Gambling With an Edge - Sports Books Behaving Badly with Bob Loeb

 Bob Dancer and I are back doing a Gambling With an Edge episode. We interview attorney Bob Loeb about the recent trend of legal, regulated sportsbooks stealing people's money.

Podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/user/7418966/loeb12-22-23final

Gambling With an Edge - guest Chris Andrews

Our guest this week is Chris Andrews, Director of the Sports Book at South Point. We had Chris on last year to talk about his book, "Then One Day," and now he is back to talk about his second book, "Then One Year."

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge.

Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of Chris Andrews, sportsbook director and author of Then One Year

[00:41]  How is Then One Year different from Then One Year

[04:53]  Recounting wins and losses

[06:33]  Las Vegas' pandemic recovery

[07:42]  Health updates

[11:49]  Why was 2020 so difficult for bookmakers?

[15:56]  Was there sharp money in obscure markets during the pandemic/

[16:46]  Calculating odds on obscure sports

[18:11]  Variance in bookmaking operations

[21:34]  Tom Brady's impact on futures

[26:17]  South Point Casino March promotions - Free Play with a Kicker

[26:56]  http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training site and advantage play community with software and tracking tools

[27:28]  http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners

[28:37]  Desaun Watson

[32:22]  Other NFL moves that impact futures

[36:01]  College basketball

[39:05]  Hedging bets with other books

[40:12]  How involved is Chris in originating lines?

[44:31]  Monday Night Football

[46:40]  Chris' personal betting in football contests

[48:37]  A possible third book from Chris

[49:45]  Roxy Roxborough

[50:45]  Recommended:  Super Pumped on Showtime, Winning Time on HBO, The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz. The Judge's List by John Grisham, Endurance by Alfred Lansing

Sponsored Links:

http://SouthPointCasino.com

http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

http://VideoPoker.com/gwae

Books Referenced:

The One Day by Chris Andrews - https://amzn.to/3NtMZMe

Then One Year by Chris Andrews - https://amzn.to/3L9Yvu6

The National Football Lottery by Larry Merchant - https://amzn.to/36oavJC

Recommended:

Super Pumped http://Sho.com/super-pumped

Rise of the Lakers http://Hbo.com/winning-time-the-rise-of-the-lakers-dynasty

The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz - https://amzn.to/3NlhN1F

The Judge's List by John Grisham - https://amzn.to/3iuBshr

Endurance by Alfred Lansing - https://amzn.to/3NgeVTF

Video of sunken ship Endurance http://Youtube.com/watch?v=Syg1IxOvbqU

Gambling With an Edge - bookmaker Chris Andrews

 Our guest this week is Chris Andrews, author of "Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada".  https://amzn.to/3F3daEj

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge.

Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of Chris Andrews, bookmaker and author of Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada

[00:42]  Gill Alexander and the origin of Chris' new book

[04:09]  Chris' background in bookmaking

[06:55]  Working at the Stardust sportsbook

[11:59]  Working at the Barbary Coast sportsbook and misplacing $250,000

[16:36]  Working at the Cal Neva sportsbook in Reno

[22:07]  Who sets the lines?

[25:15]  Max at Cal Neva

[32:02]  Roxy Roxborough

[37:08]  Chris' brief job at the Golden Nugget

[40:08]  South Point Sportsbook

[41:19]  South Point Casino November promotions - earn up to ten half-priced Walmart gift cards, $32k Thanksgiving Day hot seat promotion

[42:21]  http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools

[52:52]  http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners

[44:38]  The best sportsbooks in Las Vegas

[48:53]  William Hill and the model of limiting players

[50:59]  Then One Year, the sequel to then one day.

[57:50]  Have Chris' sons followed him into the bookmaking business?

[59:22]  Recommended:  Dexter on Showtime, A Gambling Man by David Baldacci, The Sopranos, and The Sopranos Sessions

Sponsored Links:

http://SouthPointCasino.com

http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com

http://VideoPoker.com/gwae

Guest Links:

http://Twitter.com/andrewssports

Books Referenced:

Then One Day:  Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada by Chris Andrews https://amzn.to/3F3daEj

Recommended:

http://Sho.com/dexter

A Gambling Man by David Baldacci https://amzn.to/3C8yrKN

http://Hbo.com/the-sopranos

The Sopranos Sessions by Alan Sepinwall, David Chase, and Matt Zoller Seitz https://amzn.to/2YzZrVX

Gambling With an Edge - guest author Peter Alson

Our guest this week is  author Peter Alson. Peter returns to our show to discuss his book, "The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie." The book concerns working in a New York bookmaking operation in the early 1990s. Both Bob and I enjoyed and recommend you read the book

We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge.

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Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of Peter Alston, author of The Vig (originally published as Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie)

[00:32]  Republishing The Vig

[04:02]  How did Peter become a bookmaker?

[06:44]  Prologue of The Vig

[09:36]  Spanky

[12:41]  Degenerates working in the bookie's office

[15:57]  The era of bookmaking without computers

[20:01]  Paying customers and collecting debts

[21:00]  Mob involvement in bookmaking

[23:04]  Billie Walters and other sharp players

[26:04]  Office dynamics with a female employee

[28:25]  Calculating commission on recruited players

[33:14]  South Point Casino October Promotions - Free Play with a Kicker

[33:51]  Predictit.org/promo/edge - place small bets on various political events, $20 deposit match for GWAE listeners

[34:19]  VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners

[35:27]  The original of the title The Vig

[37:36]  Life lessons from being a bookmaker

[41:14]  The aftermath of writing a book about former co-workers

[43:58]  Writing about dysfunctional relationships

[49:21]  How can listeners contact Peter?

[50:40]  Recommended:  Amore Taste of Chicago restaurant, All American on Netflix, remembering Mike Sexton

Peter Alson's links:

PeterAlson.com

Facebook.com/peter.alson

The Only Way to Play It by Peter Alson https://amzn.to/2GLfOWr

The Vig by Peter Alson https://amzn.to/3jbCAFr

The Novice Twins: A Novel  by Eden Alson

One of a Kind:  The Rise and Fall of Stuey Ungar by Nolan Dalla and Peter Alson https://amzn.to/3iHSKFo

Peter's previous appearance on GWAE - LasVegasAdvisor.com/gambling-with-an-edge/podcast-guest-peter-alson

Sponsored Links:

SouthPointCasino.com

Predictit.org/promo/edge

BlackjackApprenticeship.com

VideoPoker.com/gwae

Recommended:

AmoreTasteofChicago.com

All-American - Netflix.com/title/81012998

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