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   General Election Betting: Not even King of Pop's death can disguise extent of Labour's gamble

   Labour have decided to make their last stand in a desperate bid to win the next General Election... and it's going to cost us all a lot of money....
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   Prediction Market Theory: How a book published in 1921 can help explain the 2008 Wall Street Crash!

   The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, explains it all......
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   Politics Betting: How the race to be Speaker was won on Betfair

   John Bercow was elected the next Speaker of the House of Commons on Monday, having been the favourite on Betfair when betting began......
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Recent Posts

1. Glasgow North-East By-Election Odds: Can punters really rely on 1.25 Labour?

   Paul Krishnamurty / 09 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   Labour trade at just [1.25] to land the Glasgow-East by-election but a cocktail of factors make those odds look uncomfortably tight, Paul krishnamurty looks at the betting...
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2. The Betfair Prof: "Can the future influence the past? Serious scientists are asking the question!"

   Leighton Vaughan Williams / 02 November 2009 / Leave a comment

   Why are objects the size that they are? The answer is quite simple. It's the size of the molecules and atoms that make them up.
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3. Betting Challenge Week 12: Brown's exit may come later than you think

   Jack Houghton / 29 October 2009 / Leave a comment

   Common consensus about Brown's departure from the labour leadership may be wrong, suggests Jack Houghton, who thinks he's found the 'bet of the century'. While looking around the politicss markets he had a peak at the Glasgow North-East By-Election odds too...
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4. The Betfair Prof: 'Could the crowd have prevented 9/11?'

   Leighton Vaughan Williams / 26 October 2009 / Leave a comment

   The attack by al Qaeda on the World Trade Centre and on the Pentagon in September 2001 came as a surprise. But the information was out there.
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5. The Betfair Prof: "Can orange juice help forecast the weather?"

   Leighton Vaughan Williams / 16 October 2009 / Leave a comment

   Whoever would have thought the economics of orange juice could be so interesting!
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