{"id":124492,"date":"2022-11-17T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=124492"},"modified":"2022-11-17T09:40:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T17:40:12","slug":"podcast-sports-bettor-scott-aka-vegashorsepools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-sports-bettor-scott-aka-vegashorsepools\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; sports bettor Scott, aka VegasHorsePools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is a sports bettor names Scott, aka VegasHorsePools.<\/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 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Podcast &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/7418966\/vhpools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/7418966\/vhpools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<p>[00:00]\u00a0 Introduction of sports bettor and analyst, Scott<\/p>\n<p>[00:32]\u00a0 How did Scott get into gambling?<\/p>\n<p>[06:01]\u00a0 Computer programming, odds screens<\/p>\n<p>[07:29] Transitioning from office work into full time gambling<\/p>\n<p>[09:05]\u00a0 Recreational, originator, and model sportsbooks<\/p>\n<p>[11:50]\u00a0 Lessons learned from working at a sportsbook<\/p>\n<p>[16:18]\u00a0 SpankOdds<\/p>\n<p>[18:54]\u00a0 How did Scott meet Spanky?\u00a0 Munchkin?<\/p>\n<p>[24:48]\u00a0 Networking stories and tips<\/p>\n<p>[34:24]\u00a0 Contacting Scott<\/p>\n<p>[35:16]\u00a0 Commercials<\/p>\n<p>[39:09]\u00a0 Finding an edge in sports betting<\/p>\n<p>[42:15]\u00a0 Playing the comp game<\/p>\n<p>[44:28]\u00a0 Horse racing Python program<\/p>\n<p>[48:05]\u00a0 Odds screens, Don Best, SpankOdds<\/p>\n<p>[50:18]\u00a0 Bet Bash, Dink, Chinese Mike<\/p>\n<p>[56:56]\u00a0 Recommended:\u00a0 Richard\u2019s office,\u00a0 Spencer Cornelia, Jack Binion\u2019s Steakhouse at Bally\u2019s, Eat For Life by Joel Fuhrman<\/p>\n<p><b>Sponsored Links:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/SouthPointCasino.com\">http:\/\/SouthPointCasino.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com\">http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae\">http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Unabated.com\">http:\/\/Unabated.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Guest Links:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Twitter.com\/VegasHorsePools<\/p>\n<p><b>Links Referenced:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/SpankOdds.com\">http:\/\/SpankOdds.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/90degreespodcast.com\">http:\/\/90degreespodcast.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Tim.blog\">http:\/\/Tim.blog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1VdZAX4cx4o\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1VdZAX4cx4o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter.com\/RWM21\/status\/1590035893834092545<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Caesars.com\/ballys-las-vegas\/restaurants\/binions-steak\">http:\/\/Caesars.com\/ballys-las-vegas\/restaurants\/binions-steak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eat For Life by Joel Fuhrman &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3X3EY5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3X3EY5g<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\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; 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We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge. Podcast &#8211;\u00a0https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/7418966\/vhpools Show Notes [00:00]\u00a0 Introduction of sports bettor and analyst, Scott [00:32]\u00a0 How did Scott get into gambling? 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