October 2009

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...Read more »

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.Read more »

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!Read more »

Why was the Arc triumph of the greatest racehorse such a bad result for the bookies?

Leighton Vaughan Williams / 06 October 2009 / Leave a comment

Why do favourites winning mean bad news for the bookies? The Betfair Prof explains...Read more »