Search Results - subject_exact:"Betting industry"

The impact of legalized sports betting on divorce

Muniz-Fernandez, Alvaro; Humphreys, Brad R.; Ruseski, … - 2026

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Diercks, Anthony M.; Katz, Jared Dean; Wright, Jonathan H. - 2026

Prediction markets offer a new market-based approach to measuring macroeconomic expectations in real-time. We evaluate the accuracy of prediction market-implied forecasts from Kalshi, the largest federally regulated prediction market overseen by the CFTC. We compare Kalshi with more traditional...

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The impact of legalized sports betting on aggression

Wang, Wenche; Gong, Hua - 2026

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On estimates of insider trading in sports betting

Whelan, Karl - 2025

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On estimates of insider trading in sports betting

Whelan, Karl - 2024

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On estimates of insider trading in sports betting

Whelan, Karl - 2024

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Retail Betting Markets

Baker, Scott; Balthrop, Justin; Johnson, Mark J.; … - 2026

This paper examines the rapid expansion and convergence of retail betting markets. We analyze market design elements, discuss economic utility, and highlight shared behavioral drivers of sports betting markets, prediction markets, and retail options trading. Our review underscores how...

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Overinference from weak signals and underinference from strong signals

Augenblick, Ned; Lazarus, Eben; Thaler, Michael - 2025

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Ambiguity and the variance of gambles

Whelan, Karl - 2025

Ellsberg's paradox shows that people prefer gambles with known probabilities to those where they are uncertain. Standard explanations rule out risk aversion by appealing to Savage's (1954) subjective expected utility theory but this axiomatic approach leaves open other interpretations of the...

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Ambiguity and the variance of gambles

Whelan, Karl - 2025

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Wagering the Bread Money : Sports Betting Legalization and Food Sufficiency

Guo, Xiaohui; Peng, Lizhong; Meyerhoefer, Chad D. - 2026

This is the first study to estimate the impact of sports gambling legalization on food sufficiency using the staggered implementation of state laws between 2021-2023. By analyzing Google searches for online sportsbooks and legal wagers, we show that interest in sports gambling increases sharply...

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The magic of the game : experimental evidence on sports betting behavior

Chegere, Martin; Falco, Paolo; Nieddu, Marco G.; … - 2025

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Sport integrity, betting and crime : from problem to policy implementation

McNamee, Mike; Moriconi Bezerra, Marcelo - 2026 - First edition

"This book presents a rigorous interdisciplinary examination of the evolving relationships between sport, betting, and crime-now widely regarded as the most significant threat to the integrity and sustainability of modern sport. It provides a critical framework for understanding how these forces...

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Sul valore edonistico delle scommesse sportive

Rossi, Marco - 2025

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Risk aversion and favourite-longshot bias in a competitive fixed-odds betting market

Whelan, Karl - 2024

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Sports betting : how people bet on sports

Nosal, Przemysław - 2025

1. Introduction. 2. Sports Betting: A Brief History and Social Context. 3. How Was the Sports Betting Research Conducted?: Theory and Methodology. 4. Sports Betting and Worldview. 5. Meanings of Sports Betting. 6. Betting Skills. 7. Making the Bets. 8. Conclusions.

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Supernudge : a transparent pricing proposal for sports betting

Calford, Evan - 2024

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Risk Free Valuation of Free Bet Coupons and Insured Wagers in Sports Betting

Stanhope, Stephen - 2023

Amongst a wide variety of promotions, sports books frequently offer a ‘free bet’ as an insurance incentive to make particular wagers. In this technical note I describe arbitrage betting strategies for and calculate the corresponding risk free values of both free bet coupons and straight...

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Interest in sports and sports betting

García Villar, Jaume; Pérez, Levi; Suárez, María José - 2025

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How digitalization can shape markets : the case of sports betting

Vandenbruaene, Jonas; Annaert, Jan; De Ceuster, Marc J. - 2025

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Betting on Homes

Fischer, Marcel; Füss, Roland; Ruf, Daniel; Stehle, Simon - 2022

In this paper, we analyze the differences in annualized capital gains across heterogeneous investor groups in the US housing market, namely owner-occupiers, private investors, as well as short- and long-term institutional investors. Our empirical results link the performance differences to...

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Selected works of William T. Ziemba : a memorial volume

Ziemba, W. T. - 2024

"This book is a selection of the journal publications of William T Ziemba. Over a span of 50 years, Professor Ziemba contributed to a wide variety of disciplines including Stochastic Programming, Portfolio Theory, Sports Betting, and Risk Management. In his work he collaborated with academics...

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Selected works of William T. Ziemba : a memorial volume

Ziemba, William T. - 2024

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Risk aversion and favorite-longshot bias in a competitive fixed-odds betting market

Whelan, Karl - 2022

Research on sports betting markets has generally found a favorite-longshot bias, the empirical pattern for loss rates for bets on longshots to be higher than for favorites, which implies the odds do not reflect the underlying probabilities. The existing literature focuses largely on pari-mutuel...

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Risk aversion and favorite-longshot bias in a competitive fixed-odds betting market

Whelan, Karl - 2022

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Sports betting cannibalization : evidence from Pennsylvania

Nedved, Joseph D.; Ferreira Neto, Amir B. - 2024

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US taxation of gambling winnings and incentives to bet

Whelan, Karl - 2022

Sports betting is growing rapidly in the US after its legalization by the Supreme Court in 2018. This paper describes the treatment of gambling winnings and losses in the federal tax code and shows how the system may incentivize some gamblers to substantially increase the scale of their betting...

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US taxation of gambling winnings and incentives to bet

Whelan, Karl - 2022

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Home advantage in professional soccer and betting market efficiency : the role of spectator crowds

Fischer, Kai; Haucap, Justus - 2022

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Home Advantage in Professional Soccer and Betting Market Efficiency : The Role of Spectator Crowds

Fischer, Kai; Haucap, Justus - 2022

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Comparing two methods for testing the efficiency of sports betting markets

Hegarty, Tadgh; Whelan, Karl - 2024

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Narrative Economics of the Racetrack : An Agent-Based Model of Opinion Dynamics in In-Play Betting on a Sports Betting Exchange

Guzelyte, Rasa; Cliff, Dave - 2022

We present first results from a new agent-based model (ABM) of a sports-betting exchange (such as those operated by BetFair, BetDaq, and SMarkets, among other companies) in which each agent holds a dynamically-varying opinion about some uncertain future event (such as which competitor will win a...

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Sports Betting as an Investment?

Liu, Jizhi - 2023

This study aimed to explore the potential of sports betting contracts as financial options. Drawing on Moskowitz (2021), it was determined that over $500 billion are invested in the activity annually, with most bettors unable to achieve long-term sustainable returns. Three main betting...

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Underestimating randomness: Outcome bias in betting exchange markets

Merz, Oliver; Flepp, Raphael; Franck, Egon - 2021

This paper examines whether the outcome bias harms price efficiency in betting exchange markets. In soccer, the match outcome is an unreliable performance measure, as it underestimates the high level of randomness involved in the sport. If bettors overestimate the importance of past match...

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What drives biased odds in sports betting markets : bettors' irrationality and the role of bookmakers

Goto, Shingo; Yamada, Toru - 2023

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Economic fluctuations and pseudo-wealth

Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Guzman, Martín - 2021

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Economic Fluctuations and Pseudo-Wealth

Stiglitz, Joseph E. - 2021

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Contest incentives, team effort, and betting market outcomes in European football

Feddersen, Arne; Humphreys, Brad R.; Soebbing, Brian P. - 2023

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Geldwäsche im landgebundenen Glücksspielbereich : Risiken, Regelungen, Richtungsvorschläge

Güldner, Johannes - 2023

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COVID-19, home advantage in professional soccer, and betting market efficiency

Fischer, Kai; Haucap, Justus - 2021

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Betting on Education

Kisska-Schulze, Kathryn - 2020

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Disagreement and market structure in betting markets : theory and evidence from European soccer

Hegarty, Tadgh; Whelan, Karl - 2023

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The Sham of Integrity Fees in Sports Betting

Holden, John T. - 2020

Following the Supreme Court's decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, states can legalize sports gambling for the first time in more than 25 years. The advent of legalized gambling has sports leagues clamoring for compensation from states that authorize wagers on the...

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Calculating the bookmaker's margin : why bets lose more on average than you are warned

Hegarty, Tadgh; Whelan, Karl - 2023

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Do gamblers understand complex bets? : evidence from asian handicap betting on soccer

Hegarty, Tadgh; Whelan, Karl - 2023

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How does inside information affect sports betting odds?

Whelan, Karl - 2023

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Risk aversion and favorite-longshot bias in a competitive fixed-odds betting market

Whelan, Karl - 2022

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Risk aversion and favorite-longshot bias in a competitive fixed-odds betting market

Whelan, Karl - 2022

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Beating the odds: black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, 1870-1911

Leeds, Michael; Rockoff, Hugh - 2019

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Beating the odds : black jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, 1870-1911

Leeds, Michael A.; Rockoff, Hugh - 2019

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Beating the Odds : Black Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, 1870-1911

Leeds, Michael A. - 2019

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Beating the Odds : Black Jockeys in the Kentucky Derby, 1870-1911

Leeds, Michael A. - 2019

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Sonic Thunder vs Brian the Snail : fast-sounding racehorse names and prediction accuracy in betting exchange markets

Merz, Oliver; Flepp, Raphael; Franck, Egon - 2019

This paper examines whether individuals' decision making is affected by fast-sounding horse names in a betting exchange market environment. In horse racing, the name of a horse does not depend on the horse's performance and is thus uninformative. If positive affect towards fast-sounding horse...

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