February 2008

Prediction Markets: Predicting elections, the US Presidentials and Beyond...

Mike Robb / 29 February 2008 / Leave a comment

What are prediction markets? Why use them? What do they mean to me? All your questions answered... Hands up anyone who knows what a prediction market is. The Independent newspaper clearly does but for those who don't, Betfair is a prediction market with a strong record of picking the correct...Read more »

London Mayor Odds: Will Porsche force Ken to change gear?

Mike Robb / 26 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Porsche add to Livingstone's woes following the announcement that they are to challenge his proposal to raise the congestion charge for high-polluting cars...Read more »

Texas Ohio Election Odds: Who is Barack Obama?

Editor / 26 February 2008 / Leave a comment

With all the hype surrounding Barack Obama and the race for the Democratic nomination at the moment take a step back to look at who the mercurial Obama really is... The crunch Texas and Ohio Primaries are now less that a week away and so we will be posting short...Read more »

The Betfair Prof: Like them or loath them, you simply can't ignore prediction markets

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 25 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams runs us through the background of prediction markets, why they are so important and even how Daniel Day-Lewis could have hedged his bets at the Oscars last night...Read more »

Election Odds: Betfair's Mike Robb talks politics betting

Mike Robb / 22 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Mike talks to Betfair Radio about the US election odds, the upcoming London Mayoral election in May and the new Betfair Politics Zone Got an opinion? Click here for the Betfair Politics Zone...Read more »

Betfair Election Odds: The end for Hillary, or time to pile on?

Chicken Dinner / 21 February 2008 / Leave a comment

The election betting experts over at Chicken Dinner tell us why odds of [4.7] to back Hillary Clinton on Betfair represent a 'terrific price'...Read more »

London Mayoral Election Odds: Live Graph

Editor / 20 February 2008 / Leave a comment

A live updating graph of the Betfair London Mayoral Election market......Read more »

Election Odds: Obama and McCain secure more wins

Mike Robb / 20 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Barack Obama won the Wisconsin and Hawaii contests on Tuesday, while McCain took Wisconsin and Washington in the Republican race...Read more »

London Mayor Election Odds: Ken doing his best to buoy Boris

Mike Robb / 19 February 2008 / Leave a comment

The election of the next Mayor of London is just two and a half months away. Betfair's Mike Robb takes a look at where the betting markets currently stand......Read more »

Prediction Markets: Betfair Politics Zone

Editor / 19 February 2008 / Leave a comment

The Betfair Politics Zone has been updated to enable users to view graphs for all displayed markets, giving you unrivalled access to our election betting markets...Read more »

Cyprus Presidential Election Odds: Sitting President out of race as Kasoulides surges ahead

Mike Robb / 19 February 2008 / 1 Comments

It may not be the most obvious political market to bet on this week, but it's active and it's swinging. Mike Robb takes a quick look at what's going on......Read more »

Election Odds: Obama favourite for Wisconsin and Hawaii

Mike Robb / 18 February 2008 / 1 Comments

Obama momentum set to continue through tomorrow's primaries......Read more »

Election Odds: A lesson from history

Robert Rouse / 15 February 2008 / 2 Comments

What are the odds of Obama winning the election? Robert Rouse gives us a brief snippet from the history books......Read more »

Prediction Markets: What happened on election night in 2004?

The Predictor / 15 February 2008 / Leave a comment

The Predictor takes a look at Betfair's prediction markets at their very best - the US Presidential election between Bush and Kerry in 2004......Read more »

US Election Odds: Democrats in front but it's not going to be plain sailing come November

Chicken Dinner / 15 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Chicken Dinner are used to having a bet on elections and here they tell us why we should be backing the Democrats to win in November......Read more »

Prediction Markets: A beginners' guide

Mike Robb / 14 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Mike Robb takes us through the ins-and-outs of what a prediction market or prediction exchange is, why it's useful and what you should look out for......Read more »

US Presidential Election Betting: Obama and McCain win big again

Mike Robb / 13 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Maryland, Virginia and the District of Colombia all go for Obama and McCain as both candidates strengthen their position as hot favourites for the party nominations...Read more »

Presidential Election Politics Bet: Who can beat McCain in November?

Robert Rouse / 13 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Our man stateside, Robert Rouse, tells us how only Obama can beat John McCain in November......Read more »

UK Political Election Bets: "It's all gone quiet over here!"

Mike Robb / 12 February 2008 / Leave a comment

With all the attention currently focused on the US, Betfair's political odds expert Mike Robb takes a look at what the election betting markets have to say about what's going on here in the UK...Read more »

Election Betting: Betfair Launches Politics Zone

Editor / 12 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair has launched a new Politics Zone giving unrivalled access to politics betting markets...Read more »

US Election Betting: Obama and McCain set for more wins

Mike Robb / 11 February 2008 / 3 Comments

Betfair's Mike Robb takes us through the Virginia, Maryland and District of Columbia contests tomorrow night...Read more »

Presidential Election Odds: Obama Clean Sweep on Saturday

Mike Robb / 10 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Barack Obama eased to victory in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington state to put him just ahead in the delegate count...Read more »

Presidential Election Betting: We got Super Tuesday right!

Mike Robb / 09 February 2008 / Leave a comment

We take a look back at what we said for the nine key states before the day and what actually happened......Read more »

The Betfair Prof: "It's the Madness of Crowds"

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 08 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams tells us why the betting markets were right on Super Tuesday, and why 'the madness of crowds' had a big impact......Read more »

US Election Betting after Super Tuesday

Chicken Dinner / 08 February 2008 / 1 Comments

Politics odds and betting experts Chicken Dinner take a look at what the future holds for the Obama/Clinton contest......Read more »

US Election Betting: Clinton vs McCain?

Editor / 06 February 2008 / Leave a comment

John McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton all take turns as favourite in the space of a few hours during Super Tuesday......Read more »

Election Odds: Betfair calls California 2 ½ hours before CNN

Editor / 06 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Betfair punters get their politics betting right as Super Tuesday unfolded......Read more »

Election odds: Super Tuesday betting highlights

Mike Robb / 06 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Hillary Clinton traded at [1.01] before losing to Barack Obama in two states. Here are some of the betting highlights from the night...Read more »

Super Tuesday Politics Betting: Live

Mike Robb / 06 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Live election betting updates from Super Tuesday will appear here throughout the night, including betting information, election announcements, media alerts and market updates...Read more »

What are the key markets for Super Tuesday?

Mike Robb / 05 February 2008 / Leave a comment

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Super Tuesday Information and Analysis Section

Editor / 05 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Today sees more than 20 states vote in the US Presidential Primaries......Read more »

Super Tuesday Election Odds: Obama now favourite for California Primary

Mike Robb / 04 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Barack Obama has overtaken Hillary Clinton in the California Primary market for the first time on Betfair......Read more »

The Betfair Prof: "Three years on... and little has changed!"

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 04 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams explores who the betting markets say is the most electable candidate on the eve of Super Tuesday...Read more »

Super Tuesday State Profile: Arizona

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Super Tuesday State Profile: California

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Super Tuesday State Profile: Georgia

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Super Tuesday State Profile: Illinois

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Super Tuesday State Profile: Massachusetts

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Super Tuesday State Profile: Missouri

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Super Tuesday State Profile: New Jersey

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Super Tuesday State Profile: New York

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Super Tuesday State Profile: Tennessee

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A Democrat's View: It's a Two "Man" Race

Robert Rouse / 01 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Robert Rouse gives us his take on the current situation in the presidential primaries from across the pond...Read more »

US Election Odds: What's so special about Super Tuesday?

Chicken Dinner / 01 February 2008 / Leave a comment

Election experts Chicken Dinner tell us why the Super Tuesday Primaries coming up in the US Presidential elections are so important...Read more »