Our guest today is Antonino De Rosa, also known as "Ant." Ant went from professional Magic the Gathering player to working for Pinnacle sports book and from there became a professional sports bettor.
Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Antonio De Rosa
[00:42] Playing Magic The Gathering professionally
[04:56] Comparing Magic variance and skills to gambling?
[08:29] Getting a job at Pinnacle
[12:07] NBA totals at Pinnacle
[14:05] Dealing with losses, risk management
[17:57] Bad beats
[20:39] Leaving Pinnacle for Plannatech
[23:29] Becoming a bettor
[27:04] Market efficiency, manipulation, limiting players, etc
[32:34] New female accounts
[33:49] Identifying sharp play
[36:44] BetBash story
[39:37] Life lessons from gambling
[42:15] Favorite non-casino restaurant in Vegas
Books Referenced:
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of sports bettor, Antonio De Rosa
[00:42] Playing Magic The Gathering professionally
[04:56] Comparing Magic variance and skills to gambling?
[08:29] Getting a job at Pinnacle
[12:07] NBA totals at Pinnacle
[14:05] Dealing with losses, risk management
[17:57] Bad beats
[20:39] Leaving Pinnacle for Plannatech
[23:29] Becoming a bettor
[27:04] Market efficiency, manipulation, limiting players, etc
[32:34] New female accounts
[33:49] Identifying sharp play
[36:44] BetBash story
[39:37] Life lessons from gambling
[42:15] Favorite non-casino restaurant in Vegas
Books Referenced:
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb