Tag Archives: The Netherlands Antilles

TradeSports takes a Caribbean cruise.

Posted on June 5, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

TradeSports, at the origin of times: TradeSports is a sports betting exchange incorporated in Ireland, E.U. TradeSports, some time ago: TradeSports is a sports betting exchange incorporated in The Netherlands Antilles. TradeSports, today: TradeSports, [sic] is a sports betting exchange … Continue reading →

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ALL our real-money prediction exchanges (betting exchanges) have a play-money ground.

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

BetFair – (Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom, E.U.) BetFair Play For Fun Only English Soccer TradeSports – (The Netherlands Antilles) Play-Money TradeSports — PredictionX — Launched in February 2006. InTrade – (Dublin, Ireland, E.U.) FT Predict — (play-money InTrade with … Continue reading →

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2006 North Korea Missile prediction market: a scandal signed TradeSports-InTrade

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Did BetFair mess the expiry of the 2006 US Senate prediction markets?… UK blogger Mike Smithson thinks so. Anybody who had money on last November’s US MidTerms Senate market with Betfair will know what happens when the rules are not … Continue reading →

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Iran War prediction markets

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The Independent: The botched US raid that led to the hostage crisis Warning: TradeSports is unregulated in the Netherlands Antilles. — InTrade is unregulated in Ireland. TradeSports / InTrade are not members of the Independent Betting Arbitration Service. — TradeSports … Continue reading →

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Recession in the US in 2007? Seems like the Bears will lose this one.

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— Warning: TradeSports is unregulated in the Netherlands Antilles (a place that lives off drug trafficking and money laundering). — InTrade is unregulated in Ireland. TradeSports / InTrade are not members of the Independent Betting Arbitration Service. — TradeSports — … Continue reading →

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American Idol prediction markets: about 60,000 transactions at InTrade-TradeSports

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

— Warning: TradeSports is unregulated in the Netherlands Antilles (a place that lives off drug trafficking and money laundering). — InTrade is unregulated in Ireland. TradeSports / InTrade are not members of the Independent Betting Arbitration Service. — TradeSports — … Continue reading →

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Last February, blogger Donald Luskin made the switch from TradeSports to InTrade.

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

- 48 mentions of “TradeSports” in the archives of his blog. – Since February 25, 2007, Don Luskin started using the “InTrade” brand name (two times). Previous: TradeSports, incorporated in The Netherlands Antilles… but owned and OPERATED by an Irish-incorporated … Continue reading →

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TradeSports is in good company in The Netherlands Antilles.

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

The CIA on The Netherlands Antilles: – transshipment point for South American drugs bound for the US and Europe – money-laundering center Simeon Mitropolitski on The Netherlands Antilles: [...] the Netherlands Antilles are known worldwide not only for their pristine … Continue reading →

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Britain–Iran War prediction markets, anyone??

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Chris F. Masse

Reuters: [...] Iran seized the 15 British sailors and marines at sea last week, saying they were inside Iranian waters. Britain say the personnel were in Iraqi waters. How the hell can you kidnap soldiers??? — — Warning: TradeSports is … Continue reading →

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