GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Scott Butera, CEO, Fubo Sports

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Scott Butera, the CEO of Fubo Sports, on how the business model of his company is different than any other sports betting provider.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Scott Butera, CEO, Fubo Sports

Many experts in the sports betting world believe that streaming games live on sports betting platforms will boost revenues and increase participation. Fubo Sports has the unique ability to do that because of its connection to Fubo TV, a streaming video service that specializes in live sports. Scott Butera, who has experience in all aspects of the gaming business from tribal gaming to commercial to online and sports betting, is CEO of Fubo Sports and explains that the company can draw from Fubo TV subscribers, who are the exact demographic that enjoy sports betting. He says that the live streaming aspect of Fubo Sports will also bring subscribers to Fubo TV making it a win-win for both division of the same company. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros from his home office in Las Vegas in February.


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Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.