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

Everyone’s had their say on last week’s Budget in the UK, which heralds a hike in remote gaming duty to 40% next year, and an increase in remote betting duty to 25% of GGR from 2027. But is it going to push all gambling activity offshore, and will it yield £1.1 billion in new tax revenue as the Office for Budget Responsibility claims? Ed Birkin is not so sure.

• (00:00:15) - Robin Hood
• (00:01:33) - UK Budget Special
• (00:03:25) - UK budget: Will the onshore market shrink?
• (00:09:57) - The Tax on Gambling Advertising
• (00:11:10) - Gambling Commission budget: Should it be cut?
• (00:13:18) - OBR: The UK's public finances
• (00:22:14) - Wales gambling tax: Doomsday scenarios are too optimistic?
• (00:25:56) - Steve Monash on the black market
• (00:30:08) - Brexit and the UK oil and gas industry
• (00:31:49) - Good Marketing and Terrible Gambling Adverts
• (00:33:48) - Robin's Happy Ending

Right to the Source is getting existential as developments in the US prompt discussions on grey market gambling - and whether it's all just illegal - before a deep dive into gambling in Argentina.

• (00:00:00) - Robin Harrison on Bebop From Rocksteady
• (00:01:39) - Turkey's gambling crackdown
• (00:04:37) - DraftKings, FanDuel to Give Up Their Nevada License for
• (00:11:43) - Hard Rock's Sports Casino Plan
• (00:16:59) - "It's a funny old time for gambling"
• (00:18:31) - Argentina: Bet365 and the grey market
• (00:21:34) - Are there gray markets in the gambling industry?
• (00:25:47) - Black Market and grey market
• (00:28:01) - Argentina: Big Gaming Machine Market
• (00:32:59) - Random country generator
• (00:33:32) - Monarch Casino
• (00:34:29) - Monarch Casino: How many slot machines do they have?

Right to the Source is back and it’s bouncing around the world, as Ed Birkin sizes up the UAE online gambling market, Robin Harrison talks up Allwyn taking full control of OPAP and prediction markets bring up memories of pie-eating 'keeper Wayne Shaw.

• (00:00:14) - Interviewing The Olsen Twins
• (00:03:48) - UAE gaming licence announcement
• (00:06:16) - Online gaming in the UAE
• (00:09:04) - The Most Expensive Pair Of Leather Trousers
• (00:11:34) - Liverpool chairman reads out his statement on Frank Lampard's dismissal
• (00:13:34) - Europa vs Malta: Cross-border Gambling
• (00:17:36) - Coinbase CEO's statement on market manipulation is appalling
• (00:20:26) - The Maximal Issue With Prediction Markets
• (00:24:40) - Opinion Poll
• (00:26:14) - Uganda's tax on e-commerce
• (00:27:07) - M&A: OPAP vs Alwyn Investment
• (00:32:21) - In the Elevator With the Olsen Twins
• (00:32:53) - Lottery Group Q2 2018 earnings release
• (00:36:03) - FDJ's Online Lottery
• (00:37:42) - French digital spend in France
• (00:38:24) - Random country generator
• (00:39:12) - Fashion Week
• (00:40:13) - The Most Famous People Started Out In Kids TV
• (00:41:58) - Selena Gomez AND Miley Cyrus

Right to the Source always threatens to bring on more guests and today we welcome Khalid Ali of the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA), and dissect Banijay’s acquisition of Tipico.

• (00:00:00) - Right to the Source
• (00:04:26) - Podcasts on YouTube
• (00:05:55) - Crypto Seems Safe, But Doxing People?
• (00:07:04) - impressive how Winamax is totally under your radar
• (00:09:31) - Anticipation Over The Typico-Typico Deal
• (00:14:17) - Bett365 vs. Racecourse
• (00:18:27) - milo on Bet365 and Monetar
• (00:19:31) - How many guests have we had on the show?
• (00:20:10) - Khaled on Right to the Source
• (00:20:54) - IBEA's Sports Betting Integrity Rebrand
• (00:27:41) - The International Betting Integrity Association's Mission 2030
• (00:32:23) - SESCA's role in data and esports
• (00:34:26) - WG1: Collaboration with Institutions
• (00:38:48) - Hearts vs Celtic
• (00:41:44) - IBA Sports Wagering Advocacy
• (00:46:59) - Visit Our Website
• (00:47:34) - Podcast Research Society
• (00:48:07) - The Peaky Blinders Takeover
• (00:52:20) - Peaky Blinders

Right to the Source is back after a break for G2E, and it’s diving into all the week’s past controversies, whether that’s NBA gambling scandals or a set-to between Evolution and Playtech. Oh, and Sheffield Wednesday were placed in administration.

• (00:00:13) - Right To The Source
• (00:01:16) - The Owls are in administration
• (00:02:48) - NBA arrests linked to sports betting
• (00:08:38) - Playtech vs Evolution: What's Wrong With Calling Out Bad Things
• (00:14:08) - "It's Impossible for Suppliers to Be Part of a
• (00:20:30) - Ways of regulating gambling in the UK and Brazil
• (00:27:43) - The Guinness Zero Adverts
• (00:31:16) - Pod Topics: Non-Alcohol Beers
• (00:31:59) - The Random Country Generator
• (00:32:20) - KSA: Channelization to Onshore
• (00:32:46) - Basic information about Mauritius, Uganda and Nauru
• (00:35:02) - Podcasters: Listenership Numbers
• (00:36:29) - Right to the Source: Uganda and OPAP