Interviews

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 gaming 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.

This is the second installment of our two-part interview with Matt Holt, founder and CEO of U.S. Integrity. In Part 2, Matt discusses the new sports gambling education course the company has established in conjunction with Ohio University.

A lot has happened since the Supreme Court of the United States repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) on May 14, 2018.

This column is the first of a two-part interview with Matt Holt, founder, and CEO of U.S. Integrity.