He Invented Online Sports Betting! Jay Cohen Talks Prison, Big Bets & More!

🎙️ SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Jay Cohen Joins WiseKracks Pro sports bettor Bill “Krackman” Krackomberger sits down for an exclusive one-on-one interview with Jay Cohen, co-founder of World Sports Exchange (WSEX) and one of the original pioneers of online sports betting. Long before online sportsbooks became a massive part of the sports world, Cohen and his partners launched World Sports Exchange from Antigua in the 1990s. WSEX became the first fully online sportsbook and helped pioneer concepts like live in-game betting and exchange-style sports markets that are commonplace today. But Cohen’s story took a dramatic turn. In 2000, he became the first person convicted in U.S. federal court under the Federal Wire Act for operating an online gambling company, despite WSEX being licensed and regulated in Antigua. Cohen ultimately served 18 months in federal prison. In this special episode, Cohen discusses his new book, “Odds Man Out: The Untold Story of How Professional Sports Crushed the Pioneers of Online Betting,” and takes Krackman behind the scenes of his incredible journey. 🎰 Inside the interview: • How World Sports Exchange became an online sports betting pioneer • What it was like building an internet sportsbook in the 1990s • The early days of live and in-game sports betting • Operating WSEX legally from Antigua • Why Cohen decided to return to the United States and fight the federal charges • His conviction under the Federal Wire Act • What life was really like inside federal prison • Watching sports betting explode into a massive legal industry decades later • The story behind Odds Man Out • What Cohen thinks about the sports betting industry today • PLUS — Krackman asks Jay questions submitted directly by the audience! This is a fascinating look at a piece of sports betting history from someone who lived it firsthand. 📚 Learn more about Odds Man Out and Jay Cohen’s remarkable story.