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June 2008 - The Betfair Prof

The Betfair Prof: "The Forecasters are meeting in Nice, and some are talking politics!"

The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, tells us what insights prediction markets can offer about the electability of candidates......

The Betfair Prof: "There's value in them dodgy knees!"

The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, tells us why uncertainty leads to over-reaction, meaning value, and why Tiger Woods has been great value both past and present......

The Betfair Prof: "This is how Hillary lost the nomination!"

The Betfair Prof takes a look back at how the campaign was lost and how accurate the Betfair prediction market has been over the course of the campaign......

The Betfair Prof: "How do you solve a problem like Jodie?"

The Betfair Prof, Leighton Vaughan Williams, takes a look at what prediction markets have done in terms of reality TV show. Most recently it was the BBC's 'I'd do Anything' in which Jodie Prenger beat...