Business of Betting Podcast

Episode 27 - Dr Sally Gainsbury PhD Dr Gainsbury is a qualified Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years’ experience conducting gambling research. Her research has focused on understanding gambling to inform the development of responsible gambling strategies and harm minimisation policies. Her research excellence and contribution to the wider community has been recognised with numerous awards in her field. You can find some of Dr. Gainsbury's recent work here - https://sydney.academia.edu/SallyGainsbury Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a betting exchange and is licensed in the Northern Territory, Australia. Join by clicking here : https://www.betfair.com.au/extensions/redir/BOBPOD/2 and entering code BOBPOD. The Betfair exchange isn’t a house that sets the odds, it’s betting at it’s purest. One punters opinion against another’s. Play the game within the game and join today Residents of Australia can join Betfair by visiting betfair.com.au and support this podcast by using promo code BOBPOD. Please, Gamble Responsibly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 26 - Marco Blume Marco is Director of Trading at Pinnacle. Marco has built a bookmaker that is the benchmark for all others to follow offering the lowest margins, the highest limits and a policy of welcoming winners. This episode is a deep dive into the thoughts, philosophies and strategy that Marco uses and has used to become one of the world’s most successful bookmakers. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a betting exchange and is licensed in the Northern Territory, Australia. Join by clicking here : https://www.betfair.com.au/extensions/redir/BOBPOD/2 and entering code BOBPOD. The Betfair exchange isn’t a house that sets the odds, it’s betting at it’s purest. One punters opinion against another’s. Play the game within the game and join today Residents of Australia can join Betfair by visiting betfair.com.au and support this podcast by using promo code BOBPOD. Please, Gamble Responsibly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep: 25 - Harry Findlay Harry needs no introduction. He is a superstar punter who has an illustrious gambling career. Harry discusses many things including his involvement with Star Lizard and Asian handicaps, how he sees the betting industry and some of his infamous betting stories. Harry’s biography, Harry Findlay – Gambling For Life, written by Neil Harman, contains so many of the great stories and is a great read for those who enjoy this episode. The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep: 24 - Daniel Kustelski Daniel was born in the US, and having spent time in South Africa has gained experience in global betting and wagering. He has run a number of betting businesses, and is back in America as the CEO of Chalkline Sports. Daniel discusses everything from in-play betting, the US betting landscape and the challenges for operators and bettors in the 2017 global betting climate. http://chalklinesports.com/ The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep: 23 - Rahul Sood Rahul is the CEO of Unikrn, a Seattle based esports platform, which has seen investment from the likes of Ashton Kutcher and Mark Cuban. We discuss esports betting, the Unikrn platform, the global esports industry and it’s future as well as his Seattle Seahawks. https://unikrn.com/ The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep: 22 - Kevin Braig Kevin is a full time attorney from Columbus, Ohio and the brain behind the Quant Coach. http://www.quantcoach.com/ Kevin is an NFL football expert who has written academic papers about the game and his approach to understanding the complex nuances of the game. Kevin covers many topics including play design, coaching IQ and even how he once lined up against Ken Griffey Jnr in high school. The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep: 21 - Victor Haghani Victor is a very well known finance and investing expert. Victor started out at Salomon Brothers before moving on to places including John Meriweather and Long Term Capital Management. Currently, he is the Founder and CEO of Elm Funds. Victor joins the podcast to chat about a myriad of topics including his recent research paper and experiment titled Rational Decision Making under Uncertainty. Link - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2856963 We discuss the results of the experiment with a biased coin (60% heads vs 40% tails) and the optimal bankroll and money management techniques for betting, wagering, investing and gambling. Is it possible to lose long term when picking 60% winners? Can you bet too little or too much when the outcome is 60/40 in your favour? We discuss this and more. The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep: 20 - Peter Ling - The Secret Betting Club Peter runs the Secret Betting Club which is the Trip Advisor of tipsters. https://secretbettingclub.com/ In an industry with unscrupulous touts and legitimate winners, the Secret Betting Club reviews, researches and rates tipsters over the long term. The Secret Betting Club is an independent and quality service that helps punters and bettors with all the information that they need to succeed. The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 19 John Walter. John Walter is a professional punter and Jockey Manager. John takes us inside his time at world leading betting operation Humbleton led by the renowned Zeljko Ranogajec. John talks about what it is like to be a Jockey manager, some tips and tools for punters and racing as an industry and the wagering product. The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

PropSwap - Ian Epstein & Luke Pergande - Episode 18 - Co-Founders of PropSwap Ian Epstein and Luke Pergande join the podcast. Ian and Luke met when they were students at the University of Arizona and Co-Founded PropSwap in 2013, in Las Vegas. Luke came from the finance world and spent time at Bloomberg and also trading stocks before founding PropSwap, whilst Ian has been in Vegas since 2012 and spent time at Cantor Gaming sportsbook prior to PropSwap. Ian and Luke chat with me about sports betting, their business, what the industry is like and what part of the betting world PropSwap fits into. The Business of Betting Podcast - A podcast about the business side of the betting, wagering and investing world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.