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Tag Archives: UK
British electors don’t want to change their electoral system. — [PREDICTION MARKET]
Question asked on May 5, 2011 (United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum): At present, the UK uses the “first past the post” system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should the “alternative vote” system be used instead? Here’s BetFair’s … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Market Genesis, Market Liquidity, Market Prices & Probabilities, Politics, Predictions - Forecasts
Tagged AV Referendum, betting markets, event derivative markets, event derivatives, forecasts, GB, Great Britain, Politics, prediction markets, Predictions, referendum, UK, UK politics, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum 2011
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BetFair co-founder Ed Wray laments the suppression of UK’s tax incentive for startup entrepreneurs.
BetFair chairman Ed Wray: “Too many hurdles in the way of enterprise”. Wray refers to a tax incentive that he and Black used to launch Betfair after they were forced to go to friends and family for funds, having failed … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges & Markets, History, Politics
Tagged angel investors, BetFair, business angels, Ed Wray, entrepreneur, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Great Britain, startup, startup entrepreneur, startup entrepreneurs, startup funding, startups, tax, tax incentive, taxes, The Sporting Exchange, UK, United Kingdom, VC, VCs, venture capital, venture capitalists
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IN-PLAY BETTING: BetFair is already compliant with the Gambling Commission’s first pointer.
The UK Gambling Commission is not “coming after BetFair and Betdaq”. They’ll be looking at all operators. Almost all UK-based betting operators (betting exchanges and bookmakers) offer “in-play” betting, these days. The UK Gambling Commission’s approach (so far) to in-play … Continue reading