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pandy
11-03-2015, 03:21 PM
In the article it says he is 125-3 in MLB over the past few seasons, which is impossible. Is this guy for real?


http://m.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2015/nov/02/vegas-dave-wins-25-million-from-100000-bet-royals-/

LOL...I just figured it out. Same as all of the other scam-di-cappers. He bets both teams then posts the winning ticket on his website after the game is over. And people fall for it and buy his "system" picks.

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 03:36 PM
Come on, Pandy...and I thought you could recognize bulletin when you saw it. "One of the elite sports handicappers of his era", who "routinely wagers hundreds of thousands of dollars a week"...and he has to depend on the proceeds from a year-long future bet in order to buy a house for his parents...whose savings he had already depleted through his reckless gambling?

Jesus Christ... :faint:

pandy
11-03-2015, 03:43 PM
It looks like a phony web link. I don't think thats even the real Las Vegas Sun website....nope, it's real, just checked Robin Leach's recent articles.

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 03:47 PM
It looks like a phony web link. I don't think thats even the real Las Vegas Sun website....nope, it's real, just checked Robin Leach's recent articles.
Is Robin Leach real?

_______
11-03-2015, 03:49 PM
That isn't even the least doubtful piece of the...not sure I can call it an article...puff piece?

He went to Gambler Anonymous meetings and learned betting discipline? The way someone at AA learns to drink responsibly?

Sure. 125-3 is a sure thing compared to that whopper. The problem with liars is that they get to the point they believe themselves. And don't realize how ridiculous their claims come across to rational listeners.

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 03:53 PM
That isn't even the least doubtful piece of the...not sure I can call it an article...puff piece?

He went to Gambler Anonymous meetings and learned betting discipline? The way someone at AA learns to drink responsibly?

Sure. 125-3 is a sure thing compared to that whopper. The problem with liars is that they get to the point they believe themselves. And don't realize how ridiculous their claims come across to rational listeners.
I don't wish for these liars to stop lying. I just wish they could come up with better lies.

_______
11-03-2015, 04:05 PM
I don't wish for these liars to stop lying. I just wish they could come up with better lies.

Disagree. The delusionaly bad ones are far more entertaining.

That article was comedy gold. The guy thinks a statistic like 125-3 makes him stand out in a good way.

lamboguy
11-03-2015, 04:08 PM
i actually saw Bob Stupak bring down $1 million in cash one day over to Eugene Mayday at Little Caesars and he put it on the winner of a superbowl game.

there was this other guy from Boston that i saw bet $600, 000 on the Dallas Cowboys against Denver Bronco's - 6 1/2 points and he won the bet as well.

other than those 2 guys i never saw a bet over $5000 at one time on a sporting event. although i know there probably were plenty of guys that put up large odds on fights that were probably more on the lay part than some of these bets.

pandy
11-03-2015, 04:15 PM
Is Robin Leach real?

He used to have a show, Lives of The Rich And Famous....Perhaps it should have been called, Lies of The Rich And Famous....

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 04:23 PM
Disagree. The delusionaly bad ones are far more entertaining.

That article was comedy gold. The guy thinks a statistic like 125-3 makes him stand out in a good way.

I am a sucker for a good lie...but the delusional liar irritates me. Like all things...lying too demands a certain level of competence.

pandy
11-03-2015, 04:40 PM
I am a sucker for a good lie...but the delusional liar irritates me. Like all things...lying too demands a certain level of competence.


The 125-3 is supposed to be on his "system" plays, but from what I read on a sportbook board, his system is some sort of progression where you keep increasing your bet after a loss. Ridiculous stuff. So, basically, he could give out three losers in a row but if the next game wins he calls that a "win" because he told you to keep doubling your bet. Anyone can go 125-3 that way.

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 04:40 PM
i actually saw Bob Stupak bring down $1 million in cash one day over to Eugene Mayday at Little Caesars and he put it on the winner of a superbowl game.

there was this other guy from Boston that i saw bet $600, 000 on the Dallas Cowboys against Denver Bronco's - 6 1/2 points and he won the bet as well.

other than those 2 guys i never saw a bet over $5000 at one time on a sporting event. although i know there probably were plenty of guys that put up large odds on fights that were probably more on the lay part than some of these bets.
A friend of mine swears that the following story is true:

He was at a sportsbook in Vegas in the mid-70s...and he found himself waiting in line at the betting window, behind a man who was carrying a backpack. The man took off the backpack, placed in on the betting counter, and took out $250,000 in cash...which he dutifully wagered on the NFL games of that day. My friend asked around...and discovered that this bettor was screenwriter James Toback...who wrote the screenplay for the movie The Gambler, starring James Caan.

TexasDolly
11-03-2015, 04:45 PM
i actually saw Bob Stupak bring down $1 million in cash one day over to Eugene Mayday at Little Caesars and he put it on the winner of a superbowl game.

there was this other guy from Boston that i saw bet $600, 000 on the Dallas Cowboys against Denver Bronco's - 6 1/2 points and he won the bet as well.

other than those 2 guys i never saw a bet over $5000 at one time on a sporting event. although i know there probably were plenty of guys that put up large odds on fights that were probably more on the lay part than some of these bets.
Hey Lambo, The other part of the story around Vegas was that Stupak laid the bet off and had done it only to seek publicity. I also heard both bets were made with reduced vig. Actually, it may have been half time bets to reduce his potential for a big loss.
Thank you,
TD

pandy
11-03-2015, 04:46 PM
A close friend of mine swears that the following story is true:

He was at a storybook in Vegas in the mid-70s...and he found himself waiting in line at the betting window, behind a man who was carrying a backpack. The man took off the backpack, placed in on the betting counter, and took out $250,000 in cash...which he dutifully wagered on the NFL games of that day. My friend asked around...and discovered that this bettor was screenwriter James Toback...who wrote the screenplay for the movie The Gambler, starring James Caan.

Toback used to be Jim Brown's roommate.

pandy
11-03-2015, 04:47 PM
Hey Lambo, The other part of the story around Vegas was that Stupak laid the bet off and had done it only to seek publicity. I also heard both bets were made with reduced vig.
Thank you,
TD


That's the usual scam, bet both sides, advertise the winning ticket and claim your a genius.

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 04:48 PM
Freakin smartphones :rolleyes: . I type in "sportsbook"...and it comes out "storybook".

zico20
11-03-2015, 04:49 PM
What a joke that article is. He says they offered him a million to cash out. How the hell do the casinos know who made what bet. If I walk into a sports book and plop down 10,000 on a future, they don't take my name down and how to reach me in case they want to offer me a cash out. Geez.

Stillriledup
11-03-2015, 06:20 PM
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Stillriledup
11-03-2015, 06:27 PM
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More vegas Dave, got the cash on the Ravens.

thaskalos
11-03-2015, 06:35 PM
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More vegas Dave, got the cash on the Ravens.

A professional bettor for 15 years...who depleted his parents' savings and checked into Gamblers Anonymous several years ago.

Makes sense to me...

"I don't like the NFL", he says...after flaunting his mega-winning NFL ticket. :lol: