The Gambling Files

Well, he's been on every other podcast this year so Ismail Vali finally decides it's time to slum it with Fintan and Jon on the Gaming Recruitment Solutions-sponsored The Gambling Files podcast. In the intro, Jon gets everything wrong [0:00 - 19:47] and then Ismail comes on and we talk Yield Sec, what they do, how it works, black, grey and white markets, and lots of other things [19:48 - 1:16:49]....

Another thankfully relatively brief intro [0:00 - 13:04], then Jon and Fintan are joined by Las Vegas resident and super-lawyer Jennifer Gaynor. They discuss all things Vegas, including the success of turning the city into a truly all-encompassing experiential venue, the sports teams, the F1 race, the new beach ball event venue (MSG? You know the one. A big ball thing), cannabis, the 25th straight...

After a mercifully brief intro [0:00 - 10:41] Fintan and Jon are joined by the always-excellent Melanie Ellis of Northridge Law fame. Mel joins to discuss the just-landed and much-feared UK gambling white paper, which has solved all our problems in one fell swoop [10:42 - 1:00:04]. Special thanks to our corporate overlords at www.grs-recruit.com , as ever. Oh, there might be some talk about Jon's...

This week, Jon tells Fintan about some stuff that's coming up for him, which is rather exciting [0:00 - 20:05], before the chaps are joined by the effervescent Ron Atzmon who talks KYC, payments, technology and much more. He also explains why Tina Turner is a queen, and tries to convince Jon that Return of the Jedi is the best Star Wars film. Yeah, right. Like  that's a thing. [20:06 - 1:15:46]. E...

Another banger of an episode, as Jon reveals his million-dollar business idea in the intro – and Fintan agrees! AMAZING. The past tense of cling film, Fintan's next race and more are also discussed. There is even a mention of corporate overlords Gaming Recruitment Solutions ( www.grs-recruit.com ) in there. Then... It's Leo time! Leo Judkins talk about his brilliant new project aimed at those of u...

Fintan and Jon talk about the poor affiliates, embattled in North America in a situation that… Well, is probably fine. If only we had an expert to talk about it though! [0:00 - 28:30] Then the guest appears from above, His Eminence Richard Marcus, the legend. Richard is talking about his event, the Global Table Games and Game Protection Conference (GTGGPC for short, obv) which takes place in Las V...

It's a bonanza this episode! Fintan and Jon discuss the hilarious and sadly oh-so-predictable news out of the UK government regarding less-than-stellar corruption, plus Jon is relieved to learn that hypnotists are sometimes faking and he can go to shows in much greater comfort now [0:00 - 37:17]. Then the chaps are joined by Corporate Overlord Paul Sculpher of Gaming Recruitment Solutions ( www.gr...

The new episode – sponsored by Corporate Overlords Gaming Recruitment Solutions ( www.grs-recruit.com ), and published by Publishing Overlords +More Media – starts with Fintan and Jon talking about stuff, some of which may or may not be gambling related [0:00 - 19:00].  Then, thankfully, they're joined by Ros Wade who discusses Asia, with some Philippines specifics, the UAE and its potential impac...

Fintan and Jon do, sadly, get up to some waffling in this intro; it encompasses the previous episode and how Jon's hair plugs are doing, what happened to Dakky after his op, Joe's birthday, and Heathers: The Musical [0:00 - 30:56]. Then the Very Reverend Melanie Ellis, partner at Northridge Law joins the chaps to discuss both the language of a recent release by the UK Gambling Commission, and the...

So Jon is off doing some medical tourism stuff in Manila and Fintan is left to press the buttons AND ask questions at the same time. Kim Lund CEO & Founder of Aftermath Interactive joins fintan to discuss, debate and chat about his thoughts on affiliate marketing and how he thinks things should be done. Big thank you to Paul and Steven at Gaming Recruitment Solutions for their on-going support of...

It's been a big week. First, Fintan and Jon have agreed a deal to become part of the excellent AndMore Media stable of studs, which is nice. Check out their newsletters if you haven't already - Earnings + More, Compliance + More, and Sharpr. They're all bloody great and that's not bias for our new publishing overlords. This episode fintan and Jon discuss stuff, including a motoring fine and the me...

It's a glorious second episode for the week, with Jon and Fintan on intro duties which take in - somehow - parenting, therapy, and executive recruitment [0:00 - 28:56]. Then they welcome top guest Sebastian Paris, COO of Bwise Media who comes to discuss his recent thought provoking LinkedIn post about ICE and the issues he had there. But as ever, the conversation takes many, many turns [28:57 - 1:...

This week's first episode sees Fintan and Jon tee off talking about all kinds of stuff, including the recent bonkers Videoslots issue in Netherlands [0:00 - 23:53] before they are joined by the most excellent - nay, venerable - Katherine Sayre of the Wall Street Journal. Katherine talks about the burgeoning not-a-slot-but-looks-a-lot-like-a-slot industry that has sprung up in many US states, issue...

An episode with a difference. First, the intro is Jon and Corporate Overlord Paul Sculpher of Gaming Recruitment Solutions ( www.grs-recruit.com ) who discuss some recruitment stuff, some cake-related things, all sorts [0:00 - 20:53]. Then our guest Fintan turns up, to discuss the news of the day. In this episode we actually explore a subject and research in real time, and you will hear the horror...

It's just Jon this week, Fintan and his hair are away being a Proper Dad. Doing away with the old intro format, Jon gets right into it with guest Scott Longley of the +More media empire, finding out about their newest product, Compliance + More; then they discuss recent events around 888, and the likelihood of iCasino ever appearing in New York State.  It's another winner. But we miss Fintan.

Well, a second superlative episode in a week. What a time to be alive! Fintan and Jon begin by talking about whether or not hamsters might be delicious, among other things, in a tightly-scripted opening exchange [0:00 - 17:12] before being joined by guest Ed Dickerson. Ed joins us from Greco, a company fighting bonus abuse in the industry and tells us his poacher-turned-gamekeeper tale. It's a gre...

What an episode this week... It kicks off with Fintan and Jon discussing their first-ever in-person meeting, which happened at ICE; they also discuss ICE itself, and how Jon thought Fintan would be taller. Conversation switches to the cost of things for exhibitors/price gouging as highlighted in a recent LI post [0:00 - 26:52]. Then in swishes guest Jamie Salsburg to talk SMACK. We get into the br...

Fintan and Jon kick off by talking about the hot topics going on in the world - this time it's about dishonest politicians being dishonest, among other things [0:00 - 14:09]. Then we meet the honestly excellent Steven DeMar to learn about his also-excellent brother (who invented the arcade game Defender! For real!) and their business, ODDSWorks. The gents have created a gaming conduit for North Am...

This week, Jon manages to alienate two whole British cities in the intro [0:00 - 14:06], before he and Fintan are joined by Dominika and Nicolas Renaux, founders of new RG company NoNoxa. The pair explain how the company came about, their complementary industry backgrounds, their exciting partners (Maris! Karim!) and just how it all works [14:07 - 1:12:23]. Just two questions remain - what's their...

Fintan and Jon kick off with discussing the recent rumours about Entain and MGM renewing their will they-won't-they dance, plus they probably talk about some other unconnected stuff [0:00 - 23:53]. Then Jay Sayta, the pie-fingered genius himself, swoops in to bring us up to date on some confusing changes to the gaming laws in India and to hopefully clarify some of the more confusing bits for us [2...

No time stamps on this episode as guest Kate Chambers is with us from the beginning. First off, Jon brings us up to date on what he's actually doing at the moment, which brings us nicely to Kate joining the conversation to talk about the new resource she has just launched, The Gaming Boardroom ( www.thegamingboardroom.com ). It's a unique resource combining L&D, news, wider business insight, onlin...

Jon gets proper told off by Fintan, who explains that the term Insect Overlord is not nearly as flattering as he thinks it is [0:00 - 14:45]. Then, our new overlord joins us from his recruitment castle in the shape of Paul Sculpher of GRS-Recruit.com, to talk about his many years in the industry and the hazards of recruitment [14:46 - 1:01:06]. Jon and Fintan chip in with some horror stories of th...

It's the start of season 2, episode 70 (or episode 1? I really need to work that out), and we kick off with Fintan and Jon talking some rubbish or other. I mean, having a highly-focussed conversation which is probably about gaming but might be in quite an oblique fashion. Then we welcome the lovely Jesse Learmonth, host of The Betting Startup Podcast, who talks startups, favourites, what's going o...

Finally we reach the end of season 1 with the 69th episode, as our own small tribute to Bill & Ted. It's a big episode, kicking off with Fintan and Jon discussing all sorts of stuff, and Jon revealing he was once interviewed by the police over a serious allegation [0:00 - 32:24]. We then meet our guest, to discuss 2023 predictions with WhiteLabelCasinos.com CEO Phil Pearson, including what will ha...

Fintan and Jon discuss recent BGC comms [0:00 - 7:52], then we get to the good stuff. Brilliant German gambling lawyer Michelle Hembury, of Melchers Law, brings the latest developments from Germany and explains the ramifications [7:53 - 40:50]. It's all solid gold.