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Could you share the name of your former employer, or if you can't, could you share the name of similar employers? I'm on a bit of a probability (gambling, spor
by sourcepluck 2y ago
Could you share the name of your former employer, or if you can't, could you share the name of similar employers?
I'm on a bit of a probability (gambling, sports betting, stats, etc) kick these days, and I'd be interested in reading more about people and companies doing this in practice. I'd been imagining there must be organised sports gamblers, but they don't seem to be overly searchable.
- LiamPa 2y agoSearch betcode, plenty of us on the slack. https://github.com/betcode-org https://github.com/betcode-org
- sourcepluck 2y agoOh wow, it's happening there! I've followed and starred and bookmarked and all that, and will be having a browse around a bit more closely when I get a moment. I think I'm roughly understanding what the group is about. I'll follow up, thanks!
- harveynick 2y agoLooks like the slack invite expired?
- LiamPa 2y agoThis one work? https://join.slack.com/t/betcode-org/shared_invite/zt-2uer9n451-w1QOehxDcG_JXqQfjoMvQA https://join.slack.com/t/betcode-org/shared_invite/zt-2uer9n...
- notforviewingit 2y agoI don’t know exactly how these companies make their money and how successful they are, but I at least believe all of them are in the odds computation business. They might be supplying prices to bookmakers instead of betting themselves etc. Longshot Systems Football Radar Gambit Research SportsRadar Odds Reactor Star Lizard Smartodds Smarkets These companies are known more for their HFT trading in financial markets, but I believe they have also expanded into sports betting. jane street jump trading Susquehanna Also some of the bookmakers such as matchbook have started as betting group and then overtime turned into a bookmaker as that is where the real money is.
- sourcepluck 2y agoThank you, that's wonderful, I'll be sleuthing there and getting a feel for things. Cheers!