On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Matthew Trenhaile. In a bit of a twist on the standard format, the guest is the one asking the questions to our host!
Hear them discuss:
02:14 - The Smarkets origin story, and why Jason thought an exchange was needed
08:32 - How Smarkets almost became a social betting platform, and the role that social features play in the exchange experience
13:03 - The Betafir API, developer ecosystems, and why Smarkets currently operates as a "closed garden" platform
21:44 - The backstory of how Smarkets came to be its own market maker, and the challenges that came with that
29:22 - Whether the value proposition of exchanges will ever become broadly appealing to recreational bettors
37:31 - The allure of pivoting to B2B for exchanges and syndicates
47:18 - The challenges of offering political betting markets
52:23 - Trading on Betfair in the early days
60:58 - What Matthew wants to be when he grows up
⚡️ Follow BoB on Twitter/X
⚡️ Follow Jason on Twitter/X
⚡️ Apply to be a guest here
This episode is presented by Optimove, the #1 CRM Marketing solution for the iGaming industry.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
E193 - Vinit Bharara from Mojo
E192 - Evan Kirkham from Outlier
E191 - Chris Bevilacqua from SimpleBet
E190 - Soo Kim from Bally's
E189 - Dustin Gouker
E188 - Joel Simkins from Houlihan Lokey
E187 - Dean Sisun from Prophet Exchange
E186 - Leigh Nissim, Future Anthems
E185 - Justin Dellario, CEO of unikrn
E184 - Varun Sudhakar from BetDEX
E183 - Alex Kane from Sporttrade
E182 - Lloyd Danzig from Sharp Alpha Advisors
E181 - David Purdum from ESPN
E180 - Jed Corenthal from Phenix RTS
E179 - Sandford Loudon of Oakvale Capital
E178 - Nigel Eccles - From Fanduel to Betdex
E177 - News roundup with Brad Allen
E176 - Scott Kaufman-Ross, SVP Gaming & New Business at the NBA
E175 - News roundup with Brad Allen
E174 - Paul Beattie of Soko Advisors
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Coach Carvalho Podcast
From Corner2Corner
Golf Podcast: next on the tee
The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
The MeatEater Podcast