Secure Stakes Podcast

I am trying something a little bit new with the podcast this week, so please share your feedback. Rather than an in depth 15 or 20 minute long podcast, I am trying a shorter 2-3 minute clip that is a succinct summary. You can then return to the written piece for more detail if you like what you hear. This week, the podcast will be sent out to all subscribers, but after this week, it will only be a...

This week’s Secure Stakes podcast features my two AI bot friends discussing my latest article. They dissect my framework for a potential bug bounty-like program in prediction markets, including the changed incentive structure, drawbacks, and opportunities. They still cannot pronounce my last name correctly, but this is a quick listen. So, if you don’t have time to read this week’s post then you ca...

I ended yesterday’s article with this thought: “ The real test for sportsbooks and prediction markets isn’t whether they can catch the next person with a hair dryer—it’s whether they can notice the adversaries who never go near the sensor at all.” If this piques your interest and you didn’t get a chance to read it yesterday, then have a listen here. Secure Stakes by Matthew Wein is a reader-suppor...

Tennis, especially at the lower levels, has had its share of match-fixing scandals. So why has golf, another individual sport, been able to avoid a similar fate? The Secure Stakes podcast is back this week with my two AI bot friends discussing yesterday’s article. They still cannot pronounce my name correctly but they do A nice job summarizing this week’s article. Secure Stakes by Matthew Wein is...

The Secure Stakes Podcast is back after a short hiatus! My two AI bot friends return to talk about a tech area of concern that isn’t AI! Join them as they continue to mispronounce my last name but delve into the metaverse and how its growth might impact security and create new threats where sports gambling and the metaverse overlap. Secure Stakes by Matthew Wein is a reader-supported publication....

The Secure Stakes Podcast is back with my AI bot friends discussing the latest article. Here is a quick summary before you dive into the audio: * Big picture: The Soufan Center’s latest annual report highlights how modern security threats—terrorism, organized crime, and hybrid warfare—can increasingly intersect with the global sports ecosystem. * Why it matters: A packed sports calendar this Sprin...

If you’d rather hear the ideas behind Secure Stakes this week than read them (or just want to take it on a walk), the AI bots are back with a podcast version to look AI risks or threats and sports gambling and integrity in more conversational way. Same core insights, a few extra riffs, and a chance to sit with the nuance behind the highlight reel. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. S...

After a brief hiatus the Secure Stakes podcast is back. If you didn’t get a chance to read through my new proposal that I published yesterday then you can add the podcast to your list today. The latest Secure Stakes is a proposal for a U.S. Government review board that could dissect integrity incidents or scandals and present public reports. Transparency is key to maintain trust across the sports...

Football season is now over, which means fans and bettors alike will turn their attention to other sports. What is not going away though? Prediction markets or the threats and risks that come along with them from insider trading. Tune in to my AI bot friends talking about the latest Secure Stakes article which covers these threats and some potential mitigations. [Editors note: if you have suggesti...

Two AI bots talking about AI. It’s based on actual human writing (mine) but it seems like the perfect podcast topic for this week. Tune in for a recap of this week’s article about a new White House report on the coming economic gaps related to AI and what I think it portends for sports integrity and sports gambling. Secure Stakes by Matthew Wein is a reader-supported publication. To receive new po...

The Secure Stakes podcast is back after a week off. Tune in for my AI bot friends discussing the latest edition of Secure Stakes about a new proposed law in Tennessee to curb the rise in college student-athlete harassment. They still have a tough time pronouncing my name correctly, but that aside it’s a pretty good 15 minute summary of this week’s article. Secure Stakes by Matthew Wein is a reader...

Did you watch the Golden Globes last night and wonder what Polymarket is? Have you seen the reporting about news organizations signing deals to use prediction market data and found yourself thinking about how that might change news reporting? If you answered yes to any of those questions but didn’t have time to read yesterday’s Secure Stakes then download the latest episode of the Secure Stakes po...

After a lengthy break, my AI bot friends are back to talk about the latest edition of Secure Stakes. (And yes, they are still having trouble pronouncing my last name correctly.) If you are still playing catch up after the holiday break, take 10 minutes to listen to a summary of how lessons from cybersecurity explain why:-- Sports integrity incidents are symptoms of systemic risk, not isolated bad...

If you skipped reading yesterday’s article on tanking and integrity in the NBA and how it could impact homeland security just to wait for the podcast then you are in luck. Here are my two AI bot colleagues discussing yesterday’s post. Thanks for tuning in! Secure Stakes by Matthew Wein is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid sub...

The Secure Stakes podcast is back after a few weeks off! If your reading list is full after checking out a bit for the Thanksgiving holiday, cross this item off your list by listening to my AI bot pals discuss this week’s article about sports and critical infrastructure. And if you are thinking about upgrading your subscription, this week you can get a 20% discount, just click below. Secure Stakes...

Join my AI bot friends as they discuss the latest edition of Secure Stakes. If you only have ten minutes to spare this week, then tune in for an insightful back and forth discussion of OpenAI’s regular AI Threat Reports, what trends are revealing themselves, and how it relates to sports integrity, sports gambling and homeland security. Things are only getting more complicated, but I hope Secure St...

Yesterday’s issue of Secure Stakes was a big one. I released some insights from a database I’ve been working on that tracks threats to athletes. If it is still sitting in your “To Read” pile, feel free to listen to my AI bot pals discuss the post in today’s Secure Stakes Podcast, and then cross it off your list. You can always go back and read it too, to dive into more of the details. Secure Stake...

The Secure Stakes podcast is back after a week off! Join my AI bot friends in their brief discussion of my piece from yesterday, originally published in the Atlantic Council’s New Atlanticist Blog . In the wake of last week’s sports integrity and gambling news and with an eye towards next year’s World Cup or other major sporting events coming up, give this a listen to hear how we can move from jus...

Is your reading list piling up after the long weekend? If so you can check my podcast off your list and listen to my AI bot friends discuss the article instead. This week I take a look at who the victims of integrity scandals are and how prediction markets might change things a bit. I’ve gotten a decent response to the podcast offering, which is great. Now that it seems like these AI bots are here...

Join my AI bot friends for another installment of the Secure Stakes podcast. In episode 8 they take a look at the notion of mini-lateral groups— think of them like pop-up restaurants of the sports security world. Listen to today’s episode for a closer look at how they can help solve some fast moving problems facing the sports gambling and sports integrity ecosystem. And if you’d rather read it ins...

Is yesterday’s Secure Stakes still sitting unread on your reading list? Have no fear! Here is a recap of the latest issue with my two AI bot friends. They summarize my article pretty well and don’t object to this week’s topic which tackles, in part, AI. And just a reminder, there won’t be a news round up this week, but I will see you back here on Monday for another edition of Secure Stakes. This i...

If you didn’t have time to read my newsletter edition yesterday , or just prefer to have something insightful to listen to while you do your grocery shopping on mow the lawn, here is the next episode of the Secure Stakes podcast. This week I take a look at governance in football and how it is impacting security. I propose a Commissioner of Football— someone to manage governance and infrastructure...

Six months into Secure Stakes is a great time to pause and reflect. I am thankful for the readers and the people who engage with me on this topic. I’ve written a lot and learned even more so I figured it made sense to try and take a broader view of my writing and package it up a bit. I noticed some broader buckets of threats that I wrote about and I think together they make an interesting and usef...

If you’d rather listen to my content while mowing your lawn or running errands than read it, then this is for you. You can download my two AI bot friends summarizing in great detail this week’s Secure Stakes. They still have trouble pronouncing my name, but they get almost everything else right. You can listen to the podcast via Substack or also through Apple Podcasts or Pocket Casts. Secure Stake...

If your reading list piled up over the long weekend and you want a shortcut, here is the podcast version of my latest newsletter. It’s a 15 minute listen about the policy parallels between how the Online Safety Act is being implemented in the UK and issues coming up with sports gambling in the UK. Hopefully you enjoy my AI bot friends discussing my latest article as much as I do. This is a public...