Summary Box: Ultrinsic lets students bet on grades
By Oskar Garcia
Associated Press Writer / August 10, 2010
Associated Press Writer / August 10, 2010
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GAMBLING ON GRADES: Students at 36 U.S. universities can bet on grades through Ultrinsic.com, which says it's an incentive to study harder -- and skill makes it legal. Others say many factors, including chance, play a role.
HOW: Register, give Ultrinsic access to your records and -- after it calculates odds based on your transcript, topics and other factors -- choose a wager.
WHERE: Four Ivy League schools, Stanford and two University of California campuses are among schools added to the
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