In today's podcast I was joined by Lee Gray, the head of fraud and compliance with Star Sports for an open and frank discussion on the reality of modern day bookmaking from a layers perspective.

Lee explains in detail the challenges faced by modern day bookmakers as they tackle things like affordability checks, responsible gambling requirements and prevention of fraud and money laundering.

Lee heads a team of 14 people who oversee all of these topics and many more on a daily basis and in this episode he helps explain some of the realities of working at a bookmakers for those of us who wish to know more.

Its a really insightful look at what happens behind the scenes and the standards that Star Sports set, yet also helps outline the challenges of implementing some of the proposed new rules - such as affordability checks and the single customer view concept. 

And just as some bookmakers don't play fair, neither to do some punters and Lee gives me the lowdown on the type of fraud he sees attempted on a daily basis by those looking to take unfair advantage.

So if you want to get a sense of how it works on the other side of the fence from a firm that operates online, in shops and on course, it is an intriguing interview!

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