Business of Betting Podcast

Episode 49 - Mark Rhoden Mark is a former corporate bookmaker with the likes of IAS Bet, Paddy Power and Sportsbet. More recently Mark has transitioned to a full time professional bettor. We get Mark’s insights from almost two decades corporate bookmaking on things like betting analysis, risk management and trading. Mark also shares his thoughts from the last 15 months betting professionally. Seas...

Episode 48 - Joseph Buchdahl Jospeh is a prominent author, writer and thinker in the sports betting psychology space. Joseph has written many books and articles on the cognitive side of sports betting and he talks about ideas and principles that help sports bettors understand markets and betting. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a betting exchange and is licen...

Episode 47 - Peter Webb Peter is a sports and racing trader and founder of Bet Angel, the prominent betfair trading software. We discuss the evolution of trading, as well as many of the thoughts and ideas Peter uses as a successful trader. 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...

Episode 46 - David Beirne David is the GM of Trading at Tabcorp. We discuss the psychology of betting and trading and get insights from a thought leader in the space. 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...

Episode 45 - Matt Bisogno Matt is the Editor in Chief of GeeGeez, a leading horse racing resource for punters in the UK. Matt is also the Chair of the Horseracing Bettors Forum where he represents the interests of those who bet on British horse racing. We discuss his vision for GeeGeez and the racing industry in general. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a bett...

Episode 44 - Brady Kannon Brady is a golf handicapper based in las Vegas and has been following and betting golf tournaments for many years. Brady is also the 2011 LVH NFL Super Contest champion. We chat handicapping a golf tournament, betting markets and tips for recreational golf bettors to increase their chances of success. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates...

Episode 43 - Anthony Jupp Juppy started out as a bookmaker's clerk before moving to the UK to work with Sporting Index and their innovative spread betting product. Upon returning to Australia, Juppy spent time at Sportsbet before switching to the betting side and now focuses his time on niche sports betting markets. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a betting e...

Episode 42 - Stewart Davidson Stewart was a professional bookmaker for 20 years before the equine influenza hit Sydney racing. Stewart turned his hand to full time professional betting and he shares his insights and knowledge on both betting and bookmaking. We discuss specialization, having an open minded approach and the fractured nature of horse racing wagering in 2018. Season 2 is proudly spons...

Episode 41 - Richard Irvine Richard is an advocate for fair wagering and a voice for punters in Australia. In this episode, we discuss the point of consumption tax, the presence of a national regulator, in-play wagering and minimum bet laws. https://fairwageringaustralia.com/ Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a betting exchange and is licensed in the Northern T...

Episode 40 - Darren Potter Darren started betting professionally in 2008 and has focused on Victorian horse racing. Darren talks about money management, the skills required to be both a form analyst and a betting expert, whether you can be ‘out of form’ when doing the form, track walking and a myriad of other insightful betting topics. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair...

Episode 39 - Dean Evans Dean aka the Trial Spy has been an enormously successful horse racing analyst and service provider based on his innovative and revolutionary approach to form assessment. We chat about investing principles, money management, bank preservation, how to watch trials, the tipping industry and the guiding principles for Winning Edge Investments. https://www.winningedgeinvestments...

Episode 38 - Parlay Queen Monique, the Parlay Queen, is from Toronto, Canada and is a horse racing and sports betting handicapper. Monique talks to us about her local horse track at Woodbine, prop betting on sports, pick 6s, in play wagering and the ins and outs of betting in Canada. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates a betting exchange and is licensed in the No...

Episode 37 - Peter Todd Peter is a vastly experienced bookmaker and punter dating back to the start of the 1970s. Peter takes us through his style of bookmaking and almost a decade of betting professionally. 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....

Episode 36 - Whale Capper Whale Capper is a sports bettor based out of Southern California and has been involved in sports betting for over a decade. We discuss the nickname, Whale Capper, betting offshore, how to build a sports betting model, betting with Bitcoin and off-shore, NBA and NFL and advice on what not to do when sports betting. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betf...

Episode 35 - Scott Ferguson Scott grew up in South Australia before heading up to Darwin to join corporate bookmaker Darwin All Sports. Since then, Scott has traveled around the world working in betting, betting education, betting exchanges, at the horse racing bettors forum and consulting. We chat about the Horse Racing Bettors Forum, bookmaking, betting advice and more. Season 2 is proudly spons...

Episode 34 - Christian Pina Christian started out in the fantasy and daily fantasy sports world before moving to Las Vegas and transitioning to sports betting. He is the man behind the Hook Report and the editor of content at the sports gambling podcast as well as a professional sports and UFC handicapper and bettor. Christian shares his insights and perspective on being a professional sports bett...

Episode 33 - Vegas Matty Matty Simo is one half of the most trusted football proxy team in Las Vegas. ( http://www.footballcontest.com/ ) Vegas Matty helps contestants get their picks in for all the Las Vegas contests including the Westgate Super Contest. We talk about what makes the Super Contest so popular and all the ins and outs of the Las Vegas Contest scene including why these are not sports...

Episode 32 - Sally Snow Sally has been working in bookmaking since her time at Sydney racetracks working for Tom and Bill Waterhouse. Today she continues to work on the bookmaking side at the TAB. Sally talks about her approach to bookmaking and betting as well as what she has discovered in her years of working in the industry. Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Limited. Betfair operates...

Episode 31 - Ryan Carruthers Ryan is the founding member of the Betfair Trading Community. Ryan started trading horses and has moved on to be a professional sports trader focusing on soccer, tennis and NFL. Ryan talks about what he has learnt trading full time for many years and some of his tips and best advice for traders out there. Check out his platform at www.betfairtradingcommunity.com . Also...

Episode 30 - Natalie Hinkley Natalie is a registered bookmaker in Victoria and has been frequenting Victorian racetracks for over a decade starting out as a bookies clerk. Natalie talks about the evolution of bookmaking over the last decade, including the changes in top fluctuation betting, predicting horse racing markets and using market intelligence to assist her bookmaking. Season 2 is proudly...

Episode 29 - Dr. William Ziemba Dr. Ziemba earned his PhD is from the University of California, Berkeley. He also taught Financial Modeling and Stochastic Optimization at the University of British Columbia from 1968-2006. His expertise lie in horse racing, sports betting, finance and investing, among other things. We cover a myriad of topics and gain insight from a world leading academic, thinker,...

Episode 28 - Dan Weston Dan started out not as a sports bettor but playing poker online. Following the changes in the poker world, Dan concentrated on sports and is the man behind Tennis Ratings. Dan uses statistical analysis to trade on tennis markets all around the world and provides premium content on his website http://www.tennisratings.co.uk/ . Season 2 is proudly sponsored by Betfair Pty Lim...

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 h...

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 prou...

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...