Gambling on ‘Game of Thrones’ (Ep. 333)

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4.4 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2017

⏱️ 31 minutes

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The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh sits down with Pat Morrow, head oddsmaker for Bovada, to talk about the phenomenon of betting on HBO’s 'Game of Thrones' (2:10), reading fan theories as part of research (7:00), and how having a professional stake in the show affects consumption (21:45). Lindbergh’s article on the subject—“Growing Strong: Inside the Burgeoning ‘Game of Thrones’ Gambling Business”—can be found on The Ringer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A betting man would put his money on Stannis.
0:04.4	As it happens, I am a betting man.
0:07.0	Hello and welcome to a very special episode of the Channel 33 Podcast, part of the
0:21.0	Ringer Podcast Network.
0:22.5	My name is Ben Lindbergh, I'm a writer for theRinger.com.
0:25.4	That clip you just heard really requires no explanation.
0:27.8	What comes from a pretty popular television program called Game of Thrones?
0:31.5	The reason it requires no explanation is that Game of Thrones is the most mainstream,
0:35.6	monoculture TV show left on our splintered entertainment landscape.
0:39.2	It's the closest TV comes to the Oscars or the Super Bowl.
0:42.3	Speaking of which, like the Oscars, like the Super Bowl, you can now place bets on Game
0:46.5	of Thrones.
0:47.5	That's right, just as you might bet on the outcome of a sporting event, you can now bet
0:50.9	on the outcome of Game of Thrones.
0:52.6	As the show's popularity increases, more and more online sportsbooks are getting into the
0:56.5	Game of Thrones gambling game.
0:58.0	You can go to these sites and bet on who will sit on the Iron Throne at the end of the
1:01.4	season or at the end of the series.
1:03.3	You can enter pools to predict the next character to die.
1:06.4	You can pick out prop bets about special occurrences on the show.
1:09.6	One of the most prominent sites where you can wager on Throne's is Bovada, an online gambling
1:13.8	and casino game site for sports and entertainment.
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