E190 - Soo Kim from Bally's
Business of Betting with Jason Trost
English - May 09, 2023 21:42 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsSports Business investing betting business gambling sports sports betting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this edition of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Soo Kim, Chairman of Bally's Corporation.
Soo is the founding partner of investment firm Standard General L.P. & is the firm's Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer. Soo has a wealth of experience in the investment space, but has also been involved in the evolution of the gaming industry.
Timecodes:
00:57 - Soo's background
03:30 - What kind of entity is Standard General?
05:09 - The structure of a Hedge Fund
07:55 - Types of investment
13:15 - What does Soo class himself as?
17:35 - Bally's thesis
23:48 - How does Bally's differ from its competitors?
25:07 - Bally's acquisition strategy
26:56 - Raising share price
29:39 - Could the physical and online business be separated?
30:47 - Soo's view on sports betting
33:11 - What does Soo want to be when he grows up?
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