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The Sports Gambler Who Turned $700k Into $300M

Brentford FC won the "World's Richest Game" this past weekend, but their belief in analytics is even more interesting.

Joe Pompliano
Jun 01, 2021
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Brentford FC beat Swansea this past Saturday in the “World’s Richest Game” — the Championship Play-Off Final — earning the Bees a promotion to the English Premier League and the roughly $300 million in guaranteed money that comes with it.

Even more interesting?

Less than a decade ago, with the club facing financial stress, a professional sports ga…

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