JokersWild24 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 How Billy Walters became sports' most successful and controversial bettor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokersWild24 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Interesting note: feature of the article, Billy Walters, grew up in Munfordville, Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokersWild24 Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 Thought below, especially in light of Adam Silver's recent stance on sports gaming, was quite interesting. Walters repeatedly voices frustration over what he says are draconian laws that drive a massive market of betting dollars to poorly regulated offshore locales. "Why don't we license this thing?" Walters says. "Why don't we regulate it? Why don't we keep the bad guys out? Why don't we generate some jobs? "Everybody in this country bets on sports," he continues. "If you were to take away the office pools, fantasy pools, people betting on sports, I guarantee the [TV] viewership would be cut in less than half." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Schue Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Very interesting article. And Walters is right — it's stupid to let it be underground and unregulated like it is now. Same argument applies for weed, for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper_Dad Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggclfan Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Loved the article...thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 While I've never met him some of Billy's dealerships are customers of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Slick Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Some of the greatest conversations I've enjoyed in my life have been with former pro athletes or pro gamblers or card players. When they open and feel comfortable enough to tell some background stuff it's pretty cool. I'd love to interview or write a book if they'd truly open up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Here's a story on 60 Minutes from 2011 on Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengal Maniac Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Here's a story on 60 Minutes from 2011 on Billy. I remember seeing this story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JokersWild24 Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Is it just me or is the fact that this guy has beaten so many federal investigations more impressive than the amount of career winnings he has? I just say that because typically things don't go well for people who are the target of a Federal investigation. Things really don't go well for people who are the target of a second one after they've beaten the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wireman Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I thought sure I was going to click on that and see a big picture of Big Slick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Slick Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I actually had a few dealings with Chip Reese several years ago though he never knew me or my name . But many considered him before his death to be the biggest overall gambler in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyyank Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Adam Silver is being very disingenuous. He is in favor of it as long as the NBA gets a piece, if not, count them out. This is similar to Vegas being against online gaming. They were unprepared for it. Their lobby won out and it allowed them to build their own online brands. Now they are for it, imagine that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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