Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2020
8min1635
You can't expect trust when you fail users on the worst possible day.
Tag: PredictIt
Peter SchorschNovember 30, 2020Peter SchorschNovember 20, 2020
7min1189
This just in (12 days ago): Trump lost.
Noah PranskyAugust 25, 2019
6min291
Bettors believe only 10 candidates to qualify for the stage on Sept. 12.
Noah PranskyAugust 1, 2019
4min541
Tulsi Gabbard, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker also trading up following Detroit debates.
Noah PranskyJuly 30, 2019
4min378
As of Monday evening, the odds say Harris will get the biggest post-debate bump.
Ryan NicolNovember 6, 2018
6min472
Plenty of internet experts have all sorts of predictions as to what will happen Tuesday night. But those putting their money where their mouth is see good news for Democratic candidates Andrew Gillum and Bill Nelson in their respective races for Governor and U.S. Senate. As of the drafting of this piece (though with numbers […]
Jacob OglesAugust 29, 2018
4min393
Political prediction markets flipped forecasts on whether Democrats would take the governor’s mansion one day after Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum’s surprise win as the nominee. As of Wednesday afternoon, Republican Ron DeSantis was selling at 57 cents on PredictIt; Gillum is selling for 45. That said, Gillum beat the market on Tuesday night by quite a […]
Jacob OglesAugust 27, 2018
6min370
The worlds of gambling addicts and political junkies converge with futures markets like PredictIt or Iowa Electronic Markets, where the game of election prognostication gets serious. Pollsters put plenty of effort into gauging whom voters will elect, but you have to check these markets for folks with real skin in the game. Would Gwen Graham […]
Blake DowlingApril 29, 2017
9min248
A fella named Pyotr Levashov was arrested in Spain this month. Allegedly, the man’s real name is Peter Severa, one of the most wanted cyber criminals on the planet. At least six Russians have been arrested around the world on international warrants over the past several months, according to McClatchy Newspapers. There are allegations of involvement with […]
Peter SchorschDecember 8, 20159min269
As Jeb Bush’s campaign struggles to stay above the margin of error in national polls of the presidential race, this Jeb supporter is looking for a new candidate to give his exclamation mark. I just finished reading Eli Stokols’ and Marc Caputo’s dispiriting report about Bush’s campaign and how many staffers and top level donors – even […]