Episodes

  • Episode 40: All about ICE

    Episode 40: All about ICE
    Jan 13 2025
    This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann are talking all things ICE, as Clarion Gaming’s Stuart Hunter makes his annual pilgrimage to the World Series of Politics to discuss the world’s biggest gambling event.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 39: Circus in the Capitol, 2024 highs and lows, and 2025 predictions

    Episode 39: Circus in the Capitol, 2024 highs and lows, and 2025 predictions
    Dec 23 2024
    Welcome back to the final World Series of Politics of 2024! We’ve had some laughs, spilled a few tears, and it’s time to gather round the wireless, celebrate 2024’s wins and look ahead to 2025.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 38: Sweeps, suits and the Sunshine State

    Episode 38: Sweeps, suits and the Sunshine State
    Dec 12 2024
    The World Series of Politics is back with two special guests, as Sara Dalsheim and Abbey Block of Ifrah Law join our dynamic duo Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden to talk sweeps, lawsuits and some lessons from the Sunshine State.
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    22 mins
  • Episode 37: Digesting the election

    Episode 37: Digesting the election
    Nov 12 2024
    Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann digest last week’s election results, digging into the ballot measures that prevailed and the ones that failed. The top of the ticket is also up for discussion. The Presidency, Senate and most likely the House are all under Republican control. Does that mean the federal regulation bill filed by Democrats Richard Blumenthal and Paul Tonko is dead in the water? Find out in another episode of the World Series of Politics!
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    18 mins
  • Episode 36: Election prediction special

    Episode 36: Election prediction special
    Nov 4 2024
    Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann are doing some crystal ball-gazing in this week's Halloween-slash-election special. We're back from G2E, Brandt is out of his pink suit, and we're getting down to the gritty business of polling, with Harrison Hickman of Hickman Analytics. While the top of the ticket is obviously dominating headlines, for the industry there's a lot more at stake, especially in the state of misery - sorry, Missouri - where Amendment 2 is on a knife edge.
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    22 mins
  • Episode 35: The AGA's Joe Maloney previews G2E 2024

    Episode 35: The AGA's Joe Maloney previews G2E 2024
    Oct 6 2024
    Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This episode Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden are joined by Joe Maloney, senior vice president of strategic communications at the American Gaming Association to get a flavour of what's on offer at this year's G2E.
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    16 mins
  • Episode 34: Football returns, D.C. gets in the game and more

    Episode 34: Football returns, D.C. gets in the game and more
    Oct 1 2024
    Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann guide you through the early weeks of the NFL's $35bn season and Washington D.C. sports betting finally getting competitive. If that's not enough we've also got Missouri sports betting confirming its place on the ballot and some rumblings about Arkansas igaming. Arkansas sports betting - limited to one casino and two racinos - hasn't quite hit the numbers so will replicating that model work for online casino?
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    18 mins
  • Episode 33: Momentum building for Missouri sports betting?

    Episode 33: Momentum building for Missouri sports betting?
    Aug 19 2024
    Welcome back to the World Series of Politics! This week Brendan Bussmann and Brandt Iden are joined by attorney Stephanie Bell of Ellinger Bell to talk sports betting in Missouri.
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    20 mins