Scottish Independence Vote

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Euler
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I see Andy Murray lost a few fans today!
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Ferru123 wrote:YouGov poll after re-contacting voters in the Scottish Independence referendum

YES 46%
NO 54%
Ah, so that's probably the info that caused the sudden price shift. YES now drifting to oblivion... 15.00+. Amazing how fast Betfair markets are. I guess it shows you can't beat the market unless you can get to new info. first.
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I'm surprised to see the market is still 'in play' despite the polls being closed and counting under way

Does anyone know when BF will suspend the market?
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It suspends when the results are officially announced.
BF just trying to keep it going longer so they get more commission, you can't blame them for doing that though.
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All over. YES price 42+.
I'm curious to know what critical info drove the market to such a decisive answer so early on.
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Thank god all that's over pound rallying on Asian markets, guess the main indexes are going to rise today and we can all get on with life.
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I saw a twitter hotspot video today on the news showing activity around the world illustrating as red for hashtags related to no and illustrating green for yes. The video showed a lot of red, we may aswell just vote with twitter. Same result.

It would be nice if every punter hash tagged their bet and I had that video.......
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Very interesting poll: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/7-f ... l4#4e95na3

Curious that about 70% of 16 & 17 year olds voted 'yes', but that was reversed for OAPs.

I'll never understand why Cameron decided to let kids vote in the referendum.

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I wondered that also, they don't have the weight of history behind them and that's why 18 is considered the normal lowest age that they can make that sort of decision.
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Alex Salmond has resigned.
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Wouldn't it be ironic if, after having spent his adult life campaigning against Scotland being ruled by a foreign power, he ended up working for the EU?

Jeff
Euler wrote:Alex Salmond has resigned.
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More worried about Sturgeon replacing Salmond. Something fishy going on there?
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Ferru123 wrote:Wouldn't it be ironic if, after having spent his adult life campaigning against Scotland being ruled by a foreign power, he ended up working for the EU?

Jeff
Euler wrote:Alex Salmond has resigned.
I feel sorry for the guy, it's like a football team spending many years to get to a world cup final and then missing the penalty kick to win it.
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