19th March) between 6pm and 7pm (UK Time). The purpose of … Continue reading →

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BetFair’s Global Warming Prediction Markets

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

As you have seen, Niall O’Connor posted about BetFair’s Global Warming prediction markets, yesterday, Wednesday. I searched the Web and couldn’t find their announcement. So I e-mailed Robin Marks (the Head of the Media Department at BetFair), and he was … Continue reading →

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BetFair Australia is a low-margin betting operator that helps horse racing compete against the other gambling products.

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

ABC News: [...] Betfair can take bets from right around the country [Australia], but needs a change in law in states other than Tasmania – where it is already licensed – to enable it to advertise. Mr Twaits says the … Continue reading →

Posted in Analysis (Industry), Exchanges & Markets | Tagged ABC, Australia, BetFair Australia, cent, low-margin betting operator, Niall O'Connor, racing industry official, Tasmania, USD | Leave a comment

Interesting information about BetFair I found out on their corporate website

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair Corporate: Corporate and Operational Overview Corporate Overview Betfair is a registered bookmaker in the UK, where it operates an online betting exchange. Betfair also operates under licences in Australia, Austria and Malta and is seeking licences elsewhere within the … Continue reading →

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The BetFair Galaxy

Posted on August 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair – (Hammersmith, London, England,Â United Kingdom, E.U.)Â â€” Alternate URLs:Â BetFair.co.uk & Flutter.comÂ â€” Described as “the eBay of peer-to-peer betting”. â€”Â BetFair is a prediction exchangeÂ that does not prominently display the last price. Instead, the “Express View” gives the best offer (i.e., ask … Continue reading →

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AUSTRALIA RULES: Evan Kaldor to redefine the meaning of entrepreneurship + BetFair Australia in Tasmania set to conquer Asia + Justin Wolfers near the top of the field of prediction markets + Rupert Murdoch driving the bus in the US media land

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Humor | Tagged Asia, Evan Kaldor, Justin Wolfers, prediction markets, Rupert Murdoch, Tasmania, United States | Leave a comment