#BettingPeople Interview MATTHEW SHADDICK Smarkets Head of Politics 1/4
One of the most respected men in political betting, MATTHEW SHADDICK is Head of Politics at Smarkets, having recently joined from Ladbrokes, where he’d been since 2002. Shaddick took over political betting product in 2008 at Ladbrokes and was appointed as the full-time head of that department in 2014, leading the group through a golden age for political markets with Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, three General Elections in Britain and the 2020 Presidential Election.
In Part 1, Matthew discusses the past ten years in political betting, including the double header of Brexit and Trump, the 2020 Presidential Election, the Scottish Independence Referendum and more.
