Roy Brindley meets Ed Nicholson, who has spent almost 35 years in betting PR with Ladbrokes, 888 and Unibet. Ed was on call for Ladbrokes the day Frankie Dettori rode all seven winners at Ascot, and tells the story from the inside. He also remembers turning down shares in Betfair, a job interview with Tony Bloom and a bowl of Frosties, a raindrop bet with Harry Findlay, being Big Brother's betting expert, and Dermot O'Leary riding a Cheltenham finish on his back. 18+ | Please gamble responsibly | GambleAware.org

Roy Brindley meets former snooker pro Ian McCulloch, the Preston Potter. Ian reached number 16 in the world but was never seeded, and explains how Shaun Murphy's 2005 world title cost him around half a million pounds. He talks about the shoulder injury that ended his career, the exhibition circuit, and why he thinks half the tour is not working hard enough. Plus pricing up and laying on the exchanges, a Mark Selby bet cashed out from a hospital, the rise of Chinese snooker, and Davis, Hendry or O'Sullivan.

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Roy Brindley meets Andy "The Monk" Black, Ireland's most successful poker player. Knocked out of the 1997 World Series by Stu Ungar, Andy spent five years in a monastery, then came back to finish fifth in the 2005 Main Event for $1.75 million. He talks Buddhism and gambling, Dublin poker in the 1980s, making The Million Dollar Deal with Matt Damon in shot, why main events are the best value in poker, and the characters who shaped Irish poker. 18+ | Please gamble responsibly | GambleAware.org

Roy Brindley meets Chris Poole, BetVictor's head of trading, who went from betting shop cashier to running a team of 47 traders. Chris tells the story of the Dublin Racing Festival day coup that nearly cost the firm over a million, explains why old-school odds compiling has gone and how AI is changing the battle between bookmaker and punter, and reveals which sports really take the money. Plus: Frankel, the darts boom, pneumonia at Leopardstown and life as the Twitter sheriff.

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Roy Brindley meets Paul Lawrence, who has been kennel hand, racing manager, odds compiler, broadcaster and professional punter in 45 years at the dogs. Paul recalls staging a greyhound race at the Cheltenham Festival, the night the Ashes stars came to Kinsley, and the mentors who taught him to price a race. Plus: why tracks keep closing, what Australia gets right, how bookmakers restrict winners, and the mystery of where official SPs come from.

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Roy Brindley launches the Odds-On podcast with one of darts' most colourful characters: Colin "Jaws" Lloyd, former world No. 1, 2004 World Grand Prix champion and 2005 World Matchplay winner, sealed with that famous 170 checkout.

Now head of player development at Red Dragon and Winmau, Colin names the three teenagers he believes are the next Luke Littler, including the Scottish youngster breaking Littler's youth records, and explains why, even now, he still ranks Littler third on the all-time list.

Along the way: how the £25,000 Colin banked for winning the Matchplay became £225,000 for Littler this year (and £1m for a world champion), what touring pros really pay out of their own pocket ("you are gambling"), the truth behind the Winmau Blade X controversy from inside the company, the night Colin punched a dartboard, why champions like Peter Wright fall off a cliff, Cameron Menzies' ceiling, the best advice Colin ever got ("more carrot, less stick"), and why Beau Greaves has earned the respect of the entire ProTour.

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Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Colin's life now: Red Dragon & Winmau 01:46 The next Luke Littler: three teenagers to watch 03:18 Q School & turning pro at 16 03:58 £25k to £225k: darts' prize-money explosion 05:49 A Netflix moment & taking darts global 09:54 Why champions fall off a cliff: Anderson, Wade, Wright 12:51 Weight, fitness & the darts-player stereotype 18:30 Playing the villain: boos, Vettel & Steve Davis 20:28 Life on tour: the real cost of chasing the top 16 24:03 No safety net: "You are gambling" 27:54 The Winmau Blade X controversy 33:09 Colin's all-time top three (Littler third?) 37:06 Can Michael van Gerwen come back? 39:41 Punching the dartboard & the biggest meltdowns 43:01 Cameron Menzies: how good can he be? 45:05 "More carrot, less stick": mindset & coaching 47:52 Beau Greaves, Wattimena & Nijman: ones to watch 51:13 Would Colin go back to Q School? 53:20 Wrap-up

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