Episode 44: John Pappas joins to discuss mixed messaging on futures, igaming and more!

This week John Pappas makes his long-awaited debut on the World Series of Politics, joining Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann to talk futures contracts, some of regulated igaming’s more surprising opponents and legislative progress in the current session. 

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics, where we’re talking developments in Illinois and Hawaii, before welcoming Xace’s chief banking officer Andria Evripidou for a deep dive on crypto’s growing role in gambling.

The World Series of Politics is back from its Brazilian break as the business end of the US legislative season gets going, with bills flying across the states! You want sports betting bills? You want some icasino bills? We’ve got them and more, and there’s even an opportunity to stop over in New York for a look at the (down)state of the casino process and touch on tax hikes in Ohio (again) in the latest episode of the World Series of Politics.

In this episode of the World Series of Politics hosts Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann welcome Aposta Ganga’s Hugo Baungartner to assess the launch of regulated online gambling in Brazil.

This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann are talking all things ICE, as Clarion Gaming’s Stuart Hunter makes his annual pilgrimage to the World Series of Politics to discuss the world’s biggest gambling event.

Welcome back to the final World Series of Politics of 2024! We’ve had some laughs, spilled a few tears, and it’s time to gather round the wireless, celebrate 2024’s wins and look ahead to 2025.

The World Series of Politics is back with two special guests, as Sara Dalsheim and Abbey Block of Ifrah Law join our dynamic duo Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden to talk sweeps, lawsuits and some lessons from the Sunshine State.

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann digest last week’s election results, digging into the ballot measures that prevailed and the ones that failed. The top of the ticket is also up for discussion. The Presidency, Senate and most likely the House are all under Republican control. Does that mean the federal regulation bill filed by Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Paul Tonko is dead in the water? Find out in another episode of the World Series of Politics!

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann are doing some crystal ball-gazing in this week's Halloween-slash-election special. We're back from G2E, Brandt is out of his pink suit, and we're getting down to the gritty business of polling, with Harrison Hickman of Hickman Analytics. While the top of the ticket is obviously dominating headlines, for the industry there's a lot more at stake, especially in the state of misery - sorry, Missouri - where Amendment 2 is on a knife edge.

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This episode Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden are joined by Joe Maloney, senior vice president of strategic communications at the American Gaming Association to get a flavour of what's on offer at this year's G2E.