September 2009
General Election Odds: Betfair Markets unmoved by Sun news
maxliu / 30 September 2009 / Leave a comment
No seismic shifts in the Betfair election markets as Britain's biggest-selling tabloid abandons government......Read more »
The Betfair Prof: "Sell in May, Go Away, Buy Again on St. Leger Day". Or not?
Leighton Vaughan Williams / 29 September 2009 / Leave a comment
The Betfair Prof looks at the famous Mark Twain quote and gives us his take on a sure fire way to make some cash, or not, as the case may be...Read more »
Money talks. But not always!
Leighton Vaughan Williams / 24 September 2009 / Leave a comment
The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, tells us that money talks, most of the time... It's a few days since I backed Treaty Flyer to win the 3.40 'rippleeffect.com Handicap Hurdle' at Bangor-on-Dee. Generally available at [8.0] (a little longer on Betfair), the eight-year old chestnut mare was two pounds...Read more »
The Betfair Prof: Manipulators may be good for prediction markets
Leighton Vaughan Williams / 21 September 2009 / Leave a comment
The Betfair Prof explains why, rather than presenting a danger, manipulators of betting markets are actually offering their fellow punters a free lunch......Read more »
The Betfair Prof: "I need to laugh, and when the sun is out, I've got something I can laugh about" (Lennon and McCartney)
Leighton Vaughan Williams / 08 September 2009 / Leave a comment
Why it might pay to keep an eye on the weather...Read more »
The Betfair Prof: "Should we sack the manager?"
Leighton Vaughan Williams / 07 September 2009 / Leave a comment
What decides whether or not a manager's time is up? The Betfair Prof tells all...Read more »