{"id":122773,"date":"2022-08-18T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=122773"},"modified":"2022-08-18T09:32:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T16:32:50","slug":"podcast-shane-sigsbee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-shane-sigsbee\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast – Shane Sigsbee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Our guest this week is Shane Sigsbee. Shane started a company called “I am a Whale” that backed professional poker players, and then moved into sports arbitrage, and getting down for other pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome your questions – send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/7418966\/shane
<\/a>Click to listen – Alt click to download<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Show Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[00:00] Introduction of sports better Shane Sigsbee
[00:30] Shane’s background in golf
[01:20] Betting on golf
[01:56] Does being a skilled golfer help Shane handicap golf?
[03:07] Betting on golf
[05:19] Billy Walters
[06:45] Transitioning from financing to gambling, backing poker players
[11:47] Pricing staking deals,
[16:01] Finding winning players, backing low stakes
[17:28] Getting stiffed by winning players
[20:10] Player contracts
[21:55] Transitioning into sports, moving to Las Vegas
[25:40] Getting action down without getting limited
[29:00] http:\/\/SouthPointCasino.com<\/a>
[29:46] http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a>
[30:15] http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a>
[31:10] Arbitrage, line manipulation, off-shore outs
[33:56] Betting for clients, beards
[34:47] Client characteristics
[36:29] What sports does Shane bet on?
[37:37] Company size and structure
[38:23] Super Bowl props
[39:31] In-game and half-time bets
[40:29] Buying real estate, Airbnb
[45:01] Diversification, real estate business
[51:21] Networking
[52:17] Bet Bash<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored Links:
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<\/a>http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com
<\/a>http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our guest this week is Shane Sigsbee. Shane started a company called “I am a Whale” that backed professional poker players, and then moved into sports arbitrage, and getting down for other pros. We welcome your questions – send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge. 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