Podcast – 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

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

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

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

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