About this episode
Our guest this week is Chris Andrews, author of "Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada". https://amzn.to/3F3daEj We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com , or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Chris Andrews, bookmaker and author of Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada [00:42] Gill Alexander and the origin of Chris' new book [04:09] Chris' background in bookmaking [06:55] Working at the Stardust sportsbook [11:59] Working at the Barbary Coast sportsbook and misplacing $250,000 [16:36] Working at the Cal Neva sportsbook in Reno [22:07] Who sets the lines? [25:15] Max at Cal Neva [32:02] Roxy Roxborough [37:08] Chris' brief job at the Golden Nugget [40:08] South Point Sportsbook [41:19] South Point Casino November promotions - earn up to ten half-priced Walmart gift cards, $32k Thanksgiving Day hot seat promotion [42:21] http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com - card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools [52:52] http://VideoPoker.com/gwae - Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners [44:38] The best sportsbooks in Las Vegas [48:53] William Hill and the model of limiting players [50:59] Then One Year, the sequel to then one day. [57:50] Have Chris' sons followed him into the bookmaking business? [59:22] Recommended: Dexter on Showtime, A Gambling Man by David Baldacci, The Sopranos, and The Sopranos Sessions Sponsored Links: http://SouthPointCasino.com http://BlackjackApprenticeship.com http://VideoPoker.com/gwae Guest Links: http://Twitter.com/andrewssports Books Referenced: Then One Day: Forty Years of Bookmaking in Nevada by Chris Andrews https://amzn.to/3F3daEj Recommended: http://Sho.com/dexter A Gambling Man by David Baldacci https://amzn.to/3C8yrKN http://Hbo.com/the-sopranos The Sopranos Sessions by Alan Sepinwall, David Chase, and Matt Zoller Seitz https://amzn.to/2YzZrVX Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices