Las Vegas Virtual Offices

With no competition from Democrats for any elected office in Teller County, it’s a virtual Republican victory after the primary election Aug. 10. Bob Campbell is a shoe-in for the office of county treasurer while Dave Paul will replace Campbell on the board of county commissioners.

New York Magazine has a really great piece up about the Hollywood Stock Exchange, also known as HSX. HSX was originally a game, using virtual money, that involved betting on the earnings potential of movies. Individual movies are given a price per share based on the amount of speculation from other players, which can rise or fall at any time. If a movie checks in at $155 per share, as the …