Interviews

Few people had a better view of poker’s Black Friday than Eric Hollreiser, and few people are better qualified to talk about one of the most pivotal moments in online poker history and its ongoing impacts.

Ahead of Sunday’s big game, Betting USA spoke with Scientific Games’ Glen Saville, Senior Director, Global Trading, and Keith O’Loughlin, Senior VP, Sportsbook, for insights into how the global sportsbook provider prepares for major events like the Super Bowl and the challenges involved from a trading perspective.

Bally’s Corporation (nee Twin River) has made waves since it plunged into the already-crowded US sports betting and online gambling pool. A rebrand, multiple acquisitions, and a media deal put Bally’s in a strong position to compete in the ultra-competitive US online gambling industry. Betting USA spoke with Adi Dhandhania, Vice President of Strategy and…

When people think of US sports betting, they think of companies like DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, and the myriad of other forward-facing brands that comprise the US’s retail and online sportsbooks. What gets overlooked are the suppliers and B2B companies that power those sportsbooks. These are the engines that make the sports betting racecar run.  One…

This is Part 2 of our two-part interview with Smarkets CEO Jason Trost. In Part 1, the conversation focused on Smarkets experience in the US. In this installment, Trost offers up his opinions on the possibility of offshore sports betting operators entering the legal US sports betting space.

This article is Part 1 of a two-part interview with Smarkets CEO Jason Trost. The outspoken CEO doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to shortcomings in the legal US sports betting markets or the current attempts to legitimize offshore sports betting sites.

A conversation on the impact of Barstool Sport’s entry into the US sports betting space with responsible gambling advocate Jamie Salsburg.

Increased access to legal sports betting is bringing a lot of new bettors into the mix, and the onus is on the industry to integrate these new gamblers responsibly, or, as I opined recently, risk potential pushback.

Learn about EPIC Risk Management, a UK-based company focused on raising awareness of the social harms caused by gambling.

Sports betting, and particularly online sports betting, is the gambling product du jour, but it’s not the only item on the menu. Another fast-spreading product that gets far less attention is online lottery.