The Iowa Electronic markets is legal for US citizens to use to bet on the elections.
But they only take checks—not what Eliezer was looking for. And they have low liquidity, very few contracts, and a $500 account limit. :-(
(AFAIK [IANAL], it’s not actually illegal for US citizens to bet on Intrade, it’s just illegal for US financial institutions to transfer funds to them.)
The Iowa Electronic markets is legal for US citizens to use to bet on the elections.
But they only take checks—not what Eliezer was looking for. And they have low liquidity, very few contracts, and a $500 account limit. :-(
(AFAIK [IANAL], it’s not actually illegal for US citizens to bet on Intrade, it’s just illegal for US financial institutions to transfer funds to them.)