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He asks questions; you’ll provide answers.

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

I would like to ask the U.S. contributors to Midas Oracle what they would make of a prediction market for the 2012 Democratic nomination where one contender was backed heavily, at any price, despite losing every single primary heavily for … Continue reading →

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BetFair’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 we’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 withdraws / improves its brand-new matching-bet logic, which was (kind of) endorsed by the Chairman of the Midas Oracle Advisory Board.

Posted on March 19, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Via Dave, BetFair: Changes to Betfair’s bet matching logic – update Betfair Customer Services 19 Mar 10:47 We’ve been trialling a new process for matching customer bets recently which has prompted considerable debate among some of our customers. Some of … Continue reading →

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