#BettingPeople

Interview: STEVE BAUMOHL Steve spent a lot of his youth in the USA and fell in love with NFL, watching games on the TV with his grandmother. Back in the UK he started his career in spread betting, delved briefly into bookmaking then back to spread betting. In that time he soon became a hugely respected market maker and feared punter, pouncing on and earning handsomely from other odds-makers mistakes. Steve now owns redzonesports and pits his wits against all-comers. Meeting STEVE BAUMOHL. (interview by Simon Nott)

Interview: ROGER BARTON The legendary greyhound bookmaker and former ‘King of Billingsgate’ talks about his life in betting rings and fish markets. In this candid two part interview with Simon Nott, Roger talks about the betting ring, Billingsgate, doing ‘time’ for firearms offences in his youth. His bad days at the dogs and in the market, cycling, swimming and regrets plus his three rules for life. Meeting Roger Barton.

Interview: BRAD BARRY Senior odds compiler Brad plied his trade for 30 years primarily with Ladbrokes. In this four-part interview with Simon Nott, he talks about falling in love with racing and betting, starting with greyhounds, getting a job in a betting shop and professing to odds compiling, learning from scratch but mentored by some of the best. He explains the mechanics of pricing, horseracing and sports betting. He talks about why bookmakers don’t like laying arbers even when their prices are right, getting it horribly wrong to the tune of £3,000,000 and his own semi-professional punting and a whole lot more. Meeting Brad Barry.

Interview: SHANE ANDERSON Shane Anderson is the senior director of group content and brand at Better Collective. Anderson, who was previously general manager and editor-in-chief of Racing.com, is a well known figure in Australian racing who was a member of Racing.com since its launch in 2014, acting as both a television presenter and member of the executive management team, and was an anchor for industry news and affairs program After The Last. Meeting Shane Anderson. (interview by William Kedjanyi)

Interview: FLOYD AMPHLETT In this three-part interview, Julie Collier speaks to Editor of the Greyhound Star, Floyd Amphlett. Floyd has seen the greyhound racing game from many angles and though five decades, in which time there have been many changes. A straight-talking, no nonsense man, here he gives his views on the game of yesteryear, what we have today and how the future looks for the sport. Meeting Floyd Amphlett.

Interview: FRANCESCA ALTOFT Francesca Altoft is official photographer for Newbury and Windsor racecourses and part of the team at Cheltenham. In this interview with Simon Nott, she tells how she has made her way in the world of racecourse photography dispelling the myth that it’s a male dominated closed shop. Meeting Francesca Altoft.

Interview: ALAN ALGER Alan Alger is a top bookmaking PR who has worked for several big names in the game and currently with Betway.com. In this series of four interviews he talks how he went from a job where he had to put his hand up to ask to go to the toilet to attending the top race meetings in the UK. He talks light-heartedly about his acting career and scoring the last goal at Highbury in a match before the bulldozers moved in as well as serious concerns about corruption in non-league football. Meeting Alan Alger. (interviewed by Simon Nott)

Interview: DAVE YATES Dave Yates is ‘Newsboy’ of the Daily Mirror and one of a breed that’s becoming extinct, a national daily racing correspondent. He’s one that doesn’t mince his words, dismissing some in the game as ‘sperm lottery winners’ but doesn’t shy away from the backlash it might bring. From cravats to Fred Archer’s gun and from opera to top hats and pet hates. Meeting Dave Yates. (interviewed by Simon Nott)

Interview: PETER WEBB Peter Webb started his punting life as a teenage data-cruncher who came up with a formula to predict draws in football. His efforts resulted in first dividends with Littlewoods Pools and being banned by betting shops after a brace of touches in quick succession. Disillusioned, he concentrated on a career in the retail arm of computing. Things changed for him with the advent of betting exchanges where he saw opportunities for his analytical approach. He soon became a very successful trader utilising software he, with help from program writers, developed. This trading interface, originally only intended for personal use, morphed in the Bet Angel business – now a leading tool for exchange punters. Since Betfair’s launch in 2000 Peter has become one of the globe’s biggest exchange players trading huge figures over that period, activity that continues today. In this series of interviews with Simon Nott, Peter tells his story with some useful insights, anecdotes and trading tips he’s learnt along the way, meet Bet Angel’s Peter Webb. Meeting Peter Webb.

Interview: NICK LEESON Nick Leeson became notorious worldwide in 1995 as the ‘Rogue Trader’ who brought down Barings Bank. In this three-part interview with Simon Nott, he talks about the ‘crime’, doing the time, sharing cells with Triads and battling cancer. It’s honest and candid. Meeting Nick Leeson.