E217 - Sam Sadi from LiveScore Group

Business of Betting with Jason Trost

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Sam Sadi from LiveScore Group.

Hear them discuss:

1:52 - Sam's life after leaving Turkey, and then returning to start a sportsbook in 1998

2:36 - Understanding inflation in Turkey and historical economic comparisons

3:53 - The history of how the LiveScore Group came together

8:26 - How LiveScore Group is differentiate itself from other UK sportsbooks

10:11 - Developing an in-house sportsbook platform, and current efforts to migrate to it

11:35 - Sam's definition of being a world-class sportsbook product

20:29 - How Sam think about buying versus building core pieces of the technology stack

26:02 - Sam's take on the state of sports betting in 2024

28:18 - How Sam views unregulated markets

31:08 - Insights on the role of exchanges in the future of sports betting

35:45 - Regulation, the push for transparency, and consumer empowerment

42:39 - What Sam wants to be when he grows up

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