Show Notes
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
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