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Internet Sports Books Operating in an Inefficient Marketplace

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  • George Diemer

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This research challenges widely accepted theories regarding sports gambling and the bookmaking industry. Specifically, the assertions by Strumpf (2003) and Levitt (2004) that risk-seeking bookmakers maximize profit rather than minimize exposure is tested. To do so, this research focuses on an area that few scholars have explored: internet sports books. A unique data set to analyze the dynamics of competition in NFL gambling industry is used along with a different estimation technique than other scholars have used: cluster analysis. The results of cluster analysis offer insight into the data structure. An alternate hypothesis regarding the workings of the industry are tested to better understand this data structure.

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  • George Diemer, 2009. "Internet Sports Books Operating in an Inefficient Marketplace," Journal of Gambling Business and Economics, University of Buckingham Press, vol. 3(1), pages 1-22, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:buc:jgbeco:v:3:y:2009:i:1:p:1-22
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    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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