Business of Betting Podcast

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by David Frohardt-Lane from DL Trading. Hear them discuss: 01:09 - David's background in high frequency market making 03:22 - Why David invested in Sporttrade's Series A funding round 05:20 - The price sensitivity of American bettors 07:54 - Comparing financial trading to trading sports betting markets 10:15 - Deep dive on DL Trad...

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Brad Allen from Eilers & Krejcik. Hear them discuss: 01:34 - The origin of Brad’s weekly podcast, Zero Latency 03:05 - Brad takes control of the host chair and asks Jason questions 03:48 - Smarkets’ initial plans to enter the US market, and how that’s changed over time 06:46 - How Smarkets is localizing its core product to...

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Jacob Fortinsky, co-founder & CEO of Novig. Hear them discuss: 02:43 - The current controversy at Harvard, Jacob's alma mater 06:40 - Companies taking political stances, and how Jason and Jacob think about that within their companies 09:31 - Jacob's experience meeting Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator 12:04 - High co...

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Paris Smith, the former CEO of Pinnacle. Hear them discuss: 00:47 - Thoughts on the US 02:45 - When Paris beat Jason in a poker tournament 06:42 - The low margin sportsbook model 10:37 - Her tenure at Pinnacle 13:53 - Comparing Pinnacle to bet365 16:31 - Her take on the exchange model 20:40 - Departing Pinnacle after 17 years a...

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Jesse Learmonth, host of The Betting Startups Podcast. Jesse has interviewed almost 100 industry startup founders, and has a unique lens on the industry's early-stage ecosystem. He has been in the industry for 14 years as a founder, an executive at Pinnacle Sports, and advisor to several industry startups. Timecodes: 00:54 - La...

On this weeks edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Joey Levy from Betr. With the backing of social media personality and boxer, Jake Paul, Joey is the Founder and CEO of Betr which is the first direct-to-consumer micro-betting focused sports betting company. Betr has also launched a new media venture for the next generation of sports fans. Betr is setting out to disrupt l...

On this weeks edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Vinit Bharara, Co-Founder & CEO of Mojo. After just over two years working as an attorney in New York in the late 1990's, Vinit decided to change career paths and become an entrepreneur. Vinit is now onto his fifth start-up with Mojo which is the first ever licensed sports betting stock market. Timecodes: 00:20 - Intr...

On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Evan Kirkham, Co-Founder & CEO of Outlier. Having previously worked as an attorney for over 10 years, in October 2020 Evan launched Outlier as a startup CEO and hasn't looked back since almost three years down the line. Outlier is a first-of-its-kind sports betting platform where sports fans can browse, analyze, and execute...

On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Chris Bevilacqua, Founder & CEO of SimpleBet. With a passion for sport held from an early age, Chris started his career as part of the video production team at NBC, making promos for NBA & NFL games. After a successful period in the TV industry in which Chris won awards, he decided to launch SimpleBet in 2018. SimpleBet...

On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Soo Kim, Chairman of Bally's Corporation. Soo is the founding partner of investment firm Standard General L.P. & is the firm's Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer. Soo has a wealth of experience in the investment space, but has also been involved in the evolution of the gaming industry. Timecodes: 00:57 - Soo's...

On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Dustin Gouker, Consultant at Catena Media. Dustin's story began in the newspaper industry where he worked as a journalist for a number of years before venturing into marketing. In 2015, Dustin began to report on the sports betting and online poker industry for Legal Sports Report. His latest role was as a Vice President at Cate...

On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Joel Simkins, Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey's Technology Group. Joel began his career as a leading equity analyst before successfully transitioning to investment banking where he has gained a wealth of experience in the gaming industry. Jason and Joel cover a range of topics such as regulation in the industry, discussion...

On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Dean Sisun, CEO & co-founder of Prophet Exchange. They discuss why and how Prophet was set up, how Prophet compares to its competitors & much more before there is a twist to the second half of the podcast! Timecodes: 00:27 - The founding story of the Prophet Exchange 03:43 - What is Prophet doing that its competitors ar...

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Justin is joined by Justin Dellario, CEO of eSports betting company, unikrn, on the latest edition of the Business of Betting Podcast. Justin explains what unikrn is, how the world of eSports works and what sports betting has to do with eSports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason is joined by Varun Sudhakar, CEO & Founder of BetDEX in the latest episode of the Business of betting Pod. Varun shares his story, the inner workings of BetDEX, and his ambitions for the future of the company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason is joined by Alex Kane, CEO and Founder of Sporttrade Inc. in the latest episode of the Business of betting Pod. Alex shares his startup story, as well as his views on the growth of the American sportsbook industry, and his vision for the future of the industry and exchanges. 04:01 Sporttrade: The humble beginnings 06:25 Alex’s Startup and Investment Round journey 08:18 Techstars to launch 1...

In this episode of the Business of betting Pod, Jason is joined by Lloyd Danzig, Managing Partner at Sharp Alpha Advisors. In this episode Lloyd shares his views on the future of the sports betting and competitive gaming industry, the adaptation of the exchange model in the US, and his hopes for a next gen ‘smart’ world. 02:40 The many hats of Lloyd Danzig: Venture Capitalist investing in the next...

In this episode of the Business of betting Pod, Jason is joined by David Purdum, Gambling reporter for ESPN. In this episode, Purdum who’s been writing on the industry since 2008 goes back on his career, and shares his opinion with Jason on legalization, Sportsbooks in the US and other aspects of the industry. 01:30 How did he get in the Industry: Starting in Atlanta, writing stories about the bus...

In this episode of the Business of betting, Jason is joined by Jed Corenthal, Chief Marketing Officer at Phenix Real Time Solution. Phenix is a B2B real-time video streaming solutions provider. The pair discussed the space Phenix operates in and how it's impacting the evolution of Sportsbooks. 01:35 Introduction - Started in sports, went through entrepreneurship and ended up in OTT at Phenix. What...

In this episode of the Business of betting Sandford Loudon joins the show. Oakvale Capital is a leading M&A and advisory firm in the industry. Sanford covers his background, his access to deals, SPACS and shares his opinion on the market. 01:13 His background: From a traditional corporate finance background to gaming advisory; getting access to deals - networking, understanding the space, usin...

In this episode of the Business of betting Nigel Eccles joins the show. Nigel covers his early days at Flutter, his entrepreneurial journey with Fanduel, Betdex and entering the Crypto world. Finally, he gives his honest opinion on the industry. 01:29 His background: Starting at Flutter, taking over Betfair, Launching Betdaq 09:33 His entrepreuneur journey with Hubdub and Fanduel 12:30 Why Betfair...

In this episode of the Business of Betting podcast, Brad Allen from Legal Sports Report (LSR) joins Jason Trost to cover and share opinions about the latest industry news. 00:53 Amy Howe talks offshore betting: Making a better product, taxes, offshores books and limits of the market 10:10 Matchbook brokerage service 20:00 Openbet retraded price: stocks down 33%, B2B suppliers, change of control cl...

In this episode of the Business of Betting podcast, Scott Kaufman-Ross joins the show. Scott is SVP Gaming & New business at the NBA and talks about how he got his job, how the NBA is very pro betting and monetizes betting, what it sees in the future and how teams can decide who to work with. 02:14 How Scott got into the NBA: Starting in Finance, being a fantasy player 07:54 The evolution of t...

EP 175: Doesn’t every sports betting company in the US lose money? In this episode of the Business of Betting podcast, Jason Trost welcomes journalist Brad Allen from Legal Sports Report (LSR) to cover and share opinions about the industry news. 01:42 Wynn is closing down UK social Betting app BetBull: Wynn losing money on sports betting; Wynn getting out of sports betting?; casinos 11:28 The plac...