So I wrote a book about sports betting:
It’s free to read. Click the Substack link or DM me and I’ll send you a pdf file.
https://t.co/x3QIQeKKut
It’s packed with sports betting info, tips, and the lessons I learned the hard way (so hopefully you don’t have to). Including gambling twitter favorites: To tout or not to tout, the great CLV debate, money management; and perhaps most importantly a look at the crossroads of sports betting and mental health.
The first two chapters are mostly betting 101-esque but the tout talk and the mental health parts in particular provide a unique perspective from someone who’s been in the game a long time.
Retweets appreciated.
Comments and questions welcome.
Ngl if I happen to parlay this (pun intended) into some sort of job then great, but if publishing this saves just one person from losing their shirt, then it will be a success.
Next Weds night Aug. 5, @FootballContest is giving away a FREE @SuperBookNV College contest (and proxy fee) @nakedcitylv on Paradise Road. Join us for elite wings, cold drinks and your chance to win. Winner must be present.
This was supposed to be an April Fools joke but there is now legitimate interest so we’re making it official. We will have a full schedule of dunkees. All proceeds will go towards supporting @AutismNJ. I’ll happily be the first volunteer. Anyone else wanna get dunked at BetBash?
Two years ago I approached several State Regulators offering to provide our educational content to state Sportsbook operators and customers for free.
The message was strongly rejected for two reasons:
1. A more educated customer means less profits for operators - which is what really matters. (They actually said this.)
2. Regulators do not want bettors to “think they can win” because it will cause an increase in problem gambling.
The proposal was intended for responsible gaming. It would teach customers basic concepts- like hold percentage, how to read odds, how to calculate hold for parlays.
The material would prevent problem gambling by allowing bettors to know they are getting ripped off by SGPs and similar products at sportsbooks.
That’s why regulators don’t want bettors education.
As a last ditch backdoor effort, I mentioned how educating bettors doesn’t necessarily mean less profits for operators.
When card counting became popular, blackjack became the most popular game in the casino and casino profits increased. How?
Not because the players learned how to count cards but because they thought they had learned how to count cards.
The difference between theory and practice.
This gave one regulator a “brilliant” idea. She suggested:
Sports betting is 90%+ male dominated so we’re missing half the market. If we can market the education to women so they start to think they could win at betting, then we’ll double the market size and generate more profits and tax revenue.
At that point I realized how corrupted and compromised (knowingly or unknowingly) many of the regulators are.
Glad to work with @bettorsvoice to improve the industry for all bettors.
Final Story time from the book:
The girls and I never thought we would be writing the final story time from the book! Our hearts are broken and this is the hardest story we will ever have to tell. 💔
My husband, our dad, our best friend, Dave, passed away last night. Dave was more than someone behind the counter. He was a constant, a voice you trusted, the guy who knew the line before the books did, the one sharing stories from the book, the guy who could make you laugh even when the game was a bad beat. But to us, he was our everything.
At home, Dave was not only talking point spreads and lines, he was teaching us about life. About loyalty, about standing tall in tough moments, about showing up with integrity no matter the odds. He filled our days with humor, love, and endless lessons, the kind you only learn from someone who truly lived life with his whole heart.
Our chapter with him here ended too soon, but the book of his life is overflowing with memories, laughter, and love. Those pages are written forever, and we’ll carry them with us every single day.
To family, friends, colleagues, and the BvB Brigade — thank you from the bottom of our hearts for loving him alongside us. He was proud of every story he told and every connection he made with all of you. We promise to do our best to keep those connections alive, because they meant so much to him, and now they mean even more to us.
Rest easy, to The Consig, The Book, and our hero! You will always be our story, and your love will be the line we never lose.
We can’t thank you all enough for your support during this difficult time!
All our love,
The Consig Girls
Mrs, Big, Middle, and Little ❤️🩹
#nobodyknowsshit #alwaysforwardneverstraight #fcancer