The five minutes on my 15 minutes of WSJ fame.

Coming from a politics-obsessed family, we (family and I) have been fans of predicting election outcomes for as long as I can remember. We are all conservative-libertarians of one hue or another, and I began writing &#8220-wingnut&#8221- screeds in eighth … Continue reading

Faulty polls screw up the political prediction markets. – REDUX – The no polls case, now.

Two days ago, I stated brashly that political prediction markets aggregate the polls, mainly. (Mike Linksvayer nuanced my propos, in the comment area.) GOP Keeps Senate, Loses House, Betting Site Says. – [US political prediction markets] – by Ronald Kessler … Continue reading

Internet gambling ban has passed.

The US Congress has approved the internet gambling ban bill. (Reuters, Wash Post). [Thanks to NY-based trader Steve Roman for the link.] TEN CEO John Delaney has been feeding the gullible media with the concept that, because TradeSports / InTrade … Continue reading