Gambling With an Edge - author David Clary

Our guest today is David Clary. David is a news editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, and has written  a new book entitled “Gangsters to Governors: The New Bosses of Gambling in America.”

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Show Notes

[00:44] The book’s aim and whether the goals were met

[02:51] Government revenue and financing through lottery

[04:24] Louisiana lottery company and the corruption

[05:58] Less known history about the mob and Las Vegas

[10:17] David’s prediction on the future of Las Vegas

[12:21] Atlantic City v.s. Las Vegas 

[16:10] The future of sports betting 

[24:57] The future of fantasy sports

[29:07] Where the online gaming is going

[33:31] John "Old smoke" Morrissey

[36:56] What happened to horse racing?

[41:45] The NFL owners and their gambling connections

[48:40] Other interesting gambling facts

[50:19] Possibilities of the sequel

Gansters to Governers: The New Bosses of Gambling in America by David Clary: http://amzn.to/2zaJKDr

John "Old Smoke” Morrissey” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Morrissey

David Clary

Twitter: @dpclary