With AI and blockchain, sports betting’s old guard embraces new technology

Saturday, August 19, 2023 12:58 PM
  • United States
  • Mike Seely, Sports Handle

Generally speaking, technological breakthroughs are a young person’s gambit. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some proverbial old dogs out there who are willing to learn new tricks.

This was abundantly clear when Alan Feldman, a distinguished fellow at UNLV’s International Gaming Institute, moderated an online discussion between US Bookmaking Chairman Vic Salerno and WEBE Gaming CEO John English, two of the more seasoned, well-respected players in the American gambling sector. The chat was one of several sponsored by the International Gaming Standards Association last week.

When the topic of artificial intelligence was broached, English, who created the first sports betting kiosk to receive regulatory approval in the U.S., said, “It can’t be ignored.”