Right to the Source made its comeback in April this year and 28 episodes in, we’re winding down for the holidays. But not before we decide who has been naughty and nice.

Yes, this festive special recaps 2025, picking out the overarching themes whether that’s the rise of prediction markets, the rise of taxes, or the fall of regulated market share in the Netherlands.

There’s also a quiz to test how much Ed Birkin actually knows about H2 Gambling Capital’s data, and whether Robin Harrison reads the iGamingBusiness.com site every day.

A huge thanks to all our listeners for tolerating us in 2025, and we’ll be back in the new year!

• (00:00:14) - The Most Used Phrase In The Podcast This Year
• (00:03:40) - Will More States liberalize casino gambling?
• (00:04:03) - Idaho Business Podcast
• (00:07:52) - Crypto's March to Legitimation
• (00:08:55) - Pintasia Salary Survey
• (00:11:11) - 2017: Key developments and themes for the year
• (00:15:17) - Top 10 gambling themes of 2017
• (00:17:21) - The Host of This
• (00:17:46) - Quizzes
• (00:18:22) - 735 downloaded from H2 database in the past week
• (00:19:34) - iGaming Business's Best Article of 2025
• (00:22:00) - Oceania's contribution to global gambling
• (00:22:58) - Igaming Business: Brazil's Tag Posts in 2025
• (00:24:33) - What market share did Sporting Bet have in Brazil in 2025?
• (00:26:49) - How much unlicensed GGR in Brazil?
• (00:28:22) - Santa's List
• (00:29:46) - Christmas Eve: The Nice List

It’s taken us a long time to get it live but Right to the Source’s lost episodes from G2E are slowly being uncovered, starting with the Plaza Hotel and Casino CEO Jonathan Jossel who talks Downtown, revitalising Vegas and Big John.

• (00:00:06) - The Weak Member of the Jewish Family
• (00:00:48) - Interview With Jonathan
• (00:01:00) - Interview
• (00:01:37) - The 29-year-old CEO of Las Vegas' oldest casino
• (00:03:45) - The Plaza Hotel's transformation
• (00:06:35) - President Trump on Las Vegas' economy
• (00:11:25) - Questions for the Plaza's Customers
• (00:12:24) - The Love Letter I Had For Big John
• (00:15:25) - Las Vegas Business Talk: Downtown

Right to the Source returns with the three New York downstate casino licences seemingly destined for Queens and the Bronx, a deep dive into Monarch Casino & Resort, while Ed Birkin lives out the film Her with ChatGPT.

• (00:00:15) - Robin Harrison on The Muppets Christmas Carol
• (00:00:58) - Story of the Week
• (00:02:09) - Q&A
• (00:07:29) - The Jacksonville Jaguars' chances of making the NFL playoffs
• (00:11:34) - Pundits predict Sheffield Wednesday's relegation
• (00:12:22) - Monarch Casino: Does It Need a Hero?
• (00:14:36) - Talking about the Las Vegas and Reno revenues
• (00:15:22) - How Big Is the US Casino Market?
• (00:19:16) - My Dog's 'Persona'
• (00:20:04) - Talking To My Chat GPT Assistant
• (00:21:59) - Monarch Casino: Potentially Saved?
• (00:22:30) - Child's questions about Switzerland
• (00:26:07) - Talking Lottery in Switzerland
• (00:26:54) - Podcast