#BettingPeople

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#BettingPeople. Characters from the world of betting. Brought to by starsports.bet. For our full library of video interviews visit https://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/betting-people/

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David Ashforth #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Prolific author and former Racing Post and Sporting Life Journalist David Ashforth talks about his life writing about horseracing.

Oct 17, 2022•38 min•Ep. 260

Jim McIngvale AKA ‘Mattress Mack’ #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: ‘Mattress Mack’ is a businessman from Houston Texas who has become known as one of the biggest punters in the USA. He bets in millions on the outcome of US sporting events. His first game was an offer to customers that if they spent $3000 on furniture and the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, he’d give them their money back. They did and he lost $9,000,000. In this two-part interview, ‘Mattress Mack’ tells his story.

Oct 05, 2022•18 min•Ep. 259

Tom Wilson #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Data analyst TOM WILSON is the CEO of racing², a business which uses a combination of data, analytics and technology to inform owners, trainers and bloodstock agents with racehorse purchases. Tom is also the author of a data-based blog which examines which sires are underrated by the market and which trainers provide value-based options to send horses to. Meeting Tom Wilson with Simon Nott.

Sep 29, 2022•58 min•Ep. 258

Dieter Vanlerberghe #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Dieter Vanlerberghe has been a racecourse bookmaker in Belgium for over 20 years, he also started the first on-line bookmaking firm in the country, eventually selling to Unibet. In this series of interviews he talks about his history in the game, his business interests, racing in Belgium and how the industry differs to that in the UK.

Sep 15, 2022•44 min•Ep. 257

Chris Hudson #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Chris Hudson is chairman of the British Racecourse Bookmakers Association and hails from a Bookmaking family. He’s spent 50 years on UK racecourses and is still active today.

Sep 07, 2022•24 min•Ep. 256

Conor Grant #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Conor Grant is the outgoing chief executive of Flutter’s UK and Ireland business – having led the Paddy Power, Sky Betting and Gaming, Betfair and Tombola brands in the UK and Ireland during his time at the company. One of the top leaders in the industry, Conor began his career working at Paddy Power’s Dial-A-Bet division, before spells with Blue Square and BoyleSports, where he was head of online operations. He then moved to Sky Betting & Gaming 12 years ago, playing a cruci...

Sep 06, 2022•38 min•Ep. 255

Lewis Tomlinson #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: LEWIS TOMLINSON is a professional Racing Analyst with Timeform. A finalist in the 2020 Tipstar competition for Racing TV, he previously wrote for At The Races and qualified from the BHA’s Graduate Scheme. A member of Turf Talk Pod (@TurfTalkPod), his thoughts can be found on Twitter (@LTRacing_), Timeform and in this week’s interview! Meeting Lewis Tomlinson with William Kedjanyi.

Aug 26, 2022•51 min•Ep. 254

Alex Keeney #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: Alex Keeney – also known commonly as @keendawg – is the founder of the Star Spangled Gamblers podcast – one of the leading political betting podcasts on the net, with a focus on American political markets, where Alex interviews the top minds in political betting about the most popular issues of the day. Prior to founding SSG, Alex was a screenwriter in Hollywood, a policy advisor in the U.S. House of Representatives, and a marketing executive for Jordan Belfort, better known as t...

Aug 24, 2022•35 min•Ep. 253

Tom Brownlee #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: TOM BROWNLEE: Odds modelling Professional punter Tom Brownlee discusses how he uses logic to beat the bookmakers, in four parts. Meeting Tom Brownlee with Simon Nott.

Jul 21, 2022•52 min•Ep. 252

James Lovell #BettingPeople podcast

#BettingPeople: JAMES LOVELL: James Lovell is a bookmaker with DragonBet (formerly John Lovell racing) who is an on-course bookmaker and chairman of the Welsh on-course bookmakers association and chairman of the national on-course bookmakers association. Simon Nott met him after racing at Chepstow to discuss his journey into the game and the planned launch of DragonBet. Meeting James Lovell, with Simon Nott!

Jul 05, 2022•25 min•Ep. 251

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