Talk To Tom: A Sports Betting Podcast

Thomas Viola is joined by ProphetX Co-Founder Jake Benzaquen to discuss the journey from an exchange operating on the sports betting model, to a gray market sweepstakes, and now to a CFTC regulated prediction market. 00:00 – Intro 05:20 – How Sports Betting Has Changed Over the Years 11:15 – Building Models and Finding an Edge 18:40 – The Challenges of Betting in Today’s Market 26:10 – Favorite St...

Expert soccer bettor and BetMGM writer Nick Hennion joins Thomas Viola this week for a deep dive into the World Cup! From Nick's approach to betting soccer, to the differences and quirks of international vs club soccer betting, and Nick's thoughts on betting the 2026 World Cup itself, it's a jam packed episode perfect to get you ready for the biggest sporting event on the planet! 00:00...

Thomas Viola sits down with Tom Peabody for a discussion of his life, his journey into joining his brother Rufus's syndicate, what life is like as the admin of a major betting group, music, and more! 00:00 – Intro + Tom Peabody joins the podcast 03:30 – How Tom got started in professional sports betting 07:40 – What day-to-day life looks like in a betting operation 10:00 – Prediction markets &...

Unabated's NBA and WNBA news and projections expert John Raudebaugh joins Thomas Viola for a deep dive conversation into building projections for the NBA and WNBA, the importance of news to beating the market, differences between the two leagues, and more! 00:00 – Intro + John joins the podcast 01:30 – NBA projections, tanking teams & injury chaos 06:20 – Why NBA betting is driven by news...

Thomas Viola is joined by Tim Lawson, host of The Bettor Life Podcast and a bevy of other ventures in the world of gambling content, to talk about the art of interviewing in betting, mental health, their mutual love of Major League Soccer, and so much more! 00:00 – Intro + Timothy Lawson joins 02:00 – Double Chance & MLS betting success 04:00 – Why The Bettor Life ended 08:00 – Podcasting evol...

Thomas Viola sits down with Richard Schuetz, an industry legend and CEO of American Bettors Voice, an activist group looking to represent the interests of bettors around the nation, for a discussion on how ABV is working to help advance the cause of fair sports betting for all, and tell some stories from back in the day. 0:00 – Intro + Richard Schuetz joins the show 1:01 – What is American Bettors...

Thomas Viola sits down with Jeff Edelstein of InGame.com and The Business of Betting Podcast to talk about the latest in prediction market news, as well as Jeff's work in the industry as a podcaster and journalist, how he approaches interviews, our general outlooks on the world of gambling, The Sopranos, and so much more! 0:00 – Intro + Jeff Edelstein joins the show 5:42 – Prediction markets c...

This week on Talk To Tom, Thomas Viola sits down with Robert Linnehan, regulatory writer for SportRadar, to break down the latest Prediction Market legal drama including court rulings in Arizona and Nevada, a new bill in Washington DC, and more! 0:00 – Prediction markets chaos is here (and it’s getting worse) 2:35 – Is this all heading to the Supreme Court? 6:12 – Strange political alliances &...

This week on Talk To Tom, Thomas Viola sits down with acclaimed sports gambling writer David Hill to discuss his thoughts on the controversial Atlantic cover story on sports betting, his approach to telling stories in the gambling world, and more! Follow David on X at: https://x.com/davehill77 Follow his Substack: https://davidhill.substack.com/ Follow Thomas on X/Twitter at: https://x.com/TVatWor...

This week on the Talk To Tom Podcast Thomas Viola sits down with Derek Carty of EVAnalytics, creator of the Bat X and Blitz Player Projection Systems, for a deep dive into what goes in to building such a sophisticated model, the pressure of selling projections, moving off of your priors, and so much more. Follow Derek on X: https://x.com/DerekCarty Check out the BATX for yourself here: https://eva...

Thomas Viola sits down with Rick Allec, a man who has worked in just about every aspect of the betting industry across his career, to talk about building tools bettors want, when was the best time for sports betting, what does the future look like, and so much more! Talk to Tom is a sports betting and gambling podcast; host Thomas Viola sits down with leading experts, pioneers, and bettors across...

Thomas Viola sits down with Betsperts Director of Content Andy Molitor to talk about his life as Twitter's funniest follow, the balance of building betting content while maintaining your edge, the state of sports betting content today, betting on golf and football, and more! Follow Andy on Twitter/X at: https://x.com/AndyMSFW Talk to Tom is a sports betting and gambling podcast; host Thomas Vi...

Today on Talk To Tom, Thomas Viola sits down with Isaac Rose-Berman, a professional sports bettor and responsible gaming advocate, to talk about his recent appearance in Vice's sports betting documentary, the deceptive practices of responsible gaming from sportsbooks, and to tackle the question: how can you save people from ruining their lives, in a business built on taking their money? Check...

Thomas Viola sits down with gambling and prediction market journalist Dustin Gouker for a deep dive into the world of Prediction Markets - the good, the bad, and the ugly. From suspect marketing tactics, to legal loopholes, to their benefits and positives. Follow Dustin on X @DustinGouker Follow his work at https://t.co/Sey0u9AHz3 Talk to Tom is a sports betting and gambling podcast; host Thomas V...

This week on the Talk To Tom Podcast, Thomas Viola sits down with United States Congresswoman Dina Titus to talk about her proposed bill known as the FAIR BET Act, which seeks to rectify last year's changes to gambling tax deductions and restore bettors' ability to deduct 100% of their gambling losses when filing their taxes. Congresswoman Titus updates us on where current efforts to fix t...

On today's episode of Talk To Tom, Thomas Viola sits down with Sporttrade CEO Alex Kane for a discussion on Sporttrade's current expansion plans, the economy of Prediction Markets, the differences between the Prediction Market model and the traditional sportsbook model, where Alex believes prediction markets are headed, and so much more! Download Sporttrade today: https://getsporttrade.com...

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Talk to Tom Podcast , where host Tom Viola is joined by Captain Jack to break down the biggest issue facing sports bettors in 2026 — the new 90% gambling loss deduction tax rule . In this episode, Tom and Jack explain how recent tax law changes impact sports betting, professional gamblers, advantage players, and high-volume bettors , including why many bettors could now...

Hello everyone and welcome on in to the Talk To Tom Podcast, a brand new sports betting podcast dedicated to all things sports betting. On this show I will look to bring you stories, insights, betting advice and more from some of the greatest minds across the sports betting industry. I hope you will hit the follow button and join us back here for episode 1 launching on January 19, 2026, where Capt...