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Originally Posted by TomG
how do you feel gambling has changed your relationship with your family?
The combo of gambling and travelling to many notorious drug-trafficking third world countries has caused a few problems.
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how much money do you currently have on balance in sports books right now?
90% of my roll is in sportsbooks... about half at A+ books and half at D-. ETA: "roll" = net worth; any winning gambler who keeps a separate "gambling roll" and "life roll" is a fish.
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what are the benefits and drawbacks of betting as part of a team vs. solo?
Team benefits: love sac, hot tub and HoN buddies; division of labor / more flexible schedule; constantly discussing/developing new ideas
Cons: harder accounting; need to agree on risk tolerance and work level; more mouths to feed (despite what a lot of noobs say, sports betting doesn't scale indefinitely); can't work naked
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what are your sports betting goals for 2012?
I'm shooting for Clam Milly from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012. After that, no specific goal yet but I want to scale back my hours and keep making money.
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do you bet rickj plays? why or why not?
No. He's old.
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Originally Posted by illfuuptonight
What sort of information do you put into your models?
Depends on the sport/market obviously. The more data the better.
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Aside from chasing steam and scalping, what's the LEAST that someone can do to win at baseball? Is being a smart person with the ability to see value within a game enough? Or is a model a must-have?
How do you know you're truly "seeing value" in a game, and not just missing something the market knows?
I like retrosheet for baseball. MLB.com, NFL.com, etc. if you know how to scrape websites. Not sure otherwise.
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How does rsigley have a pinnacle account?
He likes to brag that he has an Arab friend, so I'm guessing that guy knows an opium druglord or oil billionaire who has an agent.
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Originally Posted by Johnny_B
If you could go back 5 years, what advice would you give yourself with regards to gambling?
Go to college outside the U.S. Get a desktop and three monitors.
Lol Catholic Center, join a frat. SS and GOMAD.
Last edited by calm; 12-15-2011 at 01:21 AM.