BS at BOSCON: Industry Expert Says WTF?

Betting On Sports latest conference kicked off in Olympia London, UK Tuesday and at least one industry expert, Joe Brennan Jr has called out some of those other so-called “experts”.

For those unaware, Brennan Jr played an integral role in getting sports betting legalized in the state of New Jersey. 

Full disclosure, Gambling911.com is among the many advertising partners for these SBCEvents conferences.  Having personally attended their Meadowlands, New Jersey conference, we can say SBCEvents had some excellent panel discussions. 

Many of the attendees looked like "deer caught in the headlights", however, as described by one of our long-time friends in the industry who happened to be attending.

Indeed, so too did a few of the panelists.  One industry attorney actually compared offshore sportsbook operators to child predators while praising the virtues of lawmakers in the state of New Hampshire looking to bring sports gambling to any bar or restaurant that wants it, maybe even Chuckie Cheese.

Brennan Jr. tweeted out early Wednesday:

Sounds like a lot of BS is being slung at #BOSCON today

— Joe Brennan Jr (@joebrennanjr) September 18, 2019

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We're not immediately sure what specifically ticked him off, but here is a sampling of what's been transpiring at BOSCON over the course of two days. Some of this may be BS, some of it is not.  This week's event focuses on the global sports betting market, not just US regulation. Here is just a sampling of the hot button discussions thus far:

.#BOSCON 2019 | La importancia de los datos oficiales en el nuevo mundo. Presentanción de Jake Williams, Vice President of Legal & Regulatory Affairs de @Sportradar; #Panel GVC Group; Gaming Economics; @benjielevy, @theScore_IR; @DraftKings. #LMGExperience @SBCGAMINGNEWS pic.twitter.com/2QyTWtpudy

— Gaming Agenda (@Gaming_Agenda) September 18, 2019

Golden Nugget trading director at #BOSCON (British chap): "We underestimated how many sharps there are in the US. There are syndicates everywhere that will destroy you in half an hour if your pricing is off"

— Brad Allen (@BradAllenNFL) September 18, 2019

#BOSCON The Europeans have learned that there are a lot of sharps and syndicates which will clean you out if they can.

— Sue Schneider (@SuziQSchneider) September 18, 2019

#BOSCON Interesting to hear that NHL is dropping as a popular sports betting option. Several bookmakers have said that its dropped out of the top four.

— Sue Schneider (@SuziQSchneider) September 18, 2019

Kresimir Spajic of Hard Rock International

Our average sports bet is $90

European and Black market offshore experience - will be merged into best UX for legal US players @SBCGAMINGNEWS #BOSCON

— Bernard Marantelli (@BernardColossus) September 18, 2019

How do operators and the industry plan for the Euro2020? Our Head of Sportsbook, Erik Backlund speaking about the opportunities a tournament played in 12 different countries and with 24 teams can provide for a pan-European operator like Kindred. #BOSCON pic.twitter.com/KWRz9QOrIQ

— Kindred Group (@KindredGroup) September 18, 2019

"The challenge that affects us, sports books & rights holders alike, is that there isn’t any established IP with data itself. There’s nothing wrong with collecting data points from a sport. I would like to see a setup where quality is encouraged rather than foreclosure."#BOSCON

— Sportradar (@Sportradar) September 18, 2019

- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher