Proline was not on last week. First week missed in 25 years or so.....

Proline was not on last week. First week missed in 25 years or so..... I know Feist is a boiler room marketing scumbag that knows little about gambling. Some of the cappers are ok and I always watched the show. HE lasted a long long time. Not sure what is up but in these tough times he could be the last show to fade away. Smokin Cokin could shed some light if he is around as he used to be.

They are no longer taping the show. They are owned by a canadian company that didn't want to invest the money. It may still be available on his website but it's no longer on the tube.

[QUOTE=Bleonard;5629]They are no longer taping the show. They are owned by a canadian company that didn't want to invest the money. It may still be available on his website but it's no longer on the tube.[/QUOTE] Thanks Mr Leonard for the info but was not even on website last week. Maybe this week. I am sure the revenue is not the same not too mention there are a couple of cappers there getting KILLED this year. Scotty is taking the beating of his life. Thanks for the update!

I heard that. Maybe they gave it up altogether.

Feist finally defunct? Not surprised to hear negative comments about Feist. 25 years ago he had a full page ad in "Gambling Times" with him sitting behind a table with one million dollars stacked up...except if you looked closely, you'd see one of the bills was bent up and under it was blank pieces of paper cut into the shape of bills. I never trusted him after that.

bob gregorka from the old sands sportsbook in las vegas used to be a regular handicapper on the show for about 3 years. that was about 10 years ago. he told me back then, that to put on that show on t.v. every saturday morning,costs 70,000 dollars each saturday.

They are still hustling business over the phone though!

[QUOTE=JimS;5723]bob gregorka from the old sands sportsbook in las vegas used to be a regular handicapper on the show for about 3 years. that was about 10 years ago. he told me back then, that to put on that show on t.v. every saturday morning,costs 70,000 dollars each saturday.[/QUOTE] Gregorka was a good guy IT SEEMED. He also went to that earlier show at 8:00 on USA that lasted a while with Mike Lee and a few others.

Phone Boiler room going away! WOW It has been posted in several places that Feist is now closing down his phone service (boiler room). That is unreal. It is not that surprising in this economy but he has been there a long long time. Not sure if it is true but would not doubt it.

Big Stick Media Corporation Announces the Closing of Its Las Vegas Handicapping Advisory Call Center Sunday, 18 October 2009 Big Stick Media Corporation ("BSM" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:BSM) announces today that it has ceased the operations of its wholly-owned subsidiary, National Sports Services (IGC), Inc. ("NSS"). NSS had been operating a call center for the sale of handicapping advisory services. In the three completed fiscal quarters of 2009, NSS accounted for approximately 39% of BSM's consolidated revenue. While NSS had generated net income of approximately $675,000 for the first three quarters of fiscal 2009, this was due largely to the deferred recognition of revenue in relation to cash receipts received during the fourth quarter of 2008. As well, the company had realized a material foreign exchange translation gain related to the depreciation of the U.S. dollar versus the Canadian dollar. However, NSS had not been able to achieve cash flow positive results for any fiscal year since BSM had acquired the assets that constituted the NSS business in November of 2006. "In the three years that we have owned and operated the NSS business, we have expended tremendous efforts to right-size the business amidst a challenging economic environment that pressured revenues", stated Christopher Kape, President and CEO. While we succeeded in bringing the business close to cash flow breakeven, we do not perceive that the necessary conditions exist to enable the company to become a profit center within our consolidated group. Accordingly, the decision has been made to systematically wind down the call center business and to focus our handicapping efforts within the online space via our website properties. We can now dedicate enhanced efforts on our product development initiatives within our Don Best information service division and improve the Company's bottom line results in the process". The Company will continue to explore opportunities to monetize the remaining NSS assets over the coming weeks and to realize on any remaining value. To the extent that we are successful in consummating any such deal, we will disclose the relevant details in a subsequent press release. Furthermore, if no such transaction is available, we will consider retaining the assets to redeploy them in a call center environment if and when improved business conditions present themselves. Additional information pertaining to BSM is available under the Company's profile at Welcome to the SEDAR Web Site / Bienvenue au Site Web SEDAR. As at the date hereof BSM has 23,992,020 issued and outstanding common shares.