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Episode Synopsis
Media coverage—even when satirical or critical—serves to legitimize prediction markets by boosting public awareness, helping to normalize the concept in mainstream culture. At the same time, the difficulty some successful bettors face in distinguishing between traditional sportsbooks and exchanges underscores a broader knowledge gap, highlighting how prediction markets operate on fundamentally different principles than casual sports betting.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Predictable, Predictable Eagles vs Vikings Prediction(00:00:17) - Predictive Programming: Week 4(00:00:58) - South Park and The Wall Street Journal: Paid Shills(00:02:52) - Could You Write an Article About the Prediction Market Industry?(00:04:06) - CFTC Roundtable(00:04:51) - Novig Is for Sale(00:07:01) - NFL Star on His Bigger Goal(00:08:41) - How to Become a Sports Trader(00:11:43) - Novig on FanDuel(00:13:24) - Liquidity Provider vs. Trading: Their Preference(00:14:13) - Expert: Working at a Sportsbook Is Bad for Talent(00:17:27) - Trade on an Exchange(00:18:50) - Predicting Markets: The Future of Money Trading(00:20:23) - What Software Do You Use To Trade Sports?(00:25:18) - Inventing Sports With Insider Trading Tools(00:27:51) - Will Businesses Bite Into Bloomberg Terminal?(00:31:47) - Bloomberg's 'Bitcoin' Story(00:34:16) - Joe Biden on SNL
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