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Related: About this forumI Just Got Home And Checked Intrade- Obama Is At 68.8% Hoorah
http://www.intrade.com/v4/markets/contract/?contractId=743474
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I Just Got Home And Checked Intrade- Obama Is At 68.8% Hoorah (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2012
OP
That Is Because Gamblers Were Trying To Divine The Intentions Of Nine Jurists
DemocratSinceBirth
Oct 2012
#7
Laurajr
(223 posts)1. I'm new to Intrade
Just how accurate is that site?
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)5. It's A Gambling/Gaming Site
The higher the number the more people are willing to wager O is going to win.
jenmito
(37,326 posts)2. It's at 69.5 right now. n/t
rightsideout
(978 posts)3. Looks like 69.5 now
It must be updating continuously. I'm new to it but thinking of buying some shares for Obama.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)4. At Some Points The Odds May Become Prohibitive
Do you really want to wager one hundred dollars to win one hundred and ten dollars.
kcks
(106 posts)6. The
morning of the ACA announcement it had its failing near 90%.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)7. That Is Because Gamblers Were Trying To Divine The Intentions Of Nine Jurists
In this instance they are basing their wagers on viewing hundreds of polls...
Floyd_Gondolli
(1,277 posts)8. Bingo