All in all, it was far from the worldwide goodwill that is supposed to accompany this competition, where players exchange team hats with opponents before the start of each game as a sign of sportsmanship.
Because Entropia has a real cash economy (players can exchange Project Entropia Dollars for real U.S. dolllars at a fixed 10:1 exchange rate), virtual entrepreneurs can start real moneymaking businesses in the game.
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Entropia is an online game that has a real cash economy--players can exchange Project Entropia dollars for real U.S. dollars at a fixed 10:1 exchange rate, enabling virtual entrepreneurs to start businesses in the game.
In December 2011, the NCAA imposed a one-year bowl ban along with other penalties against Ohio State in response to allegations that eight football players sold memorabilia in exchange for cash and tattoos.
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Although Iranian officials are under instruction not even to shake the hands of Americans they meet at international forums, the players say they will exchange shirts with the Americans after the match, regardless of the result.
They would be traded in exchange for England players moving in the opposite direction.
The inexperience of some players might also make the exchange susceptible to a damaging sell-off.
Fed up with the exchange's sluggishness and the lack of progress to a pan-European exchange, a bunch of the biggest players are proposing to put their money into a reinvigorated Tradepoint, as a form of electronic exchange.
Miller saw red following a rash tackle on O'Brien and, after the Motherwell player reacted angrily, both sets of players became involved in a hostile exchange, with O'Brien himself eventually booked.
He is prepared to give up 75% of the exchange's equity to get players.
That added to the liquidity of the exchange, along with the biggest global players.
Especially if players and their relatives were getting discounted cars in exchange for Buckeye football tickets.
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The half ended with a heated exchange of words between both sets of players over a late tackle on Fabregas and the fireworks continued immediately after the break.
Even as the state deficit persists, other big players such as the CME group, which operates the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Options and Sears are threatening to leave unless their taxes are also lowered.
In exchange for the guaranteed money, the Indians insisted on club options to keep players for at least a year after they would've reached free agency.
When they try to influence exchange rates, their efforts are rarely successful, since they are now only bit players in huge markets.
In exchange for agreeing to reduce its wages for a period of three months, many players were able to negotiate an exemption from transfer fees.
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For example, the "Big Bang" financial deregulations include liberalizing foreign-exchange transactions, lowering securities trading costs and opening securities underwriting and investment-trust management to new players.
"There's sort of concern in the industry that if you had only one or two players in the marketplace, that some of the pricing competitiveness wouldn't be there, " says Boston Stock Exchange Chairman Michael Curran.
Rangers had three players - Steven Whittaker, Madjid Bougherra and El Hadji Diouf - shown red cards, while Lennon had a heated exchange with opposition assistant manager Ally McCoist on the touchline at the final whistle.
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