Odds that the story behind InTrade's collapse will get more interesting just keep on rising: One possible reason the firm suddenly shut down may be the recent discovery of millions in undocumented payments to John Delaney.
Bad news for gamblers: The shuttering of InTrade leaves you only the stock market, futures markets, casinos, and other predictive markets on which to blow your time, your money, or both. Assuming, of course, that you understand the difference between all of those things. If you don't, we're here to help.
The popular however inevitably controversial online betting site InTrade shut down abruptly on Sunday, citing an ongoing investigation and casting skepticism on Irish law in a vaguely worded statement.
As with basically everything else in the world that has any semblance of an uncertain outcome, people are betting on who will replace Joseph Ratzinger. Allow us to help you decide where to put your money.
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