Tag Archives: the Daily Telegraph

HubDub and Smarkets are creating what InTrade-TradeSports and BetFair-TradeFair never could: SOCIAL NETWORKING BETTING.

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

TechCrunch UK: HubDub, a fantasy league for designed to monetise news content better for publishers (review), has introduced the ability for users to challenge their friends in making predictions. Here’s how it works: A user sends a challenge to a … Continue reading →

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Is that HubDub’s Nigel Eccles on the bottom left of that UK WebMission pic?

Posted on April 20, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

UPDATE: No. Nigel Eccles of HubDub is “the one in the white shirt towards the back right hand of the shot”, “enthusiastically trying to pitch Richard Tyler of the Daily Telegraph” who is opposite Nigel. -

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GUARDIAN BLOGGER: BETFAIR SPIN-DOCTOR DOES NOT SAY THE TRUTH ABOUT SPORTS CORRUPTION.

Posted on December 6, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Lawrence Donegan: Odds-on liquidity showing interest in Scottish youth Can it really be more than a month since Betfair’s Mark Davies appeared in print to reject the suggestion that the gambling boom is in any way responsible for the apparent … Continue reading →

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Commodity Investor Jim Rogers says that the US economy is already in recession.

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Photo Credit: Unknown The Daily Telegraph: “The US economy is undoubtedly in recession,” [Jim Rogers] said. “Many parts of industry are actually in a state worse than recession. If it were not for [Federal Reserve Governor Ben] Bernanke putting huge … Continue reading →

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The BetFair spin doctor is out to insist that BetFair is clean.

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Mark Davies (BetFair’s Managing Director) — #1. Via our good friend Niall O’Connor, an interview (in French) of Mark Davies in the (French) Journal Du Net: [Translation by CFM.] #1. BetFair is ready to operate in France, if the French … Continue reading →

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Political betting blogger Mike Smithson met with Mark Davies, BetFair’s Managing Director (Corporate Affairs).

Posted on May 22, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Mike Smithson: How can we deal with the market definition issues? Yesterday I visited the Thames-side headquarters of Betfair to discuss with the managing director, Mark Davis, and senior members of his [team] a range of issues relating to political … Continue reading →

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