Rice webinar showcases big data’s rise in sports and gambling

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Jeff Falk
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Rice webinar showcases big data’s rise in sports and gambling

HOUSTON – (April 23, 2021) – The 9th Eubank Conference on Real World Markets at Rice University is taking a close look at how computational tools and big data are impacting sports and changing fan experiences through gambling.

The April 26 webinar on sports analytics and gaming risk management is free and open to the public. 

The virtual event will feature keynote speaker Ed Feng, founder of The Power Rank, 10 industry experts and a panel discussion on sports betting now and then. Lectures will underscore the rising popularity of international sports, the growth of the global sports betting market and the importance of data-driven betting strategies, as well as industry concerns and the economic impact of a legalized sports betting markets. 

The conference is co-sponsored by the Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES), the Department of Statistics and the Department of Sport Management at Rice University.

What: Webinar, Sports Analytics and Gaming Risk Management

Who: Keynote lecturer Ed Feng, founder of The Power Rank

Industry experts: 

·      Chris Anderson, Professor in European Politics and Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science 

·      Jerry Bo, professional sports gambler and radio host on Houston’s ESPN 97.5 and 92.5 FM

·      James Disch, associate professor, Department of Sport Management, Rice University 

·      Hua Gong, assistant professor, Department of Sport Management, Rice University

·      Declan Hill, associate professor of investigations, University of New Haven

·      Ben Jedlovec, director of engineering and data quality, Major League Baseball

·      Daniel Kowal, Dobelman Family Assistant Professor, Rice University

·      Brian Macdonald, special faculty, Carnegie Mellon University

·      Tony Miller, executive director of race and sports, Golden Nugget Las Vegas

·      Wayne Winston, professor emeritus of operations and decision technologies, Indiana University

When: Monday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CDT

Where: Online. The Zoom webinar is free, but registration is required at http://eubank2021.rice.edu

The Eubank Conference on Real World Markets is a central activity of the faculty, students, staff and affiliates of CoFES, a cooperative effort between Rice’s Brown School of Engineering, Jones Graduate School of Business and School of Social Sciences, is dedicated to the quantitative study of financial markets and economic systems and their ultimate impact on society. 

Read more about the webinar in Rice News: http://news.rice.edu/2021/04/19/sports-gambling-conference-eyes-risks-rewards-of-legalization-2.

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