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11-03-2015, 03:21 PM
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$2.5 million dollar bet
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...0-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.
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11-03-2015, 03:36 PM
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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... 
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11-03-2015, 03:43 PM
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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.
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11-03-2015, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by pandy
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.
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Is Robin Leach real?
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11-03-2015, 03:49 PM
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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.
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11-03-2015, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by _______
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.
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I don't wish for these liars to stop lying. I just wish they could come up with better lies.
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11-03-2015, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
I don't wish for these liars to stop lying. I just wish they could come up with better lies.
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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.
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11-03-2015, 04:08 PM
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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.
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11-03-2015, 04:15 PM
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Is Robin Leach real?
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He used to have a show, Lives of The Rich And Famous....Perhaps it should have been called, Lies of The Rich And Famous....
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11-03-2015, 04:23 PM
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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.
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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.
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11-03-2015, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
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.
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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.
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11-03-2015, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by lamboguy
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.
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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.
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11-03-2015, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by lamboguy
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.
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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
Last edited by TexasDolly; 11-03-2015 at 04:49 PM.
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11-03-2015, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by thaskalos
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.
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Toback used to be Jim Brown's roommate.
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11-03-2015, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by TexasDolly
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
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That's the usual scam, bet both sides, advertise the winning ticket and claim your a genius.
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