Episode 39: Circus in the Capitol, 2024 highs and lows, and 2025 predictions

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.

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann guide you through the early weeks of the NFL's $35bn season and Washington D.C. sports betting finally getting competitive. If that's not enough we've also got Missouri sports betting confirming its place on the ballot and some rumblings about Arkansas igaming. Arkansas sports betting - limited to one casino and two racinos - hasn't quite hit the numbers so will replicating that model work for online casino?

Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden are joined by attorney Stephanie Bell of Ellinger Bell to talk sports betting in Missouri.

We've got a betting scandal and the UK's General Election to cover on this episode of the World Series of Politics with Dan Waugh joining the party! We're just a day out from Independence Day in the US, and the UK is preparing for its own changing of the ruling classes, Dan explains on this week's episode.

We're hurtling towards a fully regulated online market in Brazil so it's high time to bring back the World Series of Politics' local expert Hugo Baungartner. Hugo joins Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden to discuss whether the government is set to finally hit its deadlines with the last dash towards the 1 January 2025 start date. And there's more! With a bill to legalise casinos, bingo, jogo de bicho and more, there could be an exciting new land-based market on the way...

The World Series of Politics is back after some technical hitches, and we've got a lot to catch up on! Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden wade through misery in Minnesota, dealings in D.C. and Delaware, before taking on some ill-conceived Illinois revenue raids.