{"id":119656,"date":"2019-05-02T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T23:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=119656"},"modified":"2019-05-01T07:59:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T14:59:58","slug":"podcast-barry-meadow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-barry-meadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; Barry Meadow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is Barry Meadow. We discuss his new book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IodB2K\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Skeptical Handicapper: Using Data and Brains to Win at the Racetrack.\u201d<\/a> Meadow is a long-time winning player, and shares many secrets to winning at the track.<\/p>\n<p>We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slot-machine-resource.com\/podcasts\/bmeadow04162019.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">podcast<\/a><br \/>\nClick to listen &#8211; Alt click to download<\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[00:00] Introduction of horse handicapper, Barry Meadow<\/p>\n<p>[00:39] Barry&#8217;s horse handicapping qualifications<\/p>\n<p>[02:05] Ken Massa and data analysis<\/p>\n<p>[07:31] What questions from handicapper&#8217;s are answered in Barry&#8217;s new book?<\/p>\n<p>[09:45} What advice does Barry have for someone interested in handicapping?<\/p>\n<p>[11:35] Computer handicappers versus individual handicappers<\/p>\n<p>[14:58] Overcoming the high house edge in horse racing<\/p>\n<p>[18:13] Handicapping teams<\/p>\n<p>[20:03] Why did Barry wait so long to write another book about horse racing?<\/p>\n<p>[22:15] Quantitative versus qualitative data<\/p>\n<p>[25:51] What data surprised Barry?<\/p>\n<p>[29:06] South Point Casino May Promotions: $500k Swipe, Spin &amp; Win<\/p>\n<p>[30:18] VideoPoker.com: Gold Membership offers strategy correction on most games<\/p>\n<p>[32:18] What are the most common mistakes made by horse racing bettors?<\/p>\n<p>[35:15] Santa Anita problems<\/p>\n<p>[36:35] What is the future of horse racing in the United States?<\/p>\n<p>[39:00] How important is computer programming in horse betting?<\/p>\n<p>[39:39] What other books does Barry recommend to aspiring horse bettors<\/p>\n<p>[41:14] Horse racing touts<\/p>\n<p>[43:14] Overrated and underrated handicapping factors<\/p>\n<p>[46:05] Public pricing of exactas and trifectas<\/p>\n<p>[48:42] Betting at the track and mobile betting<\/p>\n<p>[52:10] Kentucky Derby<\/p>\n<p><b>Books:<\/b><br \/>\nThe Skeptical Handicapper by Barry Meadow\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IodB2K\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2IodB2K<\/a><br \/>\nBlackjack Autumn by Barry Meadow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LeT0A9\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LeT0A9<\/a><br \/>\nHandicapping 101 by Brad Free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VBelYr\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VBelYr<\/a><br \/>\nMoney Secrets at the Racetrack by Barry Meadow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GU2KeR\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GU2KeR<\/a><br \/>\nBetting with an Edge by Mike Maloney\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LdDsNb\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LdDsNb<\/a><br \/>\nSix Secrets of Successful Bettors by Frank R. Scatonir and Peter Fornatale\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VB1XrI\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/2VB1XrI<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/southpointcasino.com\/\">SouthPointCasino.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/videopoker.com\/\">VideoPoker.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/htr2.com\/\">Htr2.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/trpublishing.com\/\">TRpublishing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVA_Tweet\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-youtube nolightbox\" data-provider=\"youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LasVegasAdvisorSHOW\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"youtube\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/youtube.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-instagram nolightbox\" data-provider=\"instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img alt=\"instagram\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/instagram.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is Barry Meadow. We discuss his new book \u201cThe Skeptical Handicapper: Using Data and Brains to Win at the Racetrack.\u201d Meadow is a long-time winning player, and shares many secrets to winning at the track. We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":6207,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[788,92,95],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Podcast - Barry Meadow - Gambling With An Edge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-barry-meadow\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Podcast - Barry Meadow - Gambling With An Edge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our guest this week is Barry Meadow. 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