Other games offered in addition to chess, backgammon and checkers are Battleboarts, Pente and Stack4. Business has been so good that the company now offers ItsYourVote, but the site is more than Internet polls. No money changes hands, but records of stock portfolios are kept. Chu said U.S. Senate, Congress and state governors races also will be followed. People tracking interest rates also can predict Alan Greenspan's next move.
People can even sell short if they like.
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