David Carruthers: The CEO Who Went to Prison And Rebuilt His Life

🎙 NEXT.io Podcast #225 with David Carruthers, CEO at David Carruthers Consulting Limited.In this NEXT.io Podcast episode, David Carruthers shares his extraordinary journey in the iGaming industry. From leading a billion-dollar company to serving time in federal prison, David shares his rise, fall, and ultimate reinvention of himself. As the former CEO of BetOnSports, he built one of the most dominant online sportsbooks, until a U.S. crackdown changed everything.⏰ Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction00:30 - Sponsors01:48 - David’s Carruthers Journey04:15 - Entering the Gambling Industry at 1806:00 - Climbing the Ladder at Ladbrokes07:04 - Turning Point: Leaving Ladbrokes09:06 - Landing in Costa Rica & Becoming CEO of BetOnSports13:30 - Scaling BetOnSports into a Billion-Dollar Business18:26 - Legal Grey Areas & Risks of U.S. Expansion22:18 - The U.S. Crackdown & His Arrest30:00 - House Arrest for 4 Years in the U.S.37:00 - Accepting a Plea Deal to Avoid 80 Years in Prison42:00 - Life Inside Federal Prison50:00 - Rebuilding Life After Prison1:04:00 - Re-Entering the Gambling Industry1:15:00 - The Future of Gambling & Emerging Markets1:20:00 - Lessons from His Journey1:28:00 - Closing Marks🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nextdotio CONNECT WITH NEXT.IO✩ Website - https://next.io/This episode of NEXT.io is brought to you by:Pragmatic Solutions – Leading iGaming platform technology.https://pragmatic.solutions/Pragmatic Play – Industry-leading content provider.https://www.pragmaticplay.com/en/