Def : Danilo D'Ambrosio

Mid : Gaston Ramirez

Fwd : Gareth Bale / Gregoire Defrel / Leo Messi

*Deadline for submitting/editing tips - 2pm.

Top Tipsters :

1 - Westy - 38.18 pts
2- Indexical - 20.33 pts
3 - Chickenman - 19.68 pts
4 - Tikka-Mo-Salah - 14.00 pts
5 - Ynot_b - 13.99 pts
6 - Ross12 - 13.35 pts
7 - Thatguy - 12.57 pts
8 - Andy M - 12.52 pts
9 - C Arroyo - 11.68 pts
10 - Vespasian32 - 10.67 pts
11 - Ringers - 9.02 pts
12 - Nally - 7.60 pts
13 - Dan-w - 7.24 pts
14 - Hammond_FI - 5.35 pts
15 - Wb - 5.00 pts
16 - benmorley24 - 2.35 pts
17 - jay - 1.35 pts
18 - AbuOG - 1.18 pts
19 - ScousePilgrim - 0.85 pts
20 - Moukoko - 0.35 pts

Top Tipsters :

1 - Westy - 38.18 pts
2- Indexical - 20.33 pts
3 - Chickenman - 19.68 pts
4 - Tikka-Mo-Salah - 14.00 pts
5 - Ynot_b - 13.99 pts
6 - Ross12 - 13.35 pts
7 - Thatguy - 12.57 pts
8 - Andy M - 12.52 pts
9 - C Arroyo - 11.68 pts
10 - Vespasian32 - 10.67 pts
11 - Ringers - 9.02 pts
12 - Nally - 7.60 pts
13 - Dan-w - 7.24 pts
14 - Hammond_FI - 5.35 pts
15 - Wb - 5.00 pts
16 - benmorley24 - 2.35 pts
17 - jay - 1.35 pts
18 - AbuOG - 1.18 pts
19 - ScousePilgrim - 0.85 pts
20 - Moukoko - 0.35 pts

@Andy-M

Winning tip - Memphis Depay (Forward) 1/1 x 3 = 3 pts

Total : 12.52 pts

@Dan-w

Winning tip - Manuel Akanji (Defender) 1/3 x 3 = 0.99 pts

Winning tip - Memphis Depay (Forward) 1/3 x 3 = 0.99 pts

Total : 7.24 pts

@Keegans-Bluff

Looking at that list, I'd be putting Holland at the top and making it a priority.
Football there is generating a huge buzz right now so the timing couldn't be better.
The dutch league could be considered a natural 6th addition to PB eligibility.

Agreed Scandinavia looks like a good direction for expansion, some of those listed as "legal" could be big markets.

Where licensing is required I would look to build core teams in advance and proceed with applications via international legal teams. I don't think that would be impossible with FI's current UK based turnover.
I would also suggest the possibility that Nasdaq already has such a network in place already and there could be alternative legal specialists with global experience that could be considered as partners in global dev.

I don't expect anyone here to go marching into Turkey in an effort to change gambling laws, but surprisingly it seems to be an open market for sports betting (assuming that's the right category).
Holland looks like a great place to take some baby steps, I would have been pushing that sooner had I thought about it earlier.
I'll keep banging an orange drum then :)

https://simonsblogpark.com/onlinegambling/simons-guide-online-gambling-legal-status-laws/

@Chris-J said in Going Global:

many who are already sceptical about the platform

My suggestion would be the inclusion of an "exchange rate indicator"
Two figures :
1 - Current exchange rate
2 - Average 12 months exchange rate.

A good general guide for overseas investors that could build confidence.

@Andy-M

Again I think FI needs to consider partnerships, as well as establishing and funding national teams.

How does one go about doing that ?

First you (as a national coordinator) initiate two senior team members.
One should be a lawyer and the other should be a developer.

Task them with :
(a) Liasing with FI UK in regard to all things legalese
This should incur an ongoing legal fee to be maintained by FI UK
(b) Build a mirror website that is translated and has a built in currency exchange.
This has to work in real time, as well as retaining structure. So this needs to be an English speaking developer with able skills incurring a one off fee for the build and ongoing fees for maintenance and server costs. Again funded by FI UK.

Come back to me later for more tasking and we can discuss marketing.
Email AC and start banging on at him for cash (he might just appreciate it).
If he wants a global dev coordinator he can have 20 hrs a month of my time for 5k a year.

@Keegans-Bluff

A legal team to be tasked with expansion should be an FI priority, as well as ensuring they are adequately resourced.

The fact remains that not only Brits sit around online poker tables.
They do not require the US and China to sustain their operations at this level.
I have enjoyed taking part in global tourneys as well as national matches.

In terms of FI I would suggest that even without some nations, the addition of others on this single market should generate "massive" returns for all those currently invested.
Assuming legal costs are then followed up with resources for marketing teams within those nations.
How much money could we give to @Andy-M and his like ???

Each time the number of participating nations doubles, so could FI turnover and every individual portfolio.
This is not a drum I plan to stop beating any time soon.
We clearly aren't going to see rapid 100% increases from London bus adverts, that bubble has long burst and we need to maintain global ambitions.