The Gambling Files

It's the final episode of 2021! Jon – still no Fintan, we now just call him Monsieur Grosse Bottes – has a chat with Steve Ruddock of Betting USA and Gaming Law Review about his predictions for the Sports Betting market in the US for 2022 [0:00 - 1:07:31], then catches up with Tom Nieman to talk about Tom's home town Chicago and what's going on with the casino process there [1:07:32 - 1:27:52].

Jon – no Fintan, he's just got too big for the show, I'm expecting a spin-off any day now – has a chat with Steve Ruddock of Betting USA and Gaming Law Review about his predictions for the Sports Betting market in the US for 2022 [0:00 - 04:49], then catches up with Tom Nieman to talk about Tom's home town Chicago and what's going on with the casino process there [04:12 - 09:48]. Penultimate episo...

This week we meet Victoria Reed, co-founder of Better Change to discuss the company's mission and what makes them stand out. It's good. Well, that's why we asked her on. They're awesome. Then we meet Sergio Porcasi, MD of Casino Royale Antigua, the newly-opened casino on this island paradise. Sergio tells us about the gaming operation, and a little about the local market. No Fintan sadly on this e...

A look ahead with Jon Bruford - NO FINTAN (ladies, I'm sorry to disappoint) - to what's coming in the RTFM episode. This week we meet Victoria Reed, co-founder of Better Change to discuss the company's mission and what makes them stand out. It's good. Well, that's why we asked her on. They're awesome. Then we meet Sergio Porcasi, MD of Casino Royale Antigua, the newly-opened casino on this island...

Fintan 'Fun Tool' Costello and Jon 'NO' Bruford are joined by the excellent Robin Fetterman and Amy McBride from the New York Council on Problem Gambling [0:00-41:23], and Dr Seamus Murphy, who talks about his academic opus The Casino and Society in Modern Britain [41:25-1:30:20]. The spectre of Big Marmalade also raises its head.

Fintan 'Fun Tool' Costello and Jon 'Bruford' Bruford are joined by the excellent Robin Fetterman and Amy McBride from the New York Council on Problem Gambling [0:00-2:30], and Dr Seamus Murphy, who talks about his academic opus The Casino and Society in Modern Britain [2:31-5:21].

We're really rather pleased with this episode. Fintan and Jon meet Kindred Group's Amanda Brewer who discusses the potential for Ontario as an iGaming market, and just what makes it so special [0:00-33:56], the wonderful Ros Wade and Sharon Singleton from Asia Gaming Brief join us to discuss the explosive recent events in Macau [33:58-1:03:38], and we close this episode with Jennifer Gaynor discus...

This is an absolute peach of a TL;DR - we have Kindred Group's Amanda Brewer giving a heads-up about what we will be discussing on the next (RTFM) episode [0:00-07:23], the wonderful Ros Wade and Sharon Singleton from Asia Gaming Brief join us to discuss the explosive recent events in Macau [07:25-10:12], and we close this episode with a tease from Jennifer Gaynor's book 'That (Expletive) Broad: W...

In The Gambling Files deeper dive this week, Fintan and Jon go author crazy, with Business Post journalist Aaron Rogan discussing his excellent book Punters: how Paddy Power bet millions and changed gambling forever, and the ebullient Arnold Snyder talks about his final Blackjack book, Radical Blackjack. Arnold talks about some of his techniques to beat the house over the years, and his adventures...

Fintan and Jon go author crazy this week, with Business Post journalist Aaron Rogan discussing his excellent book Punters: how Paddy Power bet millions and changed gambling forever, and the ebullient Arnold Snyder talks about his final Blackjack book, Radical Blackjack. Arnold talks about some of his techniques to beat the house over the years, and his adventures at the table.

Ahhhh, the deeper dive... Fintan and Jon are joined in this week's longer episode by Push Technology's Sean Bowen, discussing the mechanics of data wrangling and the importance of efficiency for operators of all kinds, and Richard Marcus, poacher turned gamekeeper, practitioner of the Dark Arts of table game manipulation and master storyteller. Join us...

Fintan and Jon are joined in this week's TL;DR episode by Push Technology's Sean Bowen, discussing the mechanics of data wrangling and the importance of efficiency for operators of all kinds, and Richard Marcus, poacher turned gamekeeper, practitioner of the Dark Arts of table game manipulation and master storyteller. Join us...

This is it, the big one, RTFM, the deep dive. Fintan and Jon have just the one guest this week, but what a guest - author and journalist Max Frumes discusses his superb book The Caesars Palace Coup: How A Billionaire Brawl Over The Famous Casino Exposed The Power and Greed of Wall Street. As you can see, the book also has an excellent title. Max co-authored the book with Sujeet Indap who unfortuna...

Fintan and Jon have just the one guest this week, but what a guest - author and journalist Max Frumes discusses his superb book The Caesars Palace Coup: How A Billionaire Brawl Over The Famous Casino Exposed The Power and Greed of Wall Street. As you can see, the book also has an excellent title. Max co-authored the book with Sujeet Indap who unfortunately couldn't join us.

Fintan and Jon are joined by Melanie Ellis to discuss licensing requirements for the UK iGaming market, and what it takes to surrender one - and should Ray Winstone be the one requesting it be handed over? [00:00-38:12] Our second guest this week is Sarah Ramanauskas of Gambling Integrity, who discusses the failures of the UK industry's last public campaign slogan, and the hopes for the new one, a...

Fintan and Jon are joined by Melanie Ellis to discuss licensing requirements for the UK iGaming market, and what it takes to surrender one - and should Ray Winstone be the one requesting it be handed over? Our second guest this week is Sarah Ramanauskas of Gambling Integrity, who discusses the failures of the UK industry's last public campaign slogan, and the hopes for the new one, and much more.

Fintan and Jon welcome back superstar experts Sharon Singleton and Ros Wade of AGBrief, discussing events in Goa and looking at some of the issues going on in Australia in light of recent news. Ory Weihs joins the circus to talk about his successes at XLMedia and the nuts and bolts of an IPO.

Fintan and Jon find out what's up with Sharon Singleton and Ros Wade of AGBrief, discussing events in Goa, while Ory Weihs talks about his successes at XLMedia. This is of course a teaser for the deeper dive, which follows soon...

This week's deeper dive is another peach. RX's Korbi Carrison, Event Director for G2E joins Jon and Fintan to talk shop (0.00-29mins), plus Keith Whyte drops in for an illuminating chat about the National Council on Problem Gambling and their work in the US (29:10-1:26.11), and how the market is opening faster than anyone can react. Finally we speak to the brilliant Harry Lang about his innovative...

RX's Korbi Carrison, Event Director for G2E joins Jon and Fintan to talk shop, plus Keith Whyte drops in for an illuminating chat about the National Council on Problem Gambling and their work in the US, and how the market is opening faster than anyone can react. Finally we speak to the brilliant Harry Lang about his innovative marketing work for Buzz Bingo.

Fintan and Jon meet Melanie Ellis of Northridge Law, who discusses the proposed Single Customer View for UK iGaming, and its controversies (0-47 minutes); Tom Nieman returns to discuss developments in Japan (47:06-56:35); and Rich Howe, CEO of Inuvo, explains why their AI-driven system is the future of marketing for the gaming industry (56:39-end).

Fintan and Jon meet Melanie Ellis of Northridge Law, who discusses the proposed Single Customer View for UK iGaming, and its controversies; Tom Nieman returns to discuss developments in Japan; and Rich Howe, CEO of Inuvo, explains why their AI-driven system is the future of marketing for the gaming industry.

No TL;DR this week, we're trying something new. Fintan and Jon speak with Robert Lenzhofer of Hölle Games about recent legislatory issue for iGaming in the country, and what Robert is doing to ease some of the resulting pain for operators; to Frank Op de Woerd of www.casinonieuws.nl about the country's newly-minted online gambling industry; and The Hippodrome Casino's George Constantinou about the...

In this week's deeper dive, Fintan and Jon meet Martyn Holman of Augmentum Fintech to talk, well, fintech and running after Martyn's Dragon's Back experience; the wonderful Jennifer Gaynor (J Gaynor Law) to discuss recent North American mergers and acquisitions; and the ebullient Christy Lemons talks to us about her excellent company and her new invention - reinventing the slot button. And much mo...

Fintan and Jon meet Martyn Holman of Augmentum Fintech to talk, well, fintech and running after Martyn's Dragon's Back experience; the wonderful Jennifer Gaynor (J Gaynor Law) to discuss recent North American mergers and acquisitions; and the ebullient Christy Lemons talks to us about her excellent company and her new invention - reinventing the slot button.