E207 - Chris Grove from Acies Investments Business of Betting with Jason Trost

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Chris Grove from Acies Investments 
Hear them discuss:
01:43 - How Chris became so good at doing PR
03:31 - What Chris sees as his "north star" for his work in the betting and gaming industry
09:29 - Chris' thesis on why the future is "not so much gamifying sports betting as building games that are powered by sports outcomes"
15:33 - Where Chris sees opportunity for startups and challenger brands in a duopolistic US operator market
21:00 - The role and relative importance of price as a differentiator for sports betting operators
26:18 - The significance of exchanges, where they sit within the landscape, and why they're not bigger
35:01 - A debate on whether online sportsbooks are 'technology companies' or 'gambling companies'
43:51 - What Chris wants to be when he grows up

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