Intrade offers a full trading platform so you can get in and out of positions even before the expiration date whereas Bets of Bitcoin offers an allocated payout of losing bets based on weighted time of entry and shares commission with the bet creator.
In monopolistic cases, according to Almunia, the commission must consider barriers to entry to competitors, whether a company can use its dominant position to affect the status of other companies, and the ease of consumers to switch between services.
They can see that the future of the European Union is up for grabs: its expansion is coinciding with final negotiations on a new constitution, the appointment of a new commission and the decision on whether to open entry negotiations with Turkey.