PODCAST · sports
Points Taken with Brant James
by Brant James
Podcast by Brant James
Episodes
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Derek Stevens of Circa Resort and Casino
Derek Stevens went from selling car parts to becoming the well-outfitted carnival barker of Las Vegas. His affinity for old Vegas charm and building big shiny things culminated in the opening of the Circa Resort and Casino in October, 2020. Read more at PlayUSA:...
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Adam Wexler of PrizePicks on DFS pre-, during and post-COVID-19
Sports bettors are so eager to have something to throw a few bucks at that they've been wagering on Ukraine ping pong and that's apparently fixed. But what about the daily fantasy players? Can those Madden sims tide them over forever. Adam Wexler, CEO of PrizePicks surveys the landscape and…
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Jacob Pomrenke on baseball in end times, MLB getting to second base with gambling, racist nicknames
Jacob Pomrenke of the Society for American Baseball Research lends his considerable knowledge and passion to the topics of how baseball coped with previous national dilemmas, the Tigers adding a sportsbook as a corporate partner - shattering a centuries-long taboo - and the need to re-name the...
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How do bookmakers get smart about oddities like table tennis and Belarussian soccer?
Story at PlayUSA. https://www.playusa.com/bookmaker-odds-on-sports-novelties-during-pandemic/ The shutdown of traditional sports by COVID-19 has made oddities like Ukranian table tennis and Belarussian soccer mainstream. How do the major sportsbook get up to speed to offer smart lines? Johnny...
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Is eSports a Viable Betting Market post-COVID-19, with Mark Balch
The NBA is going to Disney World before anyone even wins a championship, the NFL and NHL are going forward with plans to return to a new normal and even with Major League Baseball going about destroying itself, eSports’ cameo as a major sports betting option in North America figures to soon be...
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Tennessee sports betting, with Cal Spears of RotoGrinders and Daniel Kustelski of Chalkline Sports
Cal Spears of RotoGrinders and Daniel Kustelski of Chalkine Sports lay out the past, present and future of Tennessee's complicated odyssey in legalizing sports betting. Reading material: https://www.gambling.com/news/tennessee-sports-betting-sees-delay-as-rules-vote-postponed-2211600...
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NFL Draft Preview with Nick Bogdanovich of William Hill and Andrew Mannino of PointsBet
Heading into a very unusual virtual NFL Draft forced into Zoom chats and man caves by COVID-19, betting volume has been heavy, ostensibly powered by bored bettors finally presented with something familiar. As in not Belarussian soccer. Host Brant James interviews oddsmakers Nick Bogdanovich of...
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Author Mark Paul on Winning Colors and "The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told"
Mark Paul, author of Amazon best-seller "The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told" joins Points Taken host Brant James to recount some of the anecdotes and motivations behind his tale of the third and most recent filly to win the Kentucky Derby. Read more here:...
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