Ep. 133: Prime Suspects - May 18, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses sports betting insights, including a recap of the Preakness Stakes and the implications of recent industry changes.

Prime Suspects is back for Ep. 133, hosted by Matt Landes and featuring Joe Brennan Jr. and Adam Bjorn. Hear the guys discuss: A Preakness Stakes recap detailing Napoleon Solo’s 10-to-1 upset victory , how laying the favorites resulted in a strong day for the bookmaker , and early thoughts on the upcoming third leg of the Triple Crown Sporttrade's sudden exit from online sports betting and whether state-by-state licensing models can truly survive when pitted against a federal framework DraftKings co-founder Matt Kalish’s viral Twitter tirade against Kalshi , the structural realities of exchange liquidity , and the blatant irony of established industry giants complaining about market disruptors The real math behind prediction market margins and why Adam completely rejects claims that exchanges gouge users compared to the high hold rates of mainstream sportsbooks An upcoming Senate subcommittee hearing on sports integrity and prediction markets , Minnesota's historic state-level ban , and why federal gridlock will likely leave the industry's future to the courts Deep sportsbook exposure updates for the NBA and NHL conference finals , massive backing for the Thunder over the Spurs…

People in this episode

Host: Matt Landes

Guests: Joe Brennan Jr., Adam Bjorn

Topics covered

• sports betting
• Preakness Stakes recap
• sports integrity
• prediction markets
• Triple Crown
• NBA and NHL playoffs

Keywords

• sports betting
• Preakness Stakes
• Triple Crown
• prediction markets
• NBA playoffs
• NHL playoffs
• DraftKings
• Kalshi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sporttrade, DraftKings, Kalshi, Minnesota

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