The Risk Takers Podcast

2d ago

Today we rip a hot takes episode and talk about how Kalshi has just invented the Parlay. Tons of great questions at the end - thanks for all those who asked a question! 0:00 Intro 2:20 Hot Takes 35:00 News 58:30 Questions Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Dec 10

This could be consider our first full Prediction Market focused guest. CSP Trading was an early MM on prediction markets before we had even heard of them. He walks us through the history of PMs through his experience trading on them and growing with the space to where they are now. 0:00 Getting Started in PMs 13:24 Early Prediction Market War Stories 37:45 Insider Trading in PMs 45:00 Getting Into Sports 56:30 Market Making Strategies 1:33:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Dec 3

SP and GP talk about times being manual has made them more money than being automated and have a huge post-mortem on the old version of Pick6 where they both lay out most of their strategies. News is crazy as always - Poly US coming, Kalshi & Robinhood breakup, Prime plays it straight w/ winning bettors. Then a big Q&A! 0:00 Intro 1:15 Why Being Manual is Sometimes Better Than Being Automated 22:20 Pick6 Tell-All 44:00 News 1:23:15 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Nov 26

Huge day - we get Pads (https://x.com/padadiso) to come on his first podcast ever! Pads is one of the most successful bettors of the post-PASPA era, making most of his money live betting on sportsbooks and now exchanges. He talks live betting, joining discords, doing terrible things to Fliff and why it's almost impossible to replicate his edge. Thank you to Pads for coming on and thank you all for your questions! 0:00 Intro to Advantage Play 9:10 Joining Discords, Buying Tools and Content 15:15 Crushing Live Betting 44:00 Joining BookieBeats 53:30 Prediction Market Taking isn't Dead 1:16:15 Going Public on Twitter 1:21:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Nov 19

Today we share the biggest lessons we have learned from posting liquidity on exchanges and taking bets. GP has some more empathy for sportsbooks in some spots and none in others while SP is shocked with how few people have an opinion in today's sharp betting ecosystem. 0:00 Things We Learned Posting Liquidity 39:10 DK/FD Go for it on PMs 50:00 Kalshi on PrizePicks & other news 1:08:00 Listener Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Nov 12

AP of 50+ years, host of Gambling with an Edge and author of Gambling Wizards - Richard Munchkin (https://x.com/RWM21) joins the show. From his start as an AP in old Las Vegas to the end where he shares the most...interesting(?) Bayesian update, this episode is a ride. Richard's story telling is unmatched in the industry - and he has a career of professional gambling to draw content from. We talk about his early days, and what he's doing now with regards to sports betting and other casino games. Can't miss episode! 0:00 Intro 2:45 How Richard Started w/ AP play 12:00 Lost Skill of Being Willing to Battle 22:00 Best Disguise Stories 28:15 Networking & Working w/ Teams 33:15 Traveling the World as an AP 46:45 Getting the Money Out is King 56:30 How to Scout Games 1:18:00 Why Richard Does Content 1:39:00 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Nov 5

We talk about why good gamblers bet too little in big spots, plus Polymarket coming to the US with low fees & why GP is on an anti-courtsiding tirade. We also give our take on why dating sites are like betting markets - and how to avoid adverse selection there. 0:00 Intro 1:15 Sizing Up 32:00 News/Scandals/Fees 1:00:45 Q&A Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013

Oct 29

Today we are joined by Isaac (https://x.com/Ias0801) to talk about his path to pro betting right out of college. He shares stories about how he cracked the madden sim betting market during covid, texted correlated parlays to his bookie (that got accepted) and his work now in the MLB and CBB. Enjoy! 0:00 Intro/ Early Advantage Play 8:00 Finding a Holy Grail Spot to Start Sports Betting 21:45 How to Start Betting your Own Numbers 38:20 Specializing in MLB & CBB 57:00 Decision to Go Pro (telling your parents) 1:05:30 Networking is Like Betting 1:12:45 Future Plans & Prediction Markets 1:21:00 Q&A and Final Thoughts Welcome to The Risk Takers Podcast, hosted by professional sports bettor John Shilling (GoldenPants13) and SportsProjections. This podcast is the best betting education available - PERIOD. And it's free - please share and subscribe if you like it. Follow SportsProjections on Twitter: https://x.com/Sports__Proj Follow GP on Twitter: https://x.com/goldenpants013