Gambling With an Edge - guest The Heist

01/10/20 • 50 min

Our guest this week is a former surveillance operator turned professional sports bettor. We call him "The Heist.". We welcome your questions - send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of The Heist, former surveillance employee and current poker player/sports bettor[00:35] The Heist's surveillance experience[07:15] The Tran Organization and Archie Karas[07:55] Cheating and facial recognition[11:00] Card craps AP story[16:04] G2E trips and other surveillance training[17:41] Tribal casino legal proceedings[19:09] Why did The Heist give up surveillance?[22:18] Sports betting[24:45] The SuperContest[27:20] South Point January Casino Promotions - $500,000 "Spin to Win." MLK Hot Seat, free video poker classes start 1/14[29:48] Predictit.org/promo/edge - places small bets on political events[30:35] BlackJackApprenticeship.com - blackjack training site[31:00] VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, Pro Membership includes correction on Ultimate X and Quick Quads[32:07] Do casinos data mine search for players with lifetime wins?[32:43] Red flags that attract attention from surveillance[37:02] Sports betting promotions[40:17] Betting on Asian baseball[43:50] Prop betting[45:58] How did he get the name "The Heist?"[47:01] Recommended - Las Vegas Improv, National Parks Lifetime Pass, "52 Things that I learned in 2019." SouthPointCasino.comPredictit.org/promo/edgeBlackJackApprenticeship.comVideoPoker.com/GWAEBobDancer.com/seminarsYoutube.com/user/bjavideos Las Vegas Improvisation Players LVimprov.comNational Park Passes Nps.gov/planyourvisit/passes.htm52 things I learned in 2019 Medium.com/fluxx-studio-notes/52-things-i-learned-in-2019-8ee483e6c816 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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