Business of Betting Podcast

E171 - Jake Williams - Founder of Business of Betting Podcast

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jake joins us to talk about why he got into the industry, his time at Sportsradar, PointsBet and his thoughts of being such a prolific podcast host. H...

E170 - FanDuel to Barstool to Bettor Capital

20 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 170 - David VanEgmond David discusses his time at FanDuel and the Barstool/Penn acquisition as well as all his current efforts with Bettor Ca...

E169 - Bettor, Attorney and Podcaster

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 169 - Mike Roselli Mike is an attorney, bettor and podcaster who joins the podcast to discuss the US betting market, his development and lear...

E168 - Don Best

07 Apr 2021

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Episode 168 - Benjie Cherniak Benjie was the MD of Don Best which is a well known odds screen for gamblers, traders and within the betting industry. ...

E167 - Betting on Content

31 Mar 2021

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Episode 167 - Zac Reynolds Zac launched the Betting on Content Agency (BOC Agency) to provide betting content to the US market. We discuss his path t...

E166 - Bookie Bashing

23 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 166 - Tom Brownlee Tom joins the podcast to talk about his advantage play and professional betting as well as the dark arts of betting and ga...

E165 - Sports Betting 20/20

16 Mar 2021

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Episode 165 - Logan Fields Logan is the author of Sports Betting 20/20 and joined the podcast to chat about his career as a professional sports bettor...

E164 - Wagering Capital Management

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ep: 164 - Wagering Capital Management Richard Irvine joins the podcast to discuss WCM and what it offers to bettors all around the world as well as t...

E163 - Wagering, Racing and Broadcast

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 163 - Shane Anderson Shane is a successful executive from the racing and wagering world who shares his thoughts and insights from his time in...

E162 - The Better Bookmaker

22 Feb 2021

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Episode 162 - The Better Bookmaker T from the Better Bookmaker joins to discuss his approach to the betting and bookmaking industry. Hosted on Acast...

E161 - Smart Betting Club

18 Feb 2021

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Episode 161 - Peter Ling Peter comes back on the podcast to talk about betting in 2020 and into 2021. https://smartbettingclub.com/ Hosted on Acast...

E160 - Risk of Ruin

15 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 160 - John Reeder John joins the podcast to discuss card counting, casino advantage play and observations from his terrific podcast, Risk of ...

E159 - Game Changing Tote Deal

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 159 - Harry Findlay Harry returns to the podcast to discuss betting during 2020 and a new low margin tote product that could change racing. ...

E158 - US Gaming Market

08 Feb 2021

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Episode 158 - Dan Kustelski Daniel returns to the podcast to discuss the US betting and gaming market, customer acquisition and horse racing topics. ...

E157 - Vegas Pro Sports Bettor

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 157 - Harout Massoyan Harout joins the show to discuss his path in to betting and how he makes a living betting sports. Hosted on Acast. Se...

E156 - Prop Trading, Sports Trading & Edge Alerter

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 156 - Joonas Karppinen Joonas is a former prop trader, bet365 sports trader, crypto trader and founder of Edge Alerter. https://www.edgealer...

E155 - Australian Racing Bookmaker

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 155 - Dave Dwyer Dave is the Chairman of the NSW Bookmakers Co-Op and shares his story and life in betting and bookmaking. https://davedwyer...

E154 - Bettor Edge

25 Jan 2021

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Episode 154 - James Seils James joins us to discuss Bettor Edge and what he has encountered and learnt building a betting platform. https://www.be...

E153 - New Jersey Betting

21 Jan 2021

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Episode 153 - Brock Landers Brock joins to talk about his journey from racetracks to sportsbooks and how he has handled the new world of betting in t...

E152 - AP and Co-Founder of Betstamp

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 152 - Johnny Johnny makes his living betting and recently launched betstamp. We talk about how gamblers can improve their betting and what th...

E151 - Gambling with an Edge

14 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 151 - Richard Munchkin Richard is a black jack hall of fame inductee and renowned advantage player. We discuss his time traveling the world c...

E150 - Betting Evolution - Track to Online

14 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 150 - Mark Sampieri Mark is a bookmaker who started in the industry in 1980 and has been bookmaking ever since. We discuss the history of boo...

E149 - Crypto Peer to Peer Betting

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 149 - Mark Thomas Mark is the Co-Founder and CEO of Zensports. We discuss the app and entry in Nevada as well as the future of betting in thi...

E148 - Marketing, Affiliates and Betting

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 148 - Fintan Costello Fintan is the CEO of Bonus Finder and joins the podcast to talk digital marketing, brand, affiliates and providing valu...

E147 - Modeling is Dead

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 147 - Dan Shan - Creating your own price vs relying on market price - Manual adjustment based on qualitative factors - CLV and it's place ...

E146 - Hidden Risks

31 Aug 2020

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Episode 146 - Harry Crane Harry is a statistics professor who shares his thoughts on gambling games, hidden risks, naive probabilism and other related...

E145 - Gambling Wisdom

24 Aug 2020

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Episode 145 - Richard Schuetz Richard is a gaming executive, consultant and academic with almost 50 years in the gaming industry. We discuss his jour...

E144 - Racing Not Only For (the) Elite

05 Aug 2020

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Episode 144 - Pat Cummings Pat returns to the podcast to talk about the state of wagering on racing in the US and the recent report by the Thoroughbre...

E143 - Tom Waterhouse

30 Jul 2020

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Episode 143 - Tom Waterhouse Tom is well known as betting operator CEO but also with his tipping service, investment fund and global bookmaking insig...

E142 - Betting and Analytics

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 142 - Dan Rubin Dan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Cleat Street (https://www.cleat-street.com). We talk about Dan's journey through finance, an...

E141 - Racing and Betting in America

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 141 - Jason Beem Jason is a race caller and racing fan. We talk about the art of calling a race, the involvement betting has with his work an...

E140 - Betting/DFS Player and Entrepreneur

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 140 - Peter Jennings Peter joins the podcast to discuss his enormously successful DFS days, his observations on the US betting and gaming mar...

E139 - Hong Kong and Australian Racing & Betting Journalist

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 139 - Alan Aitken Alan is a racing and betting journalist and form analyst who has decades of experience in Australia and Hong Kong. https...

E138 - Bookmaking in 2020

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 138 - Mark Alati Mark joins the podcast to talk about his efforts with the Bookmakers Co-Op, transition from retail to retail & online an...

E137 - Stats PhD working with betting syndicates

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 137 - Noah Silverman Noah talks through his work assisting betting syndicates, approaching betting and gambling from a scientific and mathema...

E136 - Hong Kong 2 Win

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 136 - Paul Daily Paul returns to the podcast to discuss the latest developments in betting, racing, technology and Hong Kong. Hosted on Ac...

E135 - Spanky

12 Jun 2020

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Episode 135 - Spanky Well-known sports bettor Spanky comes back on the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

E134 - High Volume Bookmaking and Betting

18 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 134 - Matthew Trenhaile Matthew re-joins the podcast to talk about the nuances of a high volume bookmaking strategy, betting options and oppo...

E133 - Betting, Sports, Racing and Mathematics

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 133 - James Willoughby James returns to talk about his clean break from media, the 'fun' aspect in learning and evolving your wagering & ...

E132 - Evolution of Betting and Bookmaking

04 May 2020

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Episode 132 - Dean Evans Dean comes back on the podcast to talk about his view on the evolution of betting and bookmaking since we last spoke in Feb,...

E131 - Star Sports Owner

27 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 131 - Ben Keith Ben is back on the podcast to talk about changes in his bookmaking world.    See also - Episode 100 with Ben Keith Hoste...

E130 - CEO Smarkets & SBK

20 Apr 2020

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Episode 130 - Jason Trost Jason re-joins the podcast to talk about his betting exchange Smarkets and his sportsbook SBK as well as market making with...

E129 - Mental Coach

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 129 - Jared Tendler Jared is a mental game coach who covers a range of sports and fields from poker to horseplayers and esports to golf.   ...

E128 - Bettor, Bookmaker & Gaming Technology

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 128 - Adam Chernoff Adam talks about his time in gaming technology, sports betting in 2020, some NFL Draft talk and general betting market di...

E127 - Pinnacle’s Director of Trading

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 127 - Marco Blume Marco is Director of Trading at Pinnacle. Marco has built a bookmaker that is the benchmark for all others to follow offer...

E126 - Professional Punter and Thought Leader in Racing

05 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 126 - Marc Lambourne Marc Lambourne joins us for a second time on the podcast to discuss changes in the wagering landscape and imparts plenty...

E125 - Fanvest Wagering Exchange

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 125 - John Culver John is the Co Founder and CEO of the Fanvest Wagering Exchange. (https://fanvestwageringexchange.com/) We discuss the pla...

E124 - Inside the Pylons

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 124 - Inside the Pylons ITP joins the podcast to discuss wagering, racing, attacking your edge and what he would do if he were the racing Cza...

E123 - Wagerr

16 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 123 - Wagerr David and Mark from wagerr.com join the podcast to talk about how they are approaching the crypto blockchain space with a unique...

E122 - Market Maker & Professional Bettor

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 122 - Joey Tunes Joey joins the podcast to talk about his life in the betting world. - Making your own lines vs making money - Jump the coun...

E121 - Betting, Math and Programming

29 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 121 - John from Poison Foot John talks about his background in FX trading, programming and mathematics as well as how we transitioned into th...

E120 - CEO of Trademate Sports

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 120 - Marius Norheim Marius, the CEO of Trademate Sports talks about his journey into betting as well as his philosophies for betting, buildi...

E119 - Betting with Modeling, Statistics and Bayes Theorem

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 119 - Andrew Mack Andrew joins the podcast to talk about modeling sports, betting using statistical methods and bayes theorem. Link to Andre...

E118 - Inpredictable

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 118 - Michael Beuoy We discuss Michael's career as a health insurance actuary and his passion for sports, analytics and interesting topics Mi...

E117 - Secondary Marketplace

27 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 117 - Jake Benzaquen and Dean Sisun Dean & Jake are the founders of Prophet (https://www.betprophet.co/) and we discuss launching of thei...

E116 - Sports Betting with ML & AI

05 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 116 - Lloyd Danzig Lloyd and I discuss the current and future of sports betting, including in the US, related to developments in machine lear...

E115 - NFL Handicapping and Betting

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 115 - Fabian Sommer Suuma talks about his experience analyzing and betting NFL. We talk about key areas of his handicapping as well as closin...

E114 - Betting, Coding and Networking

12 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 114 - Andy Molitor Andy, half of the Deep Dive Pod, joins the podcast to talk about the role networking has played in his betting, learning t...

E113 - Vegas Oddsmaker

04 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 113 - Sportsbook Consigliere Dave is an oddsmaker and risk analyst at CG Technology in Nevada. - Bookmaking Strategy - Vegas and Caribbean ...

E112 - Betting and Epistemology

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 112 - Plus EV Analytics I talk to Matt about his work as an actuary, betting at the Canadian lottery, building a tennis model and general tho...

E111 - Betting Syndicate, Poker, Pro Goalkeeper and Wagering

21 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 111 - Reece Crowther Reece has a stacked CV that includes starting and selling a betting fund, playing high limit poker, starting out as a pr...

E110 - Canadian Sports Bettor

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 110 - So Money Sports - Betting 3 Team parlays with 'government juice' in Canada - NFL Betting - Hockey Betting - Money Management - Dimi...

E109 - CEO of Betsperts

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 109 - Reid Rooney - Pick tracking platform - Accountability and transparency  - The LinkedIN of sports bettors Twitter: @betsperts    ...

E108 - Executive Director of Thoroughbred Idea Foundation

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 108 - Pat Cummings Pat is the Executive Director of the Thoroughbred Idea Foundation and we discuss the future of horse racing, including: -...

E107 - CEO of Total Performance Data

23 Sep 2019

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Episode 107 - Will Duff Gordon Will joins the podcast to talk about his business http://www.totalperformancedata.com/ and the use of tracking techn...

E106 - Football Index Guide

16 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 106 - Pet from FIG We discuss the Football Index and how people are making money betting on players and receiving dividends.  Check out the...

E105 - US bookmaking

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 105 - Dink Dink is a former bookmaker and now bettor who talks through his betting and bookmaking life from 25c sheets at the harness track t...

E104 - CEO of SportStack

02 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 104 - Nick Smith Founder & CEO of https://www.sportstack.com/, Nick Smith talks about his transition from Goldman Sachs to building a pe...

E103 - CEO of The Quant Edge

26 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 103 - Todd Gross The CEO of The Quant Edge joins the podcast to talk about his path from finance and into the sports betting world. We discus...

E102 - Transitioning to Professional Betting

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 102 - Kris Dawson Kris talks about his path to becoming a professional bettor. We discuss the losing years, building a business plan and taki...

E101 - Augur - Decentralized Prediction Market

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 101 - Tom Kysar Tom joins the podcast to discuss the early stages of Augur and what a future with a decentralized prediction protocol like Au...

E100 - Star Sports’s Founder

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 100 - Ben Keith Ben shares his insights from many years in the betting industry. We talk about the evolution of the betting space, learnings ...

E99 - Formula 1 Betting

06 Jun 2019

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Episode 99 - Peter Sainsbury Peter has been betting on Formula 1 for over twenty years and recently wrote a book on the topic. We talk about Peter's ...

E98 - Rails Bookmaker

06 Jun 2019

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Episode 98 - Kevin Saber Kevin in an established and experienced Australian Bookmaker. We talk about his time in the industry and some of the learnin...

E97 - Psychological Sports Betting

04 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 97 - Mike Holden Mike talks to us about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and how it can be applied to betting on sports. We talk about manage...

E96 - The Logic of Sports Betting

03 Jun 2019

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Episode 96 - Matthew Davidow and Ed Miller The authors of The Logic of Sports Betting join the podcast to talk about some ideas they write about in t...

E95 - Betting on Politics

30 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 95 - Paul Krishnamurty We chat with Paul about his approach to betting on political events around the world and some insight to betting marke...

E94 - Founder & CEO Smarkets

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 94 - Jason Trost We explore Jason's start in finance and transition to building a Betting Exchange. We discuss the future of betting exchanges...

E93 - Gaming Executive Perspective

21 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 93 - Yaniv Sherman Yaniv is the Head of Commercial Development at 888.   888 is one of the world's most popular online gaming operators &a...

E92 - Matched Betting

14 May 2019

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Episode 92 - Bonus Money Team In this 3 guest episode, we discuss the concept of matched betting. How does it work, what are the reasons why thousand...

E91 - Betting and Racing

07 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 91 - Simon Rowlands We talk about horse racing analysis (handicapping, sectional timing etc) and betting.  We cover stride data, intuition,...

E90 - Betting on MMA

30 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 90 - Gugabed Gugabed is a MMA and esports expert. We discuss his approach to betting on MMA and the dynamics in the markets.  We go through...

E89 - High Volume Bookmaking

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 89 - Tristan Merlehan We talk to a high volume bookmaker who talks about his style and why it works.  Tristan is a Director at https://www...

E88 - The Betting Grind

16 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 88 - Joey Knish We talk about the grind to be a long term sports bettor and finding an edge at opening numbers.    Season 4 is proudly sp...

E87 - Sports Trading & Mental Game

09 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 87 - Luke MacDonald Luke talks about his time in the professional poker world, trading sports on betfair and how he handles the mental game o...

E86 - Mathematics, Racing, Sports & Betting

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 86 - James Willoughby James chats about his time in racing, his passion for mathematics, sports betting, the theory of anything and everythin...

E85 - Sporttrade

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 85 - Alex Kane Alex is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sporttrade, a brand new sports betting exchange focusing on the US market. Alex takes us thr...

E84 - Ball Street Trading

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 84 - Scott San Emeterio Scott talks about his path from investment banking to creating @ballstreetapp. We discuss the future for the app and...

E83 - NFL Betting Model

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 83 - Samkon Models Shawn (Samkon Models) joins the podcast to talk about his NFL betting model and its creation/performance during last seaso...

E82 - Sports Betting and Analytics

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 82 - Rufus Peabody Rufus is a professional bettor who focuses on football, golf and baseball. We discuss his approach to handicapping and bet...

E81 - Finance to Sports Betting

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 81 - Eric Waz Waz moved from the finance world to take on sports betting in Las Vegas.  We talk about the transition, his approach to betti...

E80 - Affiliate Marketing

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 80 - Erik Bergman Erik co-founded Catena Media, a stock-listed company in Sweden and now runs Great.com.  We discuss affiliate marketing, t...

E79 - On Course to Online Bookmaking

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 79 - Luke Behrmann Luke describes his start in bookmaking and huge turnover in the Sydney ring at age 28. From there we discuss his progressi...

E78 - Clerk to Trader and Pro Punter

05 Feb 2019

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Episode 78 - Daniel Kelly Dan takes us through his career progression from on track clerk to trader and professional punter. Season 4 is proudly spo...

E77 - Data Analytics and Betting Optimization

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 77 - David Vitali David speaks about his time as a Data Architect in the corporate world and his transition to sports and racing. We talk abo...

E76 - Iconic Vegas Oddsmaker

22 Jan 2019

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Episode 76 - Roxy Roxborough Roxy is a legendary Las Vegas Oddsmaker who was involved in many sports betting businesses including Las Vegas Sports Co...

E75 - Co Founder of Tipstrr

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 75 - Damien Fearn Damien is a 10 year veteran in the sports and sports betting world. From professional sports to betting syndicates and now ...

E74 - CEO & Founder of Colossus Bets

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 74 - Bernard Marantelli Bernard is the CEO & Founder of Colossus Bets. We chat about Bernard's career path from professional punter, to ...

E73 - A Compulsive Gambler

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 73 - Jamie Jamie is married with a family, a small business owner, former college athlete, and honor student. Also, Jamie is a compulsive ga...

E72 - Baseball, Football, Math and Moneyball

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 72 - Gill Alexander Gill is a professional sports bettor and host of The Numbers Game on VSIN. Gill has been in the sports betting world fo...