{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The iGaming Leader","title":"The Architect of US Sports Betting and iGaming ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2732,"description":"In this episode of iGaming Leader, Leo sits down with William J. Pascrell III, “BP3”. He is a partner at Princeton Public Affairs Group and a driving force behind the legalisation of sports betting and online gaming in the United States.\nBP3 shares the unseen cost of bold bets: losing every major client when he onboarded PokerStars to help bring iGaming to America, the two-year sprint that followed, and the resilience forged long before politics from a 45-day coma with spinal meningitis to the daily discipline learned from his father. \nThis is a conversation about courage, people, and choosing to be a happy warrior rather than an angry gladiator.\nAbout BP3\nBill Pascrell III is a veteran strategist and lobbyist who helped lead New Jersey’s iGaming framework and the decade-long campaign that culminated in PASPA’s repeal in 2018. \nHe advises governments and gaming companies across the US and internationally on policy, compliance and market access.\nKey Topics Discussed\n00:00 – Scars, setbacks and the “small gladiator” mindset\n03:30 – “Architect of American sports betting” and what it really means\n08:00 – Growing up without privilege and learning to outwork everyone\n14:00 – Spinal meningitis as a teenager\n20:00 – Lessons from his father on example, integrity and service\n23:30 – The King David Hotel story and resourcefulness under pressure\n28:30 – Grief, legacy and the Pascrell Public Service Institute\n34:00 – Onboarding PokerStars, losing every client and starting again\n39:00 – NFL opposition, real-world pressure and personal risk\n40:00 – Happy warrior versus angry gladiator\n43:00 – People before everything\nMemorable Quotes\n“I have the scars and the bruises to show I was a small gladiator in this fight.”\n“Give me 10% of 40 million and I’ll get this done in two years. And we did.”\n“I could have treated my adversaries more as a happy warrior than as an angry gladiator.”\n“Titles come and go. What matters is how we treat each other.”\nConnect with Bill Pascrell III...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/yqvdFvcfDiDCUT_op0gUBWr9w0nodzeeimRJmH0xYVI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNTg1/MTBkYjJjNjA5MTU2/ZWFkZDc3OGI4MDgx/NDRmOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}