smart-bash 2024

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Smart-Bash

Smart-Bash

2024 event details

When Is It

Friday 19th July 2024

Where Is It

Chelsea FC, London, England

What Is It

Full day of seminars and expert panels, followed by drinks evening

Join us for the 2024 Smart Bash

Join us for the 2024 Smart Bash — an exclusive one-day gathering crafted by and for betting enthusiasts, set to take place at Chelsea Football Club on Friday, July 19th.

Immerse yourself in a day brimming with insights, connections, and learning opportunities. Engage in seminars, presentations, and panels led by renowned professional gamblers and experts, all tailored to enrich your understanding of the world of betting.

Experience the camaraderie of like-minded individuals in our dedicated networking breakout rooms. Cap off the day with a vibrant evening at Chelsea’s own Frankie’s Bar, where drinks and conversations flow freely.

Smart Bash is brought to you by the collaboration of Smart Betting Club, Bookie Bashing, and Matchbook—three entities committed to empowering bettors with knowledge and tools to enhance their success in the realm of betting.

CONFIRMED PANELLISTS

Professional Punter for the past 8 years, specialising in football. Previously was the head of football trading at Coral and knows the betting world inside out.
 

Tom founded Waterhouse VC in August 2019. In 2008, Tom became Australia’s largest on-course bookmaker. Tom launched TomWaterhouse.com in 2010. It became Australia’s fastest growing online betting business and was sold to William Hill in 2013. In 2014, Tom was appointed CEO of William Hill (Australia), which had around 500 staff and a million clients, generating US$2Bn in turnover.

Matthew boasts extensive experience in the betting industry, having held various positions at renowned companies such as Mustard Bet and Pinnacle Sports, where he most recently was the head of Growth Sports.

The CEO and founder of the highly successful Winner Odds betting algorithm, leverages AI to identify inefficiencies in bookmaker odds for sports like football and tennis.
 
Dean Valentine

With a lifetime dedicated to betting, Dean Valentine has forged a successful career as a professional punter. His deep understanding of what it takes to win, adapt, and evolve with changing markets is unparalleled.

Johnny is a former bookmaker turned pro-punter and also one of the co-hosts of the very popular Upping The Ante Racing Post show from the Racing Post.

Harry is a partner at the law firm Gardner Leader, with a speciality in cases related to the betting industry. Harry regularly acts for some of the leading names in the gambling world in both High Court proceedings and before various sports regulatory panels.
 

Brian is a vastly experienced campaigner for bettors rights and is the founder of the ‘Justice For Punters’ Gambling consumer rights group.

Craig is a former professional snooker player turned winning bettor with a speciality in finding value on Golf and Snooker with both bookmakers and betting exchanges.

Chen is an American quantitative analyst, poker player, and software designer
 

Varun is the CEO and Co-Founder of BetDEX, a recently launched betting exchange offering smart bettors a new blockchain-based platform. With previous experience as a senior executive at Fanduel, Varun is uniquely qualified to discuss the growth of blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies in the betting industry.

Olof Stenius

Founder of Odds Reactor Ltd, former professional handball player ad PhD in operations research. Olof has created the algorithms behind Odds Reactors pricing and risk management service, with the aim to provide a more fair and qualitative betting landscape. 

Professional punter specialising in betting on golf and has been for a decade. He also worked for Betfair for over eight years before that.
 

Chris brings over 25 years of trading experience from beginning his career as a cashier in a betting shop to now leading a team of over 50 traders for the past 10 years as Director of Trading at BetVictor.

Will is the Founder and driving force behind LiveDuel, a decentralized sports betting exchange built for the digital age. Prioritizing user experience and community, LiveDuel aims to revolutionize the industry for both bettors and liquidity providers.

Dylan Beirne

Dylan has an impressive career in golf analytics, beginning with his work at 15th Club, where he provided insights to the world’s leading players, including multiple major winners and world number ones. He also served as the lead analyst for Team Europe in the 2018 and 2021 Ryder Cup.

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Panels' details

Betting Syndicate Insight - Expert Panel Discussion On Running A Professional Betting Group In The Current Landscape.

Join us for an insightful group discussion featuring three prominent syndicates as they delve into the dynamics of running large-scale betting operations in 2024. Gain valuable insights into the advantages and drawbacks, as well as the opportunities and challenges encountered in the field.
Discover the lessons ‘regular’ punters can glean from these discussions and how to apply them to enhance their own betting strategies. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the industry’s best and take your betting game to new heights!

Sports Betting Models - The X’s & the Os

Join moderator Tom Brownlee and three elite professional gamblers for a dynamic session on real-time betting modeling. Watch as they demonstrate the art of pricing up any event from scratch, unraveling the intricacies and nuances behind expert odds compilation. Don’t miss this opportunity to witness firsthand how the pros tackle betting challenges with precision and finesse!

Presentation: Risk Reward in Sports Betting by Miguel Figueres

Miguel Figueres, the mastermind behind the acclaimed Winner Odds algorithm for tennis and football, will share his expertise on balancing risk and reward in sports betting in this special presentation. Learn from an expert just how to calibrate models for success in order to maximise your profitability with specific examples from both the football and tennis betting markets

Panel: Sharp Punting Experts On Betting For A Living

Join a trio of expert punters as they delve into what it takes to be a ‘sharp’ winning bettor in 2024. Discover the methods and strategies that drive their success and learn how to consistently stay ahead. They’ll also reveal the best practices on how, where, and when to place your bets to maximize your edge for the long term.

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Independent and honest reviewers and assessors of tipster services, helping you to make your betting as profitable as possible.
 
BookieBashing is a service for professional bettors and advantage players and those that want to bet with an edge.
 

Matchbook is a peer-to-peer betting exchange designed for smart bettors who want more value. Offering deep liquidity and low commissions, Matchbook returns maximum value to bettors

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WinnerOdds is an Artificial Intelligence method, which Spanish engineer, professor and bettor Miguel Figueres developed in 2014 for himself and his group of friends after realizing that, although it was not easy, with a good mathematical muscle it was possible to beat the bookmakers in the long run without the need for human intervention in bet selection.

 

UK Tote Group is the proud owner and steward of the Tote, the UK’s leading pool betting operator since 1928. We’re united by a shared desire to secure British racing’s finance for generations to come through a revitalised Tote, which now provides customers with more betting options and better value.