E211 - Joe Dunnigan from ALT Sports Data Business of Betting with Jason Trost

On this episode of the Business of Betting Podcast, Jason is joined by Joe Dunnigan from ALT Sports Data.
Hear them discuss:
01:22 - The genesis of ALT Sports Data, and the problem they set out to solve in the market
05:25 - Why alternative sports don't historically have a culture of betting despite their popularity 
07:21 - The target customer persona for betting on alternative sports
09:12 - How alternative sports are segmented, and which are the most popular ones
13:15 - Why ALT Sports Data is securing official data rights instead of aggregating data themselves
16:25 - Why they are building an owned B2C media platform in addition to provisioning odds on a B2B basis
17:29 - Funding background and team composition of ALT Sports Data
19:36 - The future of the relationship between data rights holders and sportsbook operators, and the sustainability of the existing model
23:47 - The appeal of live sports content with younger generations and demographics 
26:07 - Being an entrepreneur in the later career stage, and the benefits that brings
29:15 - Focusing on a niche versus being everything to everybody 
31:08 - What Joe wants to be when he grows up

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