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One of the best ways to understand how the gambling industry works and how some people make a living from it is by talking directly to those with experience.\u00a0 Often we read guides written by people that have never actually worked or played in those roles but the only way to truly grasp how something works is to talk to the people involved.<\/p>\n
In this section we interview professional poker players, punters and gamblers to give you an insight into how that type of life actually works.\u00a0 We also speak to employees in the industry, whether that be a croupier in a casino, a betting shop manager, odds trader, horse trainer, jockey or data manager.\u00a0 The idea is to show you how gambling works for those that live it and what insights they can give the rest of us.<\/p>\n
An awful lot of people play poker for fun. Some stick to games with friends, others dabble online, and one or two even try the odd live cash or tournament game in a local casino, but very few turn it into a hobby that really pays.<\/p>\n
Meet Danny Ryder, he is one of the few players who has.<\/p>\n
An actor from Manchester, Danny has gone from complete novice to cashing over \u00a3100k in just a couple of years. He may be a recreational player, but he's playing alongside full time pros and even beating them, showing how dangerous an unknown quantity can be in the poker world.<\/p>\n
Danny is even going to be competing in the World Series of Poker 2023 main event, so we thought he was well worth an interview before he sets off for Las Vegas, to see how he's feeling about his chances, and how he feels about the game in general.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
There are a huge number of guides on the internet around probabilities and gaming strategies that utilise mathematics.\u00a0 The problem is the vast majority of these guides are not written by experts and so very often it is the same basic probabilities rehashed each time.\u00a0 This is why in our guides to probabilities for Poker, Roulette, Blackjack, etc., we consult with an actual gambling mathematician, Dr. C\u0103t\u0103lin B\u0103rboianu (see our other sections to read his latest guides).<\/p>\n
C\u0103t\u0103lin is an associate researcher at the University of Bucharest, he has published 10 different books on gambling mathematics as well as many research papers and he has set up interdisciplinary research projects.\u00a0 As you are unlikely to meet an actual gambling mathematician in real life we decided to interview him to give you an insight into what gambling mathematician's do and why.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
Have you ever wondered where gambling brands get their customers from?\u00a0 Some, like the big high street names, use conventional advertising on TV and through sports sponsorship and rely on brand recognition.\u00a0 Smaller and less well known brands especially cannot compete in conventional advertising and so they rely on other means to attract customers and one of the biggest ways they do this is through affiliate marketing.<\/p>\n
Affiliates exist in most industries but gambling is heavily reliant on them.\u00a0 Here we interview a veteran in this area.\u00a0 John Wright has been a player, an affiliate, an affiliate manager and has co-founded a company that helps other affiliates track their data across various brands and platforms.\u00a0 John has taken the time to answer our questions about what affiliate marketing is, what data brands track and share with affiliates and whether being an affiliate is a worthwhile career option.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
It might not be obvious to all people but on the whole iGaming brands do not run everything they offer in house.\u00a0 In most cases services and products are outsourced to third party providers who offer business-to-business (b2b) solutions that allow brands to provide an array of products and features without needing to build it all themselves.<\/p>\n
One service that many bookmakers rely on is sports data services who gather, process and distribute sports data to providers.\u00a0 Here we talk to Aleksandr Tihhonjuk who works as a project manager for a large sports data company.\u00a0 He also talks about how he got into the industry without qualifications and the importance of support roles as a means to gain experience and form a career path.<\/p>\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n