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Star Spangled Gamblers


Dec 22, 2023

Three-Part Episode

In Part I, Ben Freeman and SSG Title Belt Champion The Winner review the DeSantis-Newsom debate and discuss whether DeSantis can make a comeback.

In Part II, PlayUSA columnist Steve Friess offers lessons on what the political betting community can learn from how sports betting became mainstream.

In Part III, Mick Bransfield provides theories on why Kalshi pressed ahead with election contracts at the CFTC knowing it didn't have the votes.

Timestamps

4:30: Interview with Ben Freeman and The Winner begins
7:49: DeSantis's mannerisms
12:36: Is DeSantis deferring too much to advisors 
15:03: Missed opportunities in the DeSantis-Newsom debate
18:42: Market prices on DeSantis and Nikki Haley
25:13: Trump's legal problems
27:23: Can Haley get through the Republican primaries?
30:16: Interview with Friess begins
34:46: Pratik's view on legalizing political betting at the state level
37:19: Interview with Bransfield begins
43:12: Incentives created by Kalshi's investors

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