tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post115100259816798923..comments2023-11-05T04:50:27.094-05:00Comments on Social Econ Blog: OfficiatingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post-1151006034063576282006-06-22T15:53:00.000-04:002006-06-22T15:53:00.000-04:00You could even go one step further, and make sure ...You could even go one step further, and make sure the ref "evens the score" later and make the same money buy buying shares of USA wins. Then you've "rigged" the game in a way such that each team gets the same advantage, and you don't really affect the ex ante chance of either team winning.Tony Vallencourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640680964080820351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21552987.post-1151005958343390602006-06-22T15:52:00.000-04:002006-06-22T15:52:00.000-04:00The racist guy I was sitting next to in the shady ...The racist guy I was sitting next to in the shady bar where I watched the first half of the US game definately thought it was a foul and deserving of a penalty kick. That "pub" was not a happy place, regardless of what was happening on the TV.<BR/><BR/>And with the advent of things like Tradesports, you don't even have to fix the games to take home big gambling winnings. Just convince the ref to give Ghana a penalty kick some time in between the 30th and 40th minute. Surely something will happen in the box at that time that he could decide was a foul. Then buy shares of Ghana wins during the 29th minute and sell them right after the call. Instant money, and you don't even need to rig the game, just one call!Tony Vallencourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06640680964080820351noreply@blogger.com