E181 - David Purdum from ESPN
Business of Betting with Jason Trost
English - September 23, 2022 13:31 - 46 minutes - 86.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsSports Business investing betting business gambling sports sports betting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode of the Business of betting Pod, Jason is joined by David Purdum, Gambling reporter for ESPN. In this episode, Purdum who’s been writing on the industry since 2008 goes back on his career, and shares his opinion with Jason on legalization, Sportsbooks in the US and other aspects of the industry.
01:30 How did he get in the Industry: Starting in Atlanta, writing stories about the business, landing at ESPN
06:24 The road towards the federal legislation: The PASPA journey from 2008, David’s opinionThe wire act and federalisation of Sports betting, the barrier to entry
11:50 The evolution of Sports betting in the US: Media companies, Leagues's position, the new betting habits with younger generations, prop bets, Fantasy sports
17:46 The future of betting: Bringing the exchange model in the US, Ethic and limits
20:15 The bookmaker perspective: limiting winners, transaction fees, getting in the industry, market entry and new players: Sporttrade, prophets, Fanatics
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