Put your money where your mouth is
Long Bets is a web site where you can bet money on your own or others predictions. All winnings are donated to a charity of the winner’s choice. This page describes how to make a bet.
Here are some of the predictions on Long Bets.
- By 2007, the U.S. Government will intervene to prevent at least one of the Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs)/Regional Bell Operating Companines (RBOCs) (e.g. Verizon, SBC, Bell South, and EXCEPTING Qwest) from filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- By 2100 a world government will be in place and in control of: business law, environmental law, and weapons of mass destruction.
- By the year 2020 solar electricity will be as cheap or cheaper than that produced by fossil fuels.