BetHog — a company started by FanDuel founder Nigel Eccles — announced a $10 million Series A financing round. As part of the raise, BetHog also launched Sentient Studios, which is “a new B2B provider that enables casino operators to deploy AI-powered dealers across their live online casino offerings.”

I had Eccles on the podcast to talk about the raise and where the cryptocurrency casino, sportsbook, and new studio are headed.

Eccles and I also talked about what he learned from his time at FanDuel, disruption in online gambling in the United States, and, of course, everyone’s favorite topic of prediction markets.

ROGA: https://www.responsibleonlinegaming.org

Anita's book came out this week, not on March 3, which you can check out here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1068480645

More about Randy's issues with gambling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMFC5z4oPoc

And the post I referenced in the open: https://howgamblingworks.substack.com/p/who-wants-to-bet-on-the-oscars

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Some notes on the first part of the podcast:

• Yesterday’s Closing Line.

Some polls that have addressed Americans’ concerns about integrity

• Yahoo

• Ipsos

• Quinnipiac

• The NFL’s video about the season being scripted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlNDNrfwZr0