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A Seemingly Obvious Idea

A Seemingly Obvious Idea

Update: 2024-03-02
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Andrew "Bert" Black is a co-founder of Betfair, which is the world's largest betting exchange. He recounts his life in gambling, coming up with the idea for Betfair, and how they managed to win the P2P betting war in the early 2000s. 

Bert's horse farm: https://www.chasemorefarm.co.uk/
Bert's Twitter:  https://twitter.com/bertthebold

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