The Gamble & The Glory showcases founders that built their companies into category leaders in the betting and gaming industry. In S2 E2, we speak with John Levy, founder and former CEO of theScore. John shares the remarkable 25+ year journey behind one of Canada’s most iconic sports media and betting brands from its roots in cable television to bec…

Ep. 189 features the three co-founders of Golden Camel, Artie, Ben, and Ryan, for a lively deep dive into building a sports-betting lifestyle app rooted in community, fun, and authenticity. Hear them discuss: How a series of career pivots led them to partner up on Golden Camel a number of years after the original idea was sparked Why Golden Camel r…

Ep. 188 features James King, CEO & Co-Founder of Flows, for a deep dive into building a no-code automation platform powering some of the biggest operators in global gaming. Hear him discuss: His 16-year industry journey across iGB Affiliate, Clarion Events, and Gaming Innovation Group and how industry-wide tech frustration inspired the founding of …

This special episode features Seb Butterworth from Flutter and Dan O’Sullivan from the British Horseracing Authority (BHA), for a deep dive into the future of horse racing — and how the sport is preparing to engage a new generation of fans. Hear them discuss: The origins and findings of Project Beacon, and what the research reveals about younger an…

Ep. 187 features Jake Benzaquen, Co-Founder and CEO of ProphetX, for a deep dive into the company’s latest evolution from regulated exchange to sweepstakes model, to now filing with the CFTC to operate as a fully regulated marketplace for sports event contracts. Hear him discuss: The journey from launching in New Jersey as an OSB to building a nati…

Ep. 186 features Marek Suchar, Co-founder and Managing Director at Oddin.gg, a leading B2B provider of end-to-end esports betting solutions for global bookmakers. Hear him discuss: His journey from nearly a decade in finance at Citibank to co-founding one of the industry’s fastest-growing esports betting platforms How an early pivot from B2C to B2B…

Ep. 185 features Adam Rosenberg, co-founder of HandiGraphs, a betting analytics platform built by and for baseball fans. Hear him discuss: His journey from political fundraising and brand strategy to PR and marketing in the sports betting industry How a friendship in the Outlier Discord led to co-founding HandiGraphs with CJ Buskey Why baseball’s i…

Ep. 184 features Brian Birt, founder of Griddy, the fantasy football puzzle game bringing year-round engagement to sports fans. Hear him discuss: His journey from childhood sports fanatic to building products at Sleeper and launching Griddy How Griddy turns fantasy football into a strategic, bite-sized mobile game playable 365 days a year Solving t…

Ep. 183 features Tom Lemke, founder of Savage Tech, the world's first true gamified retention engine for the iGaming industry. Hear him discuss: His review of the recent SBC Summit conference in Lisbon How his experience co-founding esports teams shaped his understanding of player engagement How avatars, achievements, and progression systems improv…

Today on the show the boys discuss the issue of smurfing in games like Counter-Strike, League of Legends, and Rocket League. Also discussed are both Elige and Rain's roster moves, the new Forza Horizon game, and the rivalry between Call of Duty and Battlefield. Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta, Devin Coull and Sebastien Martin-Schultz Produced & Edited…

Ep. 182 features Pranav Tadikonda from Pikkit, which is a social sports betting tracker that automatically aggregates bets, analyzes performance, and connects users through community and content. Hear him discuss: • Why he and co-founder Anthony Jonikas started Pikkit after learning big tech wasn't for them • The switch from fantasy to sports betti…

Today the boys talk about the Fortnite-ification of gaming and all the IP crossover that has come along. Also dicsussed is Liquid's face off against FaZe in their last dance with Twistzz, Cyberpunk 2, and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's new DLC. Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta, Devin Coull and Sebastien Martin-Schultz Produced & Edited by: Sebastien Mart…

Ep. 181 features Tony Ryan from Bet Caddy, which is building the ultimate sports remote to personalize and streamline the fragmented sports streaming experience. Hear him discuss: • How betting and fantasy sports make every game moment meaningful for modern fans • The origin story of Bet Caddy, sparked by college sports bars and basement brainstorm…

The Gamble & The Glory showcases founders that built their companies into category leaders in the betting and gaming industry. In Episode 1 of Season 2, we speak with Einar Knobel from TXODDS, recorded in person at the SBC Summit Americas Conference in Fort Lauderdale. Hear him discuss: The early days of TXODDS and landing first customers like Betc…

Ep. 180 features Zach Wick from BtrBet, which is a SaaS platform offering a white-labeled tool stack for sports betting creators to manage content, engage audiences, and monetize their communities. Hear him discuss: • How legal sports betting in Ohio sparked his idea to build a personal betting tracker • The pain points of spreadsheets and the insp…

The boys are in the studio to have a heated talk about Valorant and whether it's still a tactical FPS like Counter-Strike. Also discussed is the new Skate game, G2s BLAST London win, and some spicy questions about s1mple. Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta, Devin Coull and Sebastien Martin-SchultzProduced & Edited by: Sebastien Martin-SchultzMusic used u…

Today in the studio the boys discuss the career of the greatest CS:GO player ever, s1mple. They discuss what his future holds in Counter-Strike 2 and whether or not we'll see him at the top again. Also discussed are Donk's GOAT picks, Los Ratones winning NLC, and Valorant Champions. Hosted by: Dimitri Pascaluta, Devin Coull and Sebastien Martin-Sch…

Ep. 179 features Ryan Murphy of SharpSports and Vijay Dewan from Pine Sports, who sit down to talk through their recent merger to form the new Pine Sports, a full-stack sports data and AI company serving both bettors and B2B partners. Hear them discuss: • The origin story and strategic rationale behind the Pine Sports and SharpSports merger • How m…

Ep. 178 features Trent Hoerr from BullRush, which is a gamified platform offering multi-participant competitions using virtual currency with real cash prizes. Hear him discuss: • His early days as a professional runner turned prop trader during the 2008 financial crisis • The legal and regulatory path to proving BullRush competitions as games of sk…

The boys are back in the studio to talk about the history of LANs in gaming, how they spawned DreamHack, and why they’ve fallen off over the years. Also discussed are the Battlefield 6 nerfs, Elige leaving FaZe Clan, and Complexity calling it GGs for CS. 00:00 - Intro 07:10 - Is LAN Dead? 44:22 - GG Complexity 54:40 - FaZe Roster Changes 1:07:24 - …

Ep. 177 is the official First Pitch preview episode, where we will meet the 5 startups selected to present at SBC Summit on September 18 in Lisbon, Portugal. Sue Schneider, Co-founder of Defy the Odds, shares her perspective of the upcoming event, highlighting the global nature of this year’s competition with finalists representing 5 different coun…

On this week's episode, Dimitri and Seb discuss the impact that social media has had on new releases in the gaming and esports industry. This has been a hotly debated subject online and in our office, so the TTK team wanted to bring it to the pod to discuss it live. The boys also chat about Donk and Spirit's victory at BLAST Bounty and s1mple's cra…

Today on the show Devin is back from Las Vegas to talk everything EVO.The boys discuss the Battlefield 6 craze, Rush's retirement, and the future of NiKo's career in Counter-Strike.00:00 - Intro05:50 - Devin at EVO21:05 - Battlefield Beta31:53 - Casual Gaming and Battlefield51:27 - NiKo Struggles1:06:34 - Rush Retirement1:13:30 - theScore CommentsH…

Ep. 176 features Reid Rooney from Betsperts Group, which acquires and builds brands with loyal, engaged communities in fantasy sports, golf, and sports betting. Hear him discuss: How Betsperts began by exploring crypto, cannabis, and sports betting before ultimately focusing on sports betting Applying a Stanley Black & Decker “multi-brand” mindset …

Seb, Dimitri, and Danny talk about the controversial statement Riot Games made on the Valorant match fixing scandal, as well the incredible results IEM Cologne, this year's EVO Vegas, and the news about Battlefield 6.00:00 - Intro07:08 - Riot On Match Fixing32:14 - IEM Cologne1:00:13 - EVO1:13:49 - Battlefield 61:34:42 - Peak Ripoff1:39:08 - theSco…

Ep. 175 features Rick Allec from OddsLogic, a classic odds screen platform delivering real-time betting data to both sportsbooks and bettors, built by one of the industry’s most experienced operators. Hear him discuss: How he’s launched 3 data startups over 25+ years, including Sports Options and OddsLogic Why he merged Sports Options into Don Best…

Ep. 174 features Evan Fisher from Sparket, which is a B2B platform helping operators reach new demographics through alternative betting markets and gamified slots. Hear him discuss: How he and co-founder Aaron built Sparket after work hours while still at Google and in finance Why Sparket is doubling down on alternative markets like pop culture and…

The boys are back in the studio to talk about Faker's re-signing to T1 for four more years.The discussion moves on to Counter-Strike and the crazy story around s1mple, his relationship with NAVI, and his brand new team. 00:00 - Intro07:00 - Faker Four More Years18:10 - T1 and Zeus27:49 - NAVI Drops s1mple43:14 - IEM Cologne58:46 - Rain GOAT Teammat…

The crew is finally back in full to talk about the brand new Counter-Strike update and the addition of Overpass back into the map pool.They also discuss what Valve's Gabe Newell is doing in his free time, Topson returning to Dota 2, and recent comments from Bubzkji and LS about professional esports careers.00:00 - Intro08:34 - Counter-Strike Maps T…

Ep. 173 features Kenny Huang from TinyRex Games, which is building next-generation instant games at the intersection of social and iGaming. Hear him discuss: How his experience at EA and Bluebat Games led to founding TinyRex Games during the pandemic Why TinyRex focuses on “original, edgy, cheeky” instant games beyond traditional slots How their ca…

Ep. 172 features Richard Acosta from Vor Interactive, a UK-based sports data provider creating proprietary first-party data and predictive models. Hear him discuss: How a soccer algorithm built by his co-founder sparked Vor's launch and first predictive model Why their proprietary data now generates 2,000+ prediction points per soccer match across …

Seb is back from the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational in Vancouver and catches Dimitri up on everything related to one of League's biggest events. One of our on-the-ground reporters -- Sean -- joins the team to discuss, Faker, Gen.G, and what was one of the biggest international events in the history of League of Legends. 00:00 - Intro04:4…

Devin and Dimitri chat with Seb and Sean about MSI and the downfall of EU is a region. The crew talks about potential superteams and the monstrous run of Faker's T1.00:00 - Intro04:35 - MSI21:00 - EU Superteam34:05 - CFO44:08 - T157:26 - Stop Killing Games1:14:40 - Microsoft Layoffs1:20:00 - Arslan Ash SteroidsHosted by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@…

This week Seb is in Vancouver for MSI, Devin is back from the Austin Major, and Danny fills in for Seb as the crew talks about all things League of Legends.By theScore esports

Ep. 171 features Ben Howard from EdgeSports, which offers sports data and predictive AI at your fingertips. Ben shares how the company is capitalizing on the growth of live betting, building modular tech for both consumers and B2B clients, and bootstrapping the business using its own prediction engine. Hear them discuss: The journey from sneaker so…

Ep. 170 features John Wright from StatsDrone, a business intelligence platform helping affiliates eliminate revenue leak and unlock more value from their data. John shares how the company is centralizing fragmented affiliate stats, building tools for operators, and uncovering hidden opportunities in iGaming’s affiliate ecosystem. Hear them discuss:…

Joined by Elisabeth this week the crew talks about and recaps two incredible Valorant and CS Majors. Also discussing the difference in the game and its communities.00:00 - Intro06:13 - CS Major19:44 - Dupreeh Retirement31:50 - Mongolz34:35 - Crowd Assistance46:42 - Valorant Masters1:01:37 - CS vs Valorant1:20:00 - War ThunderHosted by: Sebastien Ma…

Ep. 169 features Steven Kenway from Rolling Insights, a multi-sport data platform delivering reliable data to everyone from sharp bettors to startup founders. Steven shares how the team built powerful analytics tools and a developer-friendly API ecosystem to level the playing field in sports data access. Hear them discuss: • How Rolling Insights sp…

The boys catch up with our crew who are at the Counter-Strike Major and Valorant Masters Toronto.By theScore esports

Ep. 168 features Davis Catlin from Discerning Capital, which invests at the intersection of betting, sports, media, and technology. This episode was recorded on-site at SBC Summit North America 2025 in Fort Lauderdale. Hear him discuss: Why starting Discerning Capital gave him new empathy for founders Building a deal-by-deal investor network in a r…

Today the boys talk about the absolute insanity that is the Counter-Strike Austin Major. We also have Valorant Masters Toronto happening at the same time. They also cover the Xbox Showcase and the declining Deadlock playerbase. Note: This was filmed right before the MIBR vs. Falcons match. Hosted by: Sebastien Martin-Schultz (@sebdot) Devil Coull (…

Today on TTK we talk about the debut of this new podcast, the Valorant Match Fixing scandal, bad Gen Z fashion trends. 00:00 - Intro06:00 - IEM Dallas18:23 - Vitality GOAT?35:50 - Los Ratones Win47:02 - Valorant Match Fixing59:43 - Liquid Honda Blow Up1:09:59 - Fortnite Skill Gap1:21:48 - Valve Killed Gaming?1:35:13 - Roblox Total Drama Island…

Ep. 167 features Gino Donati from BetOPENLY, a peer-to-peer betting exchange eliminating the traditional sportsbook model by letting users bet directly against each other at true odds. This episode was recorded on-site at SBC Summit North America 2025 in Fort Lauderdale. Hear him discuss: Growing up in a sports-betting Italian family and booking be…

Ep. 166 features Steve “Dakota” Happas and Sahil Patel from FantasySpin, a real-money DFS platform reinventing the fantasy experience through a gamified, slot-style draft mechanic. This episode was recorded on-site at SBC Summit North America 2025 in Fort Lauderdale. Hear them discuss: How a friendly fantasy football bet led to the founding of Bett…

Recorded live at SBC Summit Americas 2025 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this episode recaps the excitement of the First Pitch competition. In this episode, you'll hear from all five startup finalists just hours before they took the stage, and at the end of the episode, we bring back the winner for a celebratory chat fresh off their victory. The five…

After 12 years, Justin Boone says goodbye to theScore and theScore Fantasy Football Podcast. Goodbye announcement (0:15) Thank you (1:45)

Ep. 164 features Alexander Monahan from OddsJam, a data-driven sports betting platform acquired by Gambling.com Group in a deal worth up to $160 million. Alex returns to the podcast after first joining in early 2023 to share what has changed and what has stayed the same since the nine-figure exit. Hear them discuss: What life looks like after a $16…

Ep. 163 features Mark Antal from Staked AI, which is crafting an Amazon Alexa-like AI for sports to deliver personalized, real-time audio content. This episode was recorded on-site at the NEXT Summit New York in March 2025 with guest host, Thomas Coiner. Hear them discuss: How his background in AI and machine learning at Vault AI led to building St…

In this episode, Boone is joined by theScore's Dan Wilkins to discuss their favorite picks from every round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Round 1 (2:30) Round 2 (5:55) Round 3 (8:50) Round 4 (12:45) Round 5 (15:10) Round 6 (19:35) Round 7 (21:30) Favorite UDFA signings (25:05)