EDITORIAL
This does not necessarily mean that prediction markets will spread around the world. Another piece looking at the possibility of these products popping up in Europe highlights high regulatory and cultural hurdles. It also argues that existing players in diverse and competitive regulated markets will simply adopt some of the dynamics that make prediction markets appealing. Views on the black market take up quite a lot of space in this issue with the UKGC’s Tim Miller and the AGA’s Bill Miller both arguing that efforts to undermine unlicensed gambling form a crucial plank of effective regulation. The article on the Infinite Game presents a long view of this struggle and one that, of course, addresses push and pull factors. I want to highlight another aspect of our interview with Tim Miller and one that is close to my heart: research. I raised the question with him, in his role as (among other things) head of research at the UKGC, whether there was something intrinsically questionable or suspect about research into gambling being funded by the industry. He dismissed this view and pointed to potential biases on all sides. He added that not including input of the industry into research would be "a nonsense" . I could not agree more. Rather than being obsessed with the question of source of funding, stakeholders should carefully monitor whether well-established scientific quality criteria, including the study’s methodology, have been respected in a publication. Yours sincerely, Simon planzer@planzer-law.com
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