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Business of Betting Podcast, hosted by Jeff Edelstein.

Joined April 2017
🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @JakePearsonProP, reporter at @propublica, to discuss his 10-week investigation into DraftKings’ responsible gambling practices. Jake explains how he tested sportsbook safeguards by escalating his betting behavior, what the experiment revealed about VIP programs and player protections, and why the industry needs greater transparency and accountability.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @WagerWireCXO, Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer of @WagerWire, to discuss the company's expansion into international prediction markets, why it's avoiding the U.S. market for now, and how prediction markets could reshape the future of sports betting.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @keendawg, Founder of @EventualNews, a video-first news and intelligence platform built around top prediction market traders. They discuss how Eventual turns political, economic, cultural, and technology signals into actionable insights, the growing prediction market industry, and potential betting opportunities ahead of the 2026 midterms and 2028 presidential election.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @rxgamble, professional advantage player and author of Advantage Player, to discuss her journey from blackjack dealer to professional gambler, the world of advantage play, and the story behind her new book and upcoming TV adaptation.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @capjack2000 to discuss the evolution of advantage play, the rise of prediction markets, and the changing economics of sports betting.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @JustinHerzig, CEO & Co-Founder of @PredictQmkt to discuss his journey from DFS and fantasy sports to prediction markets and his approach to finding new edges as markets evolve.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by Professor @KarlWhelanUCD, Professor of Economics at University College Dublin and author of Fine Margins: How Economics Explains Sports Betting, to discuss how economics explains sports betting, favorite-longshot bias, why certain bets and parlays are priced the way they are, and how prediction markets are reshaping the betting landscape.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @seantgreen, Co-founder and host of @TheSGPNetwork, to discuss how a passion project that started with two friends picking NFL games grew into one of the longest-running independent sports betting media companies.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by Jay Cohen, author of Odds Man Out and founder of the @WorldSportsEX, to discuss his pioneering sports betting exchange, the legal battle that led to his imprisonment, and why he believes today's prediction markets are following a path he helped create nearly three decades ago.
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🚨 New Episode Alert! @jeffedelstein is joined by @SeriesDblog, Founder of @DealFlowEvents, to discuss the rise of prediction markets, why the space has become impossible to ignore, and what the future could hold for institutional adoption, specialized exchanges, and the broader financial ecosystem.
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