EXPERT PANELS AT BET BASH

This panel discusses the bookie-bettor relationship and how it has changed over time. It touches on the expected yet unspoken etiquette from both sides of the counter.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• Past Posting 
• Betting both sides of the same game 
• Betting game and ML or game and H1 on same ticket 
• Steam Chasing 
• Injury knowledge 
• Bet delays 
• Limits 
• Bad Lines

Panelists: 

Matthew Metcalf - Director of Trading  at CircaSports

Johnny Avello- Director of Sportsbook Operations at Draft Kings

Alan Boston - Pro Sports Bettor  

Chris Bruno - Pro Sports Bettor  

Moderator: David Purdum - ESPN Sports Betting Reporter

• Bookmaking has been around since the beginning of time. This panel focuses on the evolution of bookmaking and what skills are required to maintain a profitable bookmaking operation.

Topics include but are not limited to:

• In house handicapping
• Player profiling
• Player limiting/banning
• Line movement
• Charting
• Market consensus 
• Marketing 
• Player retention

Panelists:  

Jason Scott - Director of Trading  at MGM   

Robert Walker- Director of Sportsbook Operations at US Bookmaking 

Adam Bjorn - COO Plannatech   

Jeff Davis - Assistant SportsBook Manager @ Circa Sports    

Moderator: Doug Kezirian - ESPN Daily Wager Host

This panel will go back in time and talk to the pioneeers that changed the Las Vegas Bookmaking Scene forever. The Line around the country originated at the Stardust. Find out how it all started.

Panelists: Scotty Schettler, Roxy Roxborough, & Richard Schuetz

This panel dives into the art of sustainability in betting actual dollars and making a living. Once you get to a certain level of sports betting, winning becomes inevitable. The most important factor then becomes longevity - maintaining accounts/relationships without getting severely limited or thrown out.

The panel will dive into what to do and what not to do to keep the earn alive.

Panelists: 

Chris Bennett  - Sportsbook Manager  @ Circa Sports   

Elihu Feustel  - Pro Sports Bettor/Consultant  

Zack White  - Pro Sports Bettor  

Spanky  - Pro Sports Bettor 

Moderator: Gill Alexander  - Host of A Numbers Game on  VSiNLive