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- A big bet on geothermal could help prevent a climate catastrophe https://homerdixon.com/a-big-bet-on-geothermal-could-help-prevent-a-climate-catastrophe/ 24 comments
- El Salvador Made Bitcoin a National Currency. The Bet Isn’t Paying Off https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/world/americas/el-salvador-bitcoin-national-currency.html 44 comments
- NBC’s $12B Olympics Bet Stumbles, Thanks to Millennials https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-19/nbc-s-12-billion-olympics-bet-stumbles-thanks-to-millennials?cmpid=BBD081916_BIZ 4 comments
- Square Finally Gives Up on Square Wallet and Bets on New Order-Ahead App http://recode.net/2014/05/12/square-finally-gives-up-on-square-wallet-and-bets-on-new-order-ahead-app/ 51 comments
- How a sports betting hedge fund works http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_29/b4187069936116.htm 33 comments
- Coinbase: We believe these market participants were caught up in the frenzy of a crypto bull market and forgot the basics of risk management. Unhedged bets, huge investments in the Terra ecosystem, and massive leverage provided to and deployed by 3AC https://blog.coinbase.com/institutional-insights-our-approach-to-crypto-financing-cf550bda891a 23 comments btc
- FMIA Guest: Gamblers Anonymous Member On Dangers Of NFL Betting https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/04/fmia-guest-nfl-gambling-betting-peter-king/ 2 comments nfl
- ETF That Bets Against Bitcoin to Launch https://www.wsj.com/articles/etf-that-bets-against-bitcoin-to-launch-11655683379 11 comments cryptocurrency
- Ricciardo to demo Earnhardt NASCAR Cup car at US GP after Brown bet https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ricciardo-to-demo-earnhardt-nascar-cup-car-at-us-gp/6687146/ 9 comments formula1
- China Eyes Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion of Minerals With Risky Bet on Taliban https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-24/china-s-eyes-1-trillion-of-minerals-with-risky-bet-on-taliban?amp%3Bcmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&%3Butm_campaign=socialflow-organic&%3Butm_content=business&%3Butm_medium=social&%3Butm_source=twitter&sref=Yg3sQEZ2 250 comments worldnews
- $WOOF DD: Why I'm betting big on Air Bud https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/nzuppx/woof_dd_why_im_betting_big_on_air_bud/ 60 comments wallstreetbets
- Tobacco giant bets £1bn on influencers to boost 'more lung-friendly' sales https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/feb/20/tobacco-giant-bets-1bn-on-social-media-influencers-to-boost-lung-friendlier-sales?cmp=share_androidapp_other 52 comments worldnews
- I completely butchered this hand. Villain had been betting aggressively all night. Hero had 89cc, and I decided to let him continue to throw money into the pot after I hit the nuts on the turn. Is there ever a case for slow-playing a LAG? https://play.globalpoker.com/gp/10/hand/5f88488f2ea50e00016cad32 7 comments poker
- Blackout mystery: How did Oregon traders blow $104 million betting on California grid? California’s rolling blackouts have turned into a costly and embarrassing debacle. Portland General Electric Co. reported this week that wholesale power traders lost at least $104 million betting on price swings. https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article245293425.html 7 comments energy
- Trump adviser Peter Navarro made a bad bet 60 Minutes didn't cover pandemic preparedness under Obama https://theweek.com/speedreads/908406/trump-adviser-peter-navarro-made-bad-bet-60-minutes-didnt-cover-pandemic-preparedness-under-obama 4 comments politics
- Ernst & Young Doubles Down On Their Bet With Ethereum. https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjessel/2020/01/06/ernst--young-doubles-down-on-their-bet-with-ethereum/#6abdcd3548b1 48 comments ethereum
- Warren: Bloomberg is betting he 'only needs bags and bags of money' to win election https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/471976-warren-bloomberg-is-betting-he-only-needs-bags-and-bags-of-money-to-win 68 comments politics
- 49ers star Richard Sherman is betting on software and against concussions as he dives into start-ups https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/11/san-francisco-49ers-richard-sherman-in-anti-concussion-start-ups.html 15 comments nfl
- [Buster_ESPN] Dodgers continue to focus on high-end relievers, and Edwin Diaz would be a really good bet for them — if L.A. landed him, you can bet the Dodgers would have strong ideas about how to get him back in ‘18 mode. He’s pitched better lately.” https://twitter.com/buster_espn/status/1154171816920932356 40 comments baseball
- An Australian betting company has paid out for the wrong result in the country's elections. Sportsbet handed out more than A$1m (£540,000) to those who thought that the opposition Labor Party would win, two days before Saturday's vote https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48327159 9 comments worldnews
- Investors are starting to bet big on psychedelic medicine https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/psychedelic-medicine-start-ups-vet-ketamine-psilocybin-for-depression.html 26 comments business
- Wiz owner: Betting 'most important new business' http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/26005636/wizards-kings-teams-readying-fans-potential-legalization-sports-betting-respective-areas 5 comments nba
- One in 10 Americans placing bets on Super Bowl LIII https://www.winknews.com/2019/01/31/one-in-10-americans-placing-bets-on-super-bowl-liii/ 14 comments nfl
- 2018 NFL Picks & Predictions - AFC Division Odds & Projected Winners to Bet On http://www.nsawins.com/betting/nfl/2018-nfl-picks-predictions-afc-division-odds-projected-winners-to-bet-on/ 4 comments nfl
- Cavaliers vs. Rockets 2017 odds: Cleveland a betting underdog at Houston for Thursday https://www.servosports.com/cavaliers-vs-rockets-2017-odds-cleveland-a-betting-underdog-at-houston-for-thursday/ 5 comments nba
- Preseason Super Bowl betting over the last 16 years and what they would have paid out. https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/6r9yfh/preseason_super_bowl_betting_over_the_last_16/ 23 comments nfl
- Why Wall Street should not bet on a GOP miracle http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/18/why-wall-street-should-not-bet-on-a-gop-miracle.html 4 comments politics
- Sports Ministry lays ground for making online betting legal http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sports-ministry-lays-ground-for-making-online-betting-legal-4752604/lite/ 17 comments india
- Optimal 3 bet/4 bet/5 Bet strategies https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/5m5sog/optimal_3_bet4_bet5_bet_strategies/ 15 comments poker
- Does Anyone Have a Flop Donk Betting Strategy? https://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/5kp34i/does_anyone_have_a_flop_donk_betting_strategy/ 57 comments poker
- Wednesday Wager Thread - May the Fourth be with Your Bets https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/4hv3cg/wednesday_wager_thread_may_the_fourth_be_with/ 101 comments baseball
- Good Bet: $CPXX (-10% currently) announced positive' data for leukemia drug this morning. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/inplay-briefing-com-055139997.html#cpxx 18 comments wallstreetbets
- Sauber does deal with betting company for Asian races http://www.grandprix247.com/2016/04/13/sauber-announces-deal-with-asian-betting-company/ 16 comments formula1
- Modi bets on GM crops for second green revolution http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/02/22/india-gmo-modi-idinkbn0lq01p20150222 9 comments india
- i bet americans are going to love this just as much (if not more) than they did the smart car. http://blogs.discovery.com/inscider/2014/03/toyota-i-road-car.html#mkcpgn=fbsci1 11 comments technology
- BallWinners.com is back this year! Bet on teams for bragging rights! http://ballwinners.com/ 3 comments nba
- Buyout proposal might be Best Buy's best bet for survival http://bgr.com/2012/11/20/best-buy-stock-analysis-buyout/ 4 comments business
- On July 25th, someone placed a ONE BILLION dollar bet that our credit rating would drop. It's time for them to be identified. http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/economic-terrorism-take-two 3 comments politics
- Guy bets $5 on a 15-team parlay for $100K and is a SF +3 win away from cashing in! http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2010/10/08/some-guy-needs-san-francisco-to-beat-philly-by-four-or-more-sunday-night-to-collect-on-his-100k-15-team-parlay/ 12 comments sports
- Remember George Stephanopoulos Betting Ron Paul Every Cent He Had That He'd Lose? Watch this... http://rattube.com/blog1/2007/11/19/ron-paul-far-exceeding-expectations-abc-news-1118/ 6 comments politics