Straight to the Point Podcast

“You need to have a legislative champion in each state. It's one thing if somebody representing a company comes to the state and talks to lawmakers. That's great. But you need to have a lawmaker actively on the ground saying, “I want this done, and here's why,” and making the arguments on your behalf. You have to have that. And if you don't have that legislative champion, it

Penn was interesting to me because of the digital-physical piece, the omnichannel piece. Having worked at Disney forever and the cruise ships, every project I've worked on has been a combination of digital and physical products to make the experience.~ Rich Criado ~SPONSOR’S MESSAGE: Are you navigating the complex US iGaming market as an iGaming operator founder? Learn from our c

“Like it or not, consumer behavior is changing, and that was accelerated via the pandemic. More opportunities and entertainment opportunities through digital channels are changing the way people behave. Our children are never going to do things that we did in person.”~ John Pappas ~Why hire Steve Ruddock? Over the years, Steve has advised startups, national gambling companies,

“When we glorify the five major players in the space and make it seem as if they're the only ones that really matter, we tend to follow what those companies are doing… They're so big and have so much money that they're able to do all of these things. But... That can't be replicated at the middle of the market, the long tail of the market.”~ Chris Shreeve ~SPONSOR’S MESSAGE

Today's (returning) guest is Kim Lund, the Founder of Aftermath Games, who stops by to talk about real innovation in gambling entertainment products, like Sweepstakes. “Sweepstakes offer nothing in terms of end-user experience innovation. There is nothing new to it. You can win money playing the same games that already exist in the real money sphere.” ~ Kim Lund ~ Get full acce

“Research needs to be at the point of sale.” ~ Evan KirkhamSPONSOR’S MESSAGE - SUBSCRIBE NOW to Zero Latency, the new podcast from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming that provides unparalleled insight into the U.S. online gambling industry through interviews with industry insiders and analysis from EKG experts.In this episode, I’m joined by Evan Kirkham, the Founder and CEO of Outlier

“So, I have always said that the idea is not to entice someone to gamble more. The idea is not to find a random rich person and convince them to be a gambler. That is predatory.” ~ Dillon Borgida In this episode, I’m joined by Dillon Borgida, the Vice President of VIP at Underdog Fantasy. This was a fun conversation that began with Dillon and me comparing our basketball bona

“In February 2025, it will be 35 years since there has been no smoking on domestic flights… At the time, we were told, what are you doing? Nobody's going to fly. We are going to lose business. You're going to kill an entire industry, and nobody's going to travel by air anymore. And obviously that has not been the case. “We heard similar stories when we started working in rest

“I tend to scout out the lawmakers… And they are very frank with me when we talk off the record. And you know, it helps me get a little better sense of what's happening in those states.” ~ Steve BittenbenderToday’s guest on the Straight to the Point Talking Shop Podcast is Steve Bittenbender, a writer covering legislation and regulation for Gambling.com Group's state-focuse

“It's really helpful to have the end user in mind when you're talking about industry. How do you bring it back around to that consumer?” ~ Sue SchneiderIn this episode, I’m joined by Sue Schneider. Sue has worn many hats over the years, from her time as a bingo operator and the early stages of the Missouri riverboat casino era to running affiliate websites to running conferen