‘Betting People’ Interview

Sep 26, 2025 by Rob

I recently sat down with Simon Nott of Starsports for his ‘Betting People’ series.

We cover it all from the early years of TV betting, initial Strictly and X Factor success, branching out into Eurovision, and then taking the greatest gamble of all… And everything that led up to the publication of ‘The Gambler’.

Split into four sections, it touches on some of the skills required to be successful in the TV betting sphere, highlights how the markets have evolved over the years, and traces it all back to my upbringing, and learning about betting.

Thanks to Simon Nott and Starsports. Here’s the interview which took place at Starsports’ incredibly plush Curzon Street branch in London’s Mayfair, a far cry from your average, provincial high street betting shop, where some great characters from my youth used to gather daily, as regaled in ‘The Gambler’: