Exploring the world of profitable betting and what it takes to generate a long-term edge gambling. Through this series of podcasts, join Pete from the Smart Betting Club as he interviews professional punters and expert tipsters on how they make a profit betting and what lessons we can take from them for our own betting journey.Expect to learn about the strategies or methods they employ to win, the markets they focus on, bookmakers or exchanges they use and much more besides.
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Pisky - Serial Winner & Betting Entrepreneur. PLUS How He Took One Bookmaker For A Fortune!
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In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by Alex Piskopos (AKA 'Pisky'), a serial betting winner and entrepreneur with some amazing stories to share - including details of the very successful betting operation he was a key part of and what lessons we can take from it. Pisky is a man with many strings to his bow, with extensive industry experience, pod…
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Zeus O'Dea Sports Trader & Politics Betting Expert
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In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by a guest who is perfectly placed to talk about the biggest betting market of all time: the US Election of 2024! Zeus O'Dea is a professional bettor and trader at the crypto-book Shuffle, one of the newer entrants into the global betting markets (and a relatively big one at that!). As a guest, Zeus brings plen…
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Thomas Pearson - Horse Racing Tipster & Professional Punter
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In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by a fascinating guest who's service was the at the centre of the latest SBC Magazine. Thomas Pearson is the owner/operator of the service that bears his name and he has built up a very impressive record since he started his horse racing tipping in this format at the start of 2023. Big prices, big winners and …
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Matthew Trenhaile 'Trench' Answers Your Questions
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In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by one of the most well-known and respected experts in the gambling world. Matthew Trenhaile (or 'Trench') has worked in various roles within the industry for operators such as Mustard Bet and most recently, Pinnacle. Alongside this, he has compiled odds for several sports, worked at spread firms (in both betti…
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Mads from Monetos: In-play Football Betting
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In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by Mads from the in-play football tipping serviceMonetos. In-play betting has exploded in popularity along with the 'smart phone era' and for the most part, it is seen as a very difficult nut to crack, with high overrounds, issues around data feeds and a more complex modelling task all providing challenges fo…
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Betting Clever: Smart Bash Recap, Surveys & Bias, Punters' Board, Blogger's Betslips and Winning Tipsters
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In the latest Smart Betting Club podcast I am joined by Josh for our latest 'Betting Clever' episode. Smart-Bash and our time in London was first up on the agenda as we talked about the day, the panels, who was there and what we got from it. We also talked about those who were absent (and who maybe should have been there!). Next up on the docket wa…
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In the latest SBC Podcast I am joined by Dylan, the co-founder and co-owner of Pinnacle Odds Dropper (or POD for short!). POD is the feature review and focus of SBC's latest magazine (Issue 143) and with a detailed analysis (and SBC member discount) now available, this podcast explores everything about Dylan's operation and expertise. 'Chasing stea…
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Andrew Rhodes Reaction Podcast & Betting Insight Expert Panel: Dan Waugh, Chris Fawcett and Harry Stewart-Moore
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In this episode, I was joined by a trio of betting experts to discuss the reaction to my exclusive interview podcast with Andrew Rhodes as released a few days ago. Dan Waugh, Harry Stewart-Moore and Chris Fawcett joined me to unpack all of the key points and to share thoughts on both what Andrew did and didn't say and the ongoing work of the Gambli…
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Interview With Andrew Rhodes. CEO of the UK Gambling Commission
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In this episode, SBC Editor, Peter Ling is joined by the CEO of the Gambling Commission, Andrew Rhodes for an exclusive interview on some of the crucial issues facing the UK betting market. With so many important topics on the agenda from affordability checks to open banking through to bookmaker behaviour and the black market, there was lots to dis…
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A short announcement about Smart Bash 2024 — an exclusive one-day gathering crafted by and for betting enthusiasts, set to take place at Chelsea Football Club on Friday, July 19th. Learn more about this special event and how you can secure your tickets now in this short announcement podcast. Get your tickets now at www.smart-bash.com…
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Betting Clever with Pete and Josh - Issues of the day in the gambling world
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With Cheltenham being centre stage at the time of recording, we discuss horse racing as a betting medium, with our personal experiences and recent ‘Black Market hullabaloo’ around the sport being touched upon. This feeds nicely into our latest Horse Racing Tipster Profit report, with Andy Holding, Sys Analyst and many more providing different angle…
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Andy Holding is a genuine racing expert having operated at the sharp end of the racing world for over 2 decades. Starting out working in a bookmakers, he made the leap to being a professional punter at the age of 30 and in more recent years has become best known through his work tipping on the Oddschecker website and on William Hill Radio. He also …
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Harry Stewart-Moore: Betting and the Law
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I have a very special guest for Episode 70 in the form of lawyer, Harry Stewart-Moore, who is a partner at the law firm Gardner Leader, with a speciality in cases in the betting industry. Harry regularly acts for some of the leading names in the gambling world in both High Court proceedings and before various sports regulatory panels. With a prefer…
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Betting Clever With Pete & Josh. Social Media Tipster Danger & The Rise Of Matchbook - Interview with Ronan McDonagh
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(00:00) Introduction (01:30) Pete and Josh's plans for 2024: slight alterations or major changes? (03:40) Social Media Affiliates: a murky world with questionable vested interests (13:10) Social Media Tipsters: BOOM! A bit of fun or predatory? (17:20) Account Agent: SBC's new free service that helps maintain bookmaker accounts (23:10) Golf Betting:…
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Golf Betting Club Pre-Event & In-Play Golf Edges
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In Episode 68, I welcomed back to the podcast, brothers Duncan and Neil Campbell to talk about their continued ability to make a profit from betting on golf. Operating together as 'Golf Betting Club', they talk me through how they use their extensive experience, nous and ability to find profitable edges not just from pre-tournament bets but also cr…
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Golf Betting Panel with Tom, Pete, Rowan and Josh
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Episode 67 is a Golf Betting Special, where SBC Editor Pete, was joined by 3 guests in the form of Rowan and Josh from SBC alongside Tom Brownlee from Bookie Bashing to explore his service's exceptional Golf Tracker Tool. With a track record of success dating back several years - the Golf Tracker provides edges for those of you able to bet with boo…
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Betting Interview with Chris Poole, Head Of Trading At Bet Victor
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In episode 66 I was joined by Chris Poole, currently the Director of Trading for Bet Victor and someone with a vast amount of experience working in the betting industry. Rising up the ranks from betting shop cashier to his current role, he spoke candidly about the reality of trading in the modern betting world and dealing with issues like affordabi…
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Betting Clever. White Paper & Black Market Insight, Flawed Big Name Tipsters, BetMGM's Value Boosts, Unbelievable 'Inside Info' & Using Chasing Steamers
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In this new Betting Clever episode, Pete and Josh from the Smart Betting Club unpack a whole host of topics of note for those of us who enjoy betting, kicking off with the latest on the affordability nonsense that is dominating matters currently. The knock on effect of that has been growth in the black market, which we explore and just how betting …
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Nick Goff Football Betting For A Living
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I have a fascinating guest in Episode 64 in the form of Nick Goff who has been a professional football bettor for the past 7 years. Nick works as part of a football betting syndicate and is one of a group of experts who bet and win extensively on the beautiful game. Now it's really rare to get the kind of insight that Nick reveals in today's pod as…
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In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Stephen Harris, a vastly experienced bettor and bookmaker with a speciality on both greyhounds and jumps racing. Starting out life as a bookmaker at the age of 20 taking bets on dogs, Stephen walks me through his early years on track, through to his time working at Sporting Index with some of the sh…
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Jason Trost is the founder and CEO of both the Betting Exchange, Smarkets and the up-and-coming bookmaker, SBK and he joined me in Episode 62 to talk about his time running both companies and the many challenges in the industry right now. Jason talks candidly throughout about his work first of all in setting up Smarkets, including taking on Betfair…
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5 Stages Of Betting: Your Questions Answered!
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Due to the popularity of SBC Podcast Episode #59, we decided to follow up with another special podcast to answer questions from listeners on the '5 Stages Of Profitable Betting'. Dozens of you got in touch and after replying to some more specific questions directly, we settled down to answer everything else that came in. In this podcast, Rowan, Jos…
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Jon Roberts: Football Betting & Trading Expert
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My guest in episode 60 is football bettor and trader, Jon Roberts, who balances his own work betting professionally with running the Predictology football data website and is also an innovator when it comes to embracing AI and Automation for bet selection and placement. Jon explains to me his methodology and strategies for both football betting and…
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The 5 Stages Of Profitable Betting (Part 1)
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In this week’s podcast, instead of interviewing a ‘traditional’ guest, I had the pleasure of being joined by two of my colleagues at The SBC, Rowan and Josh. All three of us bet extensively and with the launch of our new 5 Stages of Betting resource, we thought that discussing our own betting journeys (and what we have learnt along the way) would b…
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The Gamblers Consumers Forum (GCF) is a new organisation set up to represent the interests of those that enjoy betting and to raise the many concerns that punters have as regards the proposals put forward by the recent gambling white paper in the UK. I was joined by both Abbie McGregor and Andrew Woodman in this episode to discuss just why they hav…
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In this latest episode I had the pleasure of being joined by Johnny Dineen, one half of the popular Upping The Ante show from the Racing Post. Originally a bookmaker by trade and one with quite the reputation for doing things differently, Johnny is now a professional punter and he talks with me about what the reality of that is like, both in terms …
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Stanley From Tour-Tips.com - Using Data To Find Value On Golf
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My guest in today's episode is Stanley, the man behind the golf stats, data and betting advice website tour-tips.com Betting on golf is a very popular market for many a smart punter and Stanley's website provides an exceptional amount of data and information to inform and educate shrewd bettors. In our chat he outlines the variety of data on offer,…
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My guest in this latest episode is Andrew Mount, a man very familiar to those in racing betting circles thanks to his popular Trend Horses series of books and his years as a tipster and columnist for the likes of GG.co.uk and the Racing Post. Andrew has experienced it all when it comes to betting, including working for both online and on-course boo…
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In this latest episode I was joined by James, one half of the team behind the very interesting Tennis Pilot tipping service. The focal point of a recent SBC Tipster review, I was keen to find out more on how James and his business partner, Nicholas work and the edge that they have been able to develop betting on Tennis. Having made a profit for ove…
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In this special episode, I am joined by friend of the show, Anthony Kaminskas (AK) to talk about his new online bookmaking website - akbets.bet and his shift from being a high staking, winning punter to that of bookie. AKbets was launched in early March 2023 and has attracted a lot of interest from punters due to AK's desire to do things differentl…
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DragonBet Online & On Course Bookmaking
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In this latest episode I was joined by David Lovell, one of the brothers behind the Welsh based bookmaker, DragonBet on the reality of running both an online and on course bookmaking operation. With a long established on course bookmaking presence as begun by their father, John Lovell, David and his brother James recently launched their own website…
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Ryan Bruno, The Smart Sports Trader
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My guest on today's episode is Ryan Bruno - also known as the 'Smart Sports Trader' and someone who has made a 6 figure profit betting and trading over the past 5 years. Starting out with matched betting, bonuses and arbing, he evolved his betting into using tipsters and more recently onto the betting exchanges as he lost his final 'soft' bookmaker…
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Craig Edwards Snooker Pro Turned Winning Punter & Tipster
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Episode 50's podcast guest is Craig Edwards, a former professional snooker player turned winning punter and someone with a very clear edge over the bookmaker. Growing up playing in snooker halls where betting was never far from discussion, Craig developed a keen interest in punting and was able to carve out a good profit for himself betting after h…
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Simon Nott A Lifetime in Betting & Bookmaking Explored
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It's an episode with a difference today as my guest is Simon Nott - a man more used to posing the questions then answering them via his very popular Betting People interview series. Simon is someone steeped in betting having worked in the ring for several on-course bookmakers for several years and now perhaps most famous for his interviews with som…
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Declan Meagher: 20 Years Of Beating The Bookmaker & Exchange
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In this latest episode I was joined by expert racing tipster and professional bettor, Declan Meagher to talk about his 20 years making a living from betting. Declan combines his own punting on the Betfair exchange, which derives the majority of his income alongside running his Learn Bet Win racing service, which continues to put up some excellent n…
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VPN's, VPS's, Virtual Machines & More With Neel Shah (Part 2) The Tools To Use As A Smart Bettor
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This episode is the second of our 2 part series exploring concerns about the data that bookmakers collect on those of us who bet with them and what you need to know about this as a smart punter. Once again I am joined by experienced punter and betting expert, Neel Shah to discuss some of the options available to you as a smart punter including a lo…
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Bookmaker Profiling & Data Collection With Neel Shah (Part 1) What You Need To Know As A Smart Bettor
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The first of a two-part series that focuses on how bookmakers collect data and profile customers. With stories of withheld winnings, altered odds, intrusive personal checks, closed accounts and voided ante post bets all being reported by punters in the last few weeks alone, it is fair to say that trust and goodwill towards bookmakers is at an all t…
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In this latest episode I was joined by Matt Bisogno, the founder of the geegeez.co.uk website, racehorse syndicate owner and ex head of the punter-focused Horseracing Bettors Forum. Matt has a wealth of experience when it comes to knowing what bettors want and need when it comes to the sport of horse racing and he talks about the development and gr…
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Paul Krishnamurty / Political Betting Expert
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In this latest episode I was joined by Paul Krishnamurty to talk about his expertise in the field he is best known for - betting on politics. With a steady stream of betting markets especially in the UK with its constant changes of leader and of course the never ending drama of the US political scene, there has never been a better time or opportuni…
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Rob Pizzola / US Sports Pro Bettor
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In this latest episode I was joined by professional bettor, Rob Pizzola to discuss all things relating to his experience betting in the fast developing North American gambling market. Rob began life like many losing money betting on sports until he began developing his own advanced models, which over time developed a keen following given his clear …
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Luke Paton: Life As A Professional Punter
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In this latest episode I was joined by professional punter Luke Paton to talk about his 10 years gambling for a living and his popular series of betting tweets. Luke walks me through his time first of all working at Betfair for 8 years before his jump to a life of pro punting, and how what he bets upon has evolved to his current approach of using t…
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Exploring Tipsters & Choosing The Right Ones To Follow
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In this latest episode, SBC's Rowan Day and Pete Ling explore the world of tipsters and using them to make a profit from your betting - something they both do themselves day-in, day-out. With the release of the 2 latest SBC Tipster Profit Reports into Horse Racing and Sports Betting, it's an opportune time to talk about our work exploring tipsters,…
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Daryl Carter - Betfair & GG.co.uk Tipster
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In this latest episode I had the pleasure of being joined by Daryl Carter - a tipster with a growing reputation thanks to his daily tipping columns as published by gg.co.uk and Betfair which feature his racing analysis and best value bets. In this interview, Daryl talks about his approach to finding value, the serious amount of work he puts into hi…
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Lee Gray Head of Compliance at Star Sports Bookmakers
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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…
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In the latest SBC podcast I was joined by Richard Hayler, the Managing Director of the betting dispute organization IBAS to answer questions on his service and the many grievances punters have with bookmakers in the industry at present. IBAS is one of the best known dispute resolution services operating in the UK and Richard came onto explain how h…
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The Trey Mullinax 10Bet Saga
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In today's special podcast episode I was joined by my partner-in-crime Tom Brownlee to unpack all of the gory details about what took place last week regarding the bookmaker 10bet and the bets they laid on the golfer Trey Mullinax. Having tried to move the goalposts on this bet after it won, our campaign forced them to revert back to their original…
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Mark Holder: Exploring 30 Years Of Betting Professionally
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Mark has adapted and evolved his betting over the years to continually eke out a living as a punter and he shares how he does this in the modern era both with bookmakers and exchanges. Beginning life as a punter in the late 80s, we talk about his introductions to the industry, his early years running an advisory service and why since 2008 he has be…
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In this episode of the SBC Podcast, I was joined by the head of strategy at Matchbook - Jesse May, to talk about the Matchbook betting exchange. We explore all aspects of Matchbook from the challenges of generating liquidity and operating in the competitive betting exchange marketplace through to some of the most popular and best value markets on s…
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Rowan Day's Tipster Portfolio Results
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In this special episode I was joined by experienced bettor, Rowan Day to discuss the results from his tipster portfolio as achieved over the past 12 months. Rowan writes the weekly Bet Diary blog on making a profit from tipsters and to summarize performance he pens this annual report on just how much he has made from his betting. Once again it was …
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An interview with betting professional, Paul Chandler-Burns on his many years working in the betting industry and his profitable angle following the Racing Post's Tom Segal and his Pricewise tipping column. Starting out as a racing trader prior to the introduction of Betfair, Paul built up enough experience and connections to then go full time as a…
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