Today I speak with Norm Beck, a professional bridge player, magician, and friend about a bet he won that turned out to be a big loser.
Life is a Gamble – Norm Beck
Category: Life is a Gamble
Life Is a Gamble Podcast — Jon Rogers of Carib Sports
Jon Rogers was an old-school bookie. He started booking baseball with his classmates in 6th grade, graduated to parlay cards in high school, and went pro after high school. He lived, and booked through a seismic change in the bookmaking industry. He went from the old days of taking bets over the phone, writing on slips of paper, to moving offshore, and the rise of internet betting.
Life Is a Gamble Podcast — Magician Mac King
Mac King has been performing his comedy magic in Las Vegas for 25 years. His show is hilarious, and thoroughly entertaining.
Life is a Gamble – Nigel Eccles Fan Duel Co-founder
My guest on this episode is Nigel Eccles, co-founder of Fan Duel.
Life Is a Gamble Podcast — Elihu Feustel
In this latest Life Is a Gamble podcast, Munchkin talks with Elihu Feustel, is a professional gambler and former insurance lawyer for 10 years until he began sports betting full time. He was also an oddsmaker and consultant for Pinnacle Sports and has written and co-written a number of books about gambling and fantasy sports. He’s on the podcast to talk about his new book, Beyond The Odds. You can listen to the 50 minute interview here.
Life Is a Gamble Podcast — The Blackjack Ball
Bob Dancer and Munchkin are back after a long hiatus to talk about this year’s Blackjack Ball. They’re joined by John Chang, former head of the MIT team, Max Rubin, creator and long-time host of the Ball, and Rick “Night Train” Blaine, author of Blackjack Blueprint and this year’s inductee into the Blackjack Hall of Fame. A stellar lineup for the 48-minute podcast. You can also read the transcript at your leisure. All at this link.
Podcast – Lauri Thompson episode 16
Lauri Thompson came to Las Vegas as a dancer in 1980. She went from Las Vegas strip entertainer to a top entertainment attorney, with a stop along the way as Susie Spirit on the original GLOW – Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the show please tell a friend you think might like it, or if you are really ambitious leave a review wherever you listen.
Here is the clip of Lauri getting her arm dislocated in an episode of GLOW. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxYpEKotyU
Podcast – https://www.spreaker.com/episode/lthompsonfinal–58687137
Podcast – Billy Baxter episode 15
Billy Baxter is a legend in the gambling world. Today we focus on his time as a boxing manager, and some very high stakes golf games.
You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the show please tell a friend you think might like it, or if you are really ambitious leave a review wherever you listen.
podcast – https://www.spreaker.com/episode/billybaxter–58627231
Podcast – Nicholas Forte – Pastry Chef episode 14
Nicholas Forte is the corporate pastry chef for Tao Group – west coast. What drew me to Nick’s story is that straight out of pastry school he went to the only 3-Michelin-star restaurant in the state of Nevada, and said, “I want to work here.” He got the job at Joel Robuchon. You can see examples of Nick’s work on his Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/fortenj/
You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the show please tell a friend you think might like it, or if you are really ambitious leave a review wherever you listen.
Podcast –Â https://www.spreaker.com/episode/nicholas-forte-pastry-chef-episode-14–58384447
Life is a Gamble – Joseph Merhi part 2 episode 13
My guest this week is Joseph Merhi. In part 1 we covered Joseph moving to Florida from a small town in Syria when he was 18 years old. He spoke no English, but through grit and perseverance he went on to produce over 100 movies. This is part 2 of 2, in which we cover Joseph’s move from Las Vegas to LA, and his pursuit of the movie business.
You can reach me at [email protected], or find me on Twitter @RWM21. If you like the show please tell a friend you think might like it, or if you are really ambitious leave a review wherever you listen.
Podcast –Â https://www.spreaker.com/user/7418966/joempt2final