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#BettingPeople. Characters from the world of betting. Brought to by starsports.bet. For our full library of video interviews visit https://www.starsportsbet.co.uk/betting-people/
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Nov 16, 2022
Nov 16, 2022
57 min
#BettingPeople: Ron Wadey is a contemporary of Fred Done when he started building his betting shop empire in Warrington, he eventually sold out to Ladbrokes for eye-watering sums and then embarked on a new career as a racecourse bookmaker where he still bets with his son Colin. Meeting Ron Wadey, a no nonsense Northerner, with Simon Nott.
Oct 31, 2022
Oct 31, 2022
53 min
#BettingPeople: Dave Edwards saw active service with the RAF in Afghanistan during his military career. Now his on battles are on the exchanges, successfully trading on predominantly football and horseracing. In this four-part interview he explains how.
Oct 25, 2022
Oct 25, 2022
47 min
#BettingPeople: Ken is known to racing fans nationwide as the paddock judge expert on ITV Racing. He’s also been a mainstay of William Hill Radio and the Racing Post Weekender. In this four-part interview, Ken tells us what to look out for as clues to winners in the paddock and tells us about his background in the racing game.
Oct 17, 2022
Oct 17, 2022
38 min
#BettingPeople: Prolific author and former Racing Post and Sporting Life Journalist David Ashforth talks about his life writing about horseracing.
Oct 5, 2022
Oct 5, 2022
18 min
#BettingPeople: ‘Mattress Mack’ is a businessman from Houston Texas who has become known as one of the biggest punters in the USA. He bets in millions on the outcome of US sporting events. His first game was an offer to customers that if they spent $3000 on furniture and the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl, he’d give them their money back. They did and he lost $9,000,000. In this two-part interview, ‘Mattress Mack’ tells his story.
Sep 29, 2022
Sep 29, 2022
58 min
#BettingPeople: Data analyst TOM WILSON is the CEO of racing², a business which uses a combination of data, analytics and technology to inform owners, trainers and bloodstock agents with racehorse purchases. Tom is also the author of a data-based blog which examines which sires are underrated by the market and which trainers provide value-based options to send horses to. Meeting Tom Wilson with Simon Nott.
Sep 15, 2022
Sep 15, 2022
43 min
#BettingPeople: Dieter Vanlerberghe has been a racecourse bookmaker in Belgium for over 20 years, he also started the first on-line bookmaking firm in the country, eventually selling to Unibet. In this series of interviews he talks about his history in the game, his business interests, racing in Belgium and how the industry differs to that in the UK.
Sep 7, 2022
Sep 7, 2022
24 min
#BettingPeople: Chris Hudson is chairman of the British Racecourse Bookmakers Association and hails from a Bookmaking family. He’s spent 50 years on UK racecourses and is still active today.
Sep 6, 2022
Sep 6, 2022
37 min
#BettingPeople: Conor Grant is the outgoing chief executive of Flutter’s UK and Ireland business – having led the Paddy Power, Sky Betting and Gaming, Betfair and Tombola brands in the UK and Ireland during his time at the company. One of the top leaders in the industry, Conor began his career working at Paddy Power’s Dial-A-Bet division, before spells with Blue Square and BoyleSports, where he was head of online operations.
He then moved to Sky Betting & Gaming 12 years ago, playing a crucial role in overseeing their sale to The Stars Group (TSG) and then leading the consolidation of Flutter’s UK and Ireland division following a 2020 merger between the two.
As he leaves for a career break, Conor sits down for a Betting People interview with William Kedjanyi to discuss his rise through the ranks and the future of the betting industry. Meeting Conor Grant with William Kedjanyi.
Aug 26, 2022
Aug 26, 2022
51 min
#BettingPeople: LEWIS TOMLINSON is a professional Racing Analyst with Timeform. A finalist in the 2020 Tipstar competition for Racing TV, he previously wrote for At The Races and qualified from the BHA’s Graduate Scheme. A member of Turf Talk Pod (@TurfTalkPod), his thoughts can be found on Twitter (@LTRacing_), Timeform and in this week’s interview! Meeting Lewis Tomlinson with William Kedjanyi.