1 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: If you thought four hours a day, minutes a week 2 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 1: was enough, I think again. He's the last remnants of 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: the old republic, a sole fashion of fairness. He treats 4 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: crackheads in the ghetto cutter the same as the rich 5 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: pill poppers in the penthouse the clearing House of hot 6 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: takes break free for something special. The Fifth Hour with 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: Ben Maller starts right now, nine in the air. Everywhere 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: the weekend has begun. You have locked in on the 9 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: Fifth Hour with Ben Maller and Danny g Radio, saving 10 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: you from boring weekend sports chatter. And on the Friday Podcast, 11 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: we are back to the regular routine here. We wanted 12 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: to chat with somebody about the world of gambling here 13 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: this week in particular, there was some of the big 14 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: moves that have happened in the NFL and big weekend. Obviously, 15 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: college basketball is massive, so we tracked down a big shot, 16 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: a gambling mogul from the Westgates super book, The Vice President. 17 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 1: That's a big title. Jake Cornegate joined us here from 18 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: Las Vegas, and Jay, thank you. Why don't we start 19 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: with Tyreek Hill. That is the massive neutron bomb story 20 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: in our little world here, So Tyreek Hill we all 21 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: know by now traded from Kansas City to Miami for 22 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: a buffel bag of draft fix. But we're talking about 23 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 1: a wide receiver. So I ask you, Jay, does this 24 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: move the needle dramatically? It certainly did. It kind of 25 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: kind of thought guard a little bit, but you know, 26 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: once I reviewed it with with some of the other guys, 27 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: it was understandable. Know, um, why we were going to 28 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:07,000 Speaker 1: adjust you know, the number uh that we did, because 29 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: they were sixty and thirty. We dropped it and this 30 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,679 Speaker 1: is a receiver. Now, receiver changes teams and all of 31 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: a sudden they're down to forty and twenty the Dolphins. 32 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: So the Dolphins basically went from sixty to one down 33 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: to forty to one off that one move. But there's 34 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: a little bit more to it than that. There's there's 35 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 1: some other uh moves that really compounded uh you know 36 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,240 Speaker 1: this uh adjustment that we made. Uh, there's been some 37 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: before the trade, and over let's say the last three 38 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: or four weeks, the Dolphins have kind of become a 39 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: a sharp kind of guys uh sexy pick you know, 40 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: and then they've been getting some love and some of 41 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:51,680 Speaker 1: the future markets, you know, around town. So once they 42 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: got Hill, you know we we we made an aggressive 43 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,360 Speaker 1: move for a receiver changing teams. Yeah, and and and 44 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: whose word? I guess the question who's worth box? I 45 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: saw the last week we had Davante Adams who went 46 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: from Green Bay to the Raiders. Uh, Who's gonna make 47 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: more of an impact? Is it Tyreek with the Dolphins 48 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: or do you think as far as the gambling markets concerned, 49 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: is it Davante Addams of the Raiders. Well, I mean 50 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: you're talking about two of the best receivers and the 51 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: NFL changing teams. And you know, I always thought he'll 52 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 1: you know, had a huge impact on all the other 53 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 1: receivers you know there we were looking at it, whether 54 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:33,959 Speaker 1: it's Robinson, Hartman or Kelsey. Um, you know they're they're 55 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: gonna have their hands full, you know with the Homes 56 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: and Company trying to move this offense along because he'll 57 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: opened up so many things with this speed. He was 58 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: always on the radar the defensive backs. He's always on 59 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: the radar for the defensive coordinators out there. He has 60 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: a huge impact. So I think he has a bigger 61 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: impact on the overall scheme of the offense than maybe 62 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: Adams but I'm gonna take anything away from Adams. Adams 63 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 1: is fantastic. We also had a fantastic quarterback. So I 64 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be very interesting to see, you know, 65 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: the relationship that the car and and Adams will have 66 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: moving forward. Now, one of the reasons I would have 67 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: you on Jay, you had some interesting comments recently. You're 68 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: talking about the Buccaneers with Tom Brady coming back and 69 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: uh you were were quoted and you said you think 70 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 1: there was some some big wages that were right before 71 00:04:28,440 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: with insider information. Now what is the latest on that, Jay? 72 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: Is anything come of that here? How confident are you 73 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:40,280 Speaker 1: that somebody knew something they weren't maybe maybe weren't supposed 74 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: to know, or or took advantage of that situation. I 75 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: just thought you might bring this up then, But it's 76 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: all good. Um. You know, first of all, you know 77 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people thought I was complaining or was 78 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: looking to avoid the wagers or cancel them, and that's 79 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: not true at all. I wasn't complaining. I was just 80 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: telling you what I saw and what we saw all 81 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: were the type of bets that are not categorized as 82 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: speculation or hunch bets when when someone comes to your 83 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: window and ask how much you're gonna take out a 84 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,560 Speaker 1: certain number, and then you move it. They're gonna say 85 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: what are you moving it to? And how much are 86 00:05:16,160 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: you gonna take at that number? And then they want 87 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: to revet it again, what are you moving in to? 88 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 1: How much you're gonna take at that number? You know 89 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: that that's because that doesn't raise your flag a little bit. Um. 90 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: You know, you're you're probably not doing your job. I'm 91 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:36,040 Speaker 1: not looking to cancel. The liability is very minimal and 92 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: and our eyes something that we can really get rid 93 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:41,720 Speaker 1: of before the season even starts. But the way they 94 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: came in in the circle of people that bet them 95 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: around the country, not just in Las Vegas, but in 96 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: many other jurisdiction. We talked to a few operators there 97 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,919 Speaker 1: were there was definitely some leaks there that got to 98 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: a certain you know, circle of people. It wasn't like 99 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: you know, a publication or whatever the newspaper is, the 100 00:06:06,600 --> 00:06:10,560 Speaker 1: Orlando Orlando Sentinel or something like that, you know, got 101 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 1: a leak at it. It it's uh leak out to 102 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: a certain group. And I thought that was a red flag. 103 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: I mean, we're moving on, um, you know, I can't 104 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: tell you everything, but uh, you know, they're still looking 105 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 1: into some things. And um, again no complaints. We're gonna 106 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: be fine with a liability. We're moving forward. And I 107 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: just told people what I saw, all right, So they 108 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,600 Speaker 1: are looking into it though, So there are there are 109 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: people like an oversight group kind of looking into it. 110 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: Is that Is that an accurate way to talk about 111 00:06:41,560 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: what's going on with Brady? That the bets? Yeah, I 112 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: I uh, you know, we we have to do certain 113 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: things here on our end um. But you know, I'm 114 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: gonna probably keep it very big and as and as 115 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: I said that they are looking into it, I'll probably 116 00:06:57,320 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: leave it at that, all right. And you guys now 117 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: operate You're in Vegas, but you operate in multiple states here, Jay, 118 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: and and you reference something that's interesting because because of 119 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: the way the gambling set up now, it's not fully 120 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: matured the gambling market, but it's in a lot of 121 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: places these days. How how do you guys go about 122 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: protecting yourself? I guess you kind of referenced a little 123 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: bit that you saw some odd things pop up there 124 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: across the country. But what's to stop somebody from going 125 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: to seven eight different states and putting down a chunk 126 00:07:29,320 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: of change on something like that or does it matter, 127 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: doesn't matter. I mean you can go to different operators. 128 00:07:35,280 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: How does that all work. I'm fascinated by this. Yeah, 129 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's uh, you know, the market continues 130 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: to expand. It it's obviously you know, comfort to control 131 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: and regulate. I think the regulators have done a terrific job. 132 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: I think the NFL does a fantastic job. I think 133 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: the league's overall do a great job of you know, 134 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: educating the players and educating the staff everybody in their 135 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: organization and what the rules are. And if those players 136 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: or somebody else in the organization, uh, don't follow the rules, 137 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: there's just no way to you know, prevent that. I mean, 138 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 1: we have same rules for people that are in the 139 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 1: gaming industry. You know, many states, if not all states. 140 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: You know, employees of betting operator can't wager at um 141 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,360 Speaker 1: you know, their own operation. And that's been the regulation 142 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: here in Nevada for for ever ever since I've been 143 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: in the industry, that's over thirty years. So but if 144 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: someone wants to ignore that rule and and and do that, 145 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: they can. But it's just as a matter of time 146 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:45,680 Speaker 1: before they get caught, and like I said, the leagues 147 00:08:45,760 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 1: to a termendous job policing and educating their players and 148 00:08:49,920 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 1: staff that they can't do certain things. But if they 149 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: go out and do it, uh and ignore those uh parameters, 150 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,040 Speaker 1: you know that's on them and they're going to have 151 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: to suffer the consequences. Yeah. No, And jaysonbody's been in 152 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: the gamming world for a long time. You saw that 153 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: the Calvin Really story. I was surprised that was only 154 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: a one day story. The Falcon receiver that was suspended 155 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: for betting and he used his own phone. J Uh 156 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: that that does not seem like the wisest move to me. 157 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm not that bright myself, but I would think you 158 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: might not want to use your phone on that. But, uh, 159 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: do you think this is a regular thing in the 160 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: end of I know you're you're part of it, but 161 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: these players with with the odds out every Week's been 162 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,200 Speaker 1: that way forever. But do you think I can't imagine 163 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,200 Speaker 1: Calvin Really is the only one doing this. Do you 164 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: think do you think this is just the outlier or 165 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: do you think this is more normal? Oh? I think 166 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 1: that this this is gonna happen. Uh, you know, moving forward. 167 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: I just hope it's somewhat minimized, and you know, we 168 00:09:49,160 --> 00:09:52,559 Speaker 1: have to do our job, you know, as as operators. 169 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: You know, we you know a lot of people don't 170 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 1: think that we care about integrity as operators, but it's 171 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,000 Speaker 1: right on top of the list. Uh, integrity is our product. 172 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,160 Speaker 1: You know. We want to make sure all gains are 173 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: fair and true. You know, we don't want to be 174 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: taken taking bets on something that's predetermined, and so uh, 175 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: you know, as it expands, you know, yes, people have 176 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: that opportunity to make those kind of wagers. Now, what 177 00:10:17,360 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: really did I I was surprised the channels that he 178 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: used his own channels, but uh, you know, I I 179 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,559 Speaker 1: think it would have been more alarming, Uh if he 180 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: bet against the falcons um. You know, but that's that's 181 00:10:31,520 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 1: a that's definitely a bigger flag than than just placing 182 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 1: bets you know on you know, on the faccon or 183 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 1: on other games. But they know the rules, they know 184 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: the guidelines and parameters, and they cross those, you know, 185 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: that's you know, those are the consequences that they're going 186 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:53,560 Speaker 1: to have to face. A one year suspension is pretty hefty, 187 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: and not to mention forfeiting, you know, a pretty large salary. 188 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,319 Speaker 1: All right. So as far as that looking ahead here, 189 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: and you mentioned we talked about Brady and that move 190 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: things with him coming back. You're a Colorado guy, so 191 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: you also mentioned Russell Wilson ja and how dramatically have 192 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: have things changed? Obviously the Broncos now back at the 193 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 1: adults table in the NFL with a quarterback. But how 194 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,640 Speaker 1: how dramatic are we talking about the perspective from the 195 00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 1: gambling side with Russell coming to Denver? Yeah, I mean 196 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: when we were taking bets, you know, in January and 197 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 1: February for next year, you know a lot of these teams, 198 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: including let's say that the team that we're looking to land, uh, 199 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 1: you know, a premier quarterback, and Denver certainly was one 200 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 1: of them. You know, you look at the box, you 201 00:11:39,559 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: look at the Titans, you look at the Steelers. Um. 202 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: So when when the you know, Packers resigned Rogers, you 203 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: know that that was pretty much what we thought was 204 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: going to happen. So there wasn't much of an adjustment. 205 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 1: Russell going to the Broncos was a big surprise. Uh, 206 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: you know, we didn't think that the Broncos, We're gonna 207 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: give up that many picks and and you know a 208 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: couple of very solid players, but they're in the wind 209 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: now mode and that's understandable. Uh, they're trying to win 210 00:12:11,400 --> 00:12:14,079 Speaker 1: it now. And that was a dramatic change. I mean, 211 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,880 Speaker 1: the Broncos were fifteen and thirty, fifteen for the conference, 212 00:12:17,920 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: thirty for the Super Bowl prior to the Wilson announcement. 213 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 1: But that's the fifteen and thirty. There was already, um, 214 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, some thoughts built into those numbers, meaning that 215 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: they possibly could land somebody. We didn't know who it was. 216 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: We didn't know it was Gumbi Watson, Wilson or somebody else, 217 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:41,359 Speaker 1: but they were shopping and they were looking for a quarterback. 218 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 1: So um, with that signing, you know, the Broncos went 219 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: right down to ten and twenty. So it was a 220 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: pretty big move. But it probably would have been bigger 221 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 1: if we uh, if it would have been a team 222 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: not looking for a premier quarterback. But the Broncos were 223 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: only fifteen and thirty as they were, sir and hunting 224 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 1: for that next quarterback. Yeah. And you look around the 225 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:09,040 Speaker 1: NFL here and the balance of powers, it's all on 226 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: the a f C. I mean to me, I look 227 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: at the NFC. I see like three, maybe four teams 228 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:18,080 Speaker 1: in the NFC that realistically, the outside of some lightning strike, 229 00:13:18,880 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: can can get to the Super Bowl and win it. 230 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: But in the a f C, you can make a 231 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: compelling argument for six teams maybe maybe even more than 232 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: that in the In the a f C, this thing 233 00:13:29,480 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 1: is really really shifted. And I am I seeing this right? 234 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:36,480 Speaker 1: Is that it is my perspective correct. There's a lot 235 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:37,959 Speaker 1: of teams in the a f C and not as 236 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 1: many in the NFC that seemed to be at the 237 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: very top levels. That an accurate portrayal of the gambling market. 238 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: Oh sure, I mean, look at all the premier quarterbacks. 239 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: They're all in the a f C. Outside of Brady, 240 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: you know you uh, you know, Stafford and the defending 241 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: champions are right there as well. Um, but the forty 242 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: nine will be there, certainly, the packers in the NFC, 243 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: the favorites there. I would suspect that, um, there probably 244 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: will be a team that we're not even looking at 245 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: that will pop up and be contenders at the end 246 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: of the you know, the next season. But the a 247 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: f C is just loaded, especially when you talk about 248 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: the quarterbacks. Everybody's talking about the a f C West, 249 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: and and that still holds true, you know with the 250 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: with an announcement that Hill is gone. Um, you know, 251 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: the the Chiefs just got closer to the rest of 252 00:14:30,440 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: the pack in the a f C West as everybody's 253 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,840 Speaker 1: creeping up. I mean, Mahomes is going to be on 254 00:14:35,880 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: the highland out there and he's got a lot of 255 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:42,960 Speaker 1: work to do because everybody else in that West division 256 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: is pretty loaded. Their rosters are very, very solid, and 257 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna be it's gonna be one of those where, 258 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 1: you know, if the best team might be in the 259 00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: a f C West, but because they're they're probably going 260 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,560 Speaker 1: to beat up each other throughout the season. They might 261 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:02,760 Speaker 1: not have of the best record in the a f C. Yeah, Well, 262 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: what do you do with a team like the Bengals 263 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:07,920 Speaker 1: who were that out of nowhere team this past year 264 00:15:07,960 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 1: to get to the Super Bowl? And uh, they did 265 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: make some moves here they added to the offensive line. Uh, 266 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:17,760 Speaker 1: a team like Cincinnati, did they go back uh and 267 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: did never never land? Or are they gonna gonna be 268 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: a prominent team again this upcoming? You what do you 269 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: think on that? Well, they're in between. You know, they're 270 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: not the favorites. They're they're you know, not an underdog, 271 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: but they're they're in the same category as the Denver Broncos. 272 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: You know, their ten to one for the conference, twenty 273 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: for for the super Bowl, and to put back to 274 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: back seasons together like they just had, it's gonna be 275 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: very difficult because everybody in their division is going to 276 00:15:46,960 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 1: be shooting for him. The Bangers will have a huge 277 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: target on their backs. And you've got quality rosters on 278 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: many teams in the a f C that could easily 279 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: win win that conference. So they're not the every they're 280 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: they're not a huge underdog, but they're probably at the 281 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: bottom of that maybe the top of that second tier 282 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: and staying in that division. Jay the Cleveland Brown's upsetting 283 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:15,280 Speaker 1: many people. They get Deshaun Watson from the Texans, But 284 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: did they really get Deshaun Watson because he's facing some 285 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: kind of punishment from the NFL. So how how do 286 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: you guys handle a team like the Browns where you 287 00:16:24,080 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: don't really know for sure how many games if you 288 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:28,960 Speaker 1: know any who knows Deshaun could be suspended for a 289 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: long years. So what do you do with a guy 290 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: like Deshaun Watson and the Browns there, Yeah, they're they're 291 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: at nine and eighteen and and uh, I think that's 292 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,880 Speaker 1: gonna be an interesting story to follow because the Browns 293 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: have a fantastic offense. We all know that they can 294 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: run the ball, so that's certainly gonna help out Watson. 295 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: You know, they have some weapons there that offensively and defensively. 296 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: They got a really strong roster. You know, where they 297 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: were lacking was at the quarterback position. But we're talking 298 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: about a player that hasn't played in a while. We're 299 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:02,640 Speaker 1: sure how good he's going to be. Is he going 300 00:17:02,680 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 1: to be able to up right back in and and 301 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: you know play to a level that you know where 302 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:12,160 Speaker 1: he left off because he was playing at a very 303 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:15,040 Speaker 1: high level, um, you know before all this came down. 304 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:20,600 Speaker 1: So it's another contender in the a f C. And 305 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,480 Speaker 1: the odds really reflect that as they're only nine to 306 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: one to win the a f C with all this 307 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: other competitions surrounding them. Who has been the hot team? Jay? 308 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: Who are who? People? The public? Who is there any 309 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: one team at this point we haven't even gotten the 310 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: draft yet, but is there is there one team that's 311 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: the hot sexy team the smoke show that the public 312 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: is jumping all over here. Well I can I'm just 313 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 1: looking at the ticket accounts right now then and some 314 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: of the ticket accounts, uh, people are in love with 315 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: a few teams here. It's very well balanced as far 316 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: as if you were to look at the top ticket 317 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:01,119 Speaker 1: accounts and the for the Super Bowl and talking about 318 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:06,919 Speaker 1: you're talking about teams like these, the Titans, Uh, the 319 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: um Bengals are right up there as well. You've got 320 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: the Bills, who are the favorites along with the Rams 321 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: um to actually win the Super Bowl. And then out 322 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: of the NFC. Uh, some of the top ticket account 323 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: leaders here are well, of course the Buccaneers. Now, uh, 324 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers, you know they're they're they're always gonna be 325 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 1: a hot, hot flavor here with with you know who 326 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:41,879 Speaker 1: coming back. But now you look at the usual suspects. 327 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: Then after that you look at the Packers. Of course, 328 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys and the forty Niners. Forty Niners are actually 329 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 1: right up there towards the top. They're they're kind of 330 00:18:55,080 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 1: another I'm not gonna say a sharp guy type of play. Ah, 331 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: it's more of a recreational player. A lot of people 332 00:19:03,119 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: believe in the forty Niners, and I don't blame them. 333 00:19:04,960 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: They they were playing great ball last you know, during 334 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: the playoffs, they look like they were going to be 335 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: the team. Um somehow, you know, the Rams won that game. 336 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: But forty Niners are certainly a team that's uh championship 337 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 1: worthy and of course a bit of a wild card though, 338 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 1: because they're supposed to change quarterbacks so that they still 339 00:19:25,480 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 1: have Jimmy Garoppolo with Tree Lance. Who know who knows 340 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: whether he's gonna be great or not. But I didn't 341 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,880 Speaker 1: want to move on from that. Jay college basketball. As 342 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:37,040 Speaker 1: we are talking here, as we're talking, the the second 343 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: weekend has not begun. So let's look back at the 344 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,399 Speaker 1: opening weekend here. I heard a bit of a sounds 345 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: like a father there is that a good or a 346 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: bad sign? Here? How did everything go the first week? 347 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:51,159 Speaker 1: It seems to me from a talk radio perspective, JA, 348 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: from where I'm at, this is a pretty good mix 349 00:19:54,400 --> 00:19:56,880 Speaker 1: for me, because there's still a lot of the traditional 350 00:19:57,400 --> 00:20:01,720 Speaker 1: college basketball powers that made it into the second week, 351 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: with a mix of a few surprise upstart teams. But 352 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: for you, where are you at on the the n 353 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 1: c A tournament at this point. Well, you know, a 354 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: good mixture of you know, premier teams and underdogs is 355 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 1: always a great recipe for us. Um. You know, we 356 00:20:21,960 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: we don't want all underdogs, we don't want all favorites, 357 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 1: we don't want all uh you know, the top tier 358 00:20:27,560 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 1: teams advancing. We we uh, we prefer a good mix. 359 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what happened in the first weekend. And 360 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: they you know, with I mean I'm not talking about 361 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 1: big underdogs like St. Peter's, but teams like either Michigan 362 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 1: or North Carolina, those teams that had some you know, 363 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 1: uh um, some purse seating that you know, made some noise. 364 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: And these teams are um, I'll tell you they are. Um, 365 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: they're they're making us look really good because of the 366 00:20:58,359 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 1: results that the first weekend and was one of the 367 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:05,960 Speaker 1: best martial madnesses we've ever had. And uh, you know, 368 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: we we did really well all four days out here 369 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:13,480 Speaker 1: in Vegas. The venue was just packed. We we have 370 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: you know, we have the world's largest race of sports 371 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: books here and we also have a theater that seats people. 372 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: Both venues were sold out for the first three days 373 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: of the tournament, and that continues as we speak. We 374 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: we have some great crowds in house for the second 375 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: weekend here and um no, it's it's been fantastic. It's 376 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: a it's been a great tournament. Um. I think the 377 00:21:40,160 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: expansion of sports gaming throughout the country has really helped us. 378 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: That a lot of people thought that was gonna hurt us. 379 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: But I talked to so many people last weekend where 380 00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: they were from, and they a lot of them came 381 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: in from jurisdictions that just you know, recently approved sports 382 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: gaming and they said, you know, once that happened and 383 00:22:01,160 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: they got you know, uh, you know, involved in it, 384 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: they knew that Vegas was going to be a box 385 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 1: that they needed to check. And we had so many 386 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:14,840 Speaker 1: new customers come in and again, remember this was our 387 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: first true marriage madness in three years. Uh, you know, 388 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: we didn't have that one two years ago. Last year 389 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: we were restricted to. This year was full blown and 390 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: people were just elated to be out here, uh and 391 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,720 Speaker 1: enjoying the you know, the tournament once again. Yeah. I 392 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,600 Speaker 1: gotta tell you, I was in Vegas a few weeks 393 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: ago and I went to uh I think one of 394 00:22:37,200 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: one of your establishments. It is insane. The quality of 395 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: the video. It's like being at an NFL stadium now 396 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,879 Speaker 1: with some of the stuff you guys have in these 397 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: sports books. It's it's it's absolutely amazing, and you guys 398 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: were charging. I was curious when I was walking through, 399 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: I was like, I wonder how this is gonna work 400 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 1: for the for the tournament. So did people have to 401 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,560 Speaker 1: buy tickets? Is that how that went to watch? Or 402 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 1: they reserve seats or because I would think that that 403 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:04,000 Speaker 1: was gonna be a madhouse the first couple of days 404 00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: for sure, So how did that work? Well, yeah, you 405 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,520 Speaker 1: have a good mixture. You have some first come, first serve, 406 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 1: you have some you know, basic reserve seating. Then you 407 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,320 Speaker 1: also have v I p uh seating as well, that 408 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:19,320 Speaker 1: which usually includes uh, you know, premier real estate in 409 00:23:19,359 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: the sports book with all your food and drinks included, 410 00:23:23,320 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: you know, I mean pricing of these things range from 411 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: forty dollars to and so it's uh and again they 412 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: were all sold out, so um you know, we we 413 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: always try to um accommodate all different levels and that's 414 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: exactly what happened. That was it was just really great 415 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,679 Speaker 1: to see how many people were just having such a 416 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: good time, and you know, remember Marshal Madness is mostly 417 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: made up of males. In fact, it's probably nine five males, 418 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: and a lot of it is our reunions, people that 419 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 1: went to school together or co workers or just have 420 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,119 Speaker 1: some history together and then they meet up here and 421 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,199 Speaker 1: they always seem to come in groups of you know, 422 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:12,360 Speaker 1: two to six guys, and um, I can't remember ever 423 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: seeing the level of enthusiasm that we saw here. It 424 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: was people were just having a good time, you know, 425 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,440 Speaker 1: and we did really well, so you know, they were 426 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: doing that great on the betting side of things. You know, 427 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,840 Speaker 1: they had their moments just like they always do, but 428 00:24:29,240 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: you know that that didn't curb the enthusiasm at all. Uh, 429 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 1: they had a blast and it was just a lot 430 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 1: of fun, a lot of excitement, and uh, the atmosphere 431 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,480 Speaker 1: was just terrific here in the Super Bowl. Yeah, it's 432 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:44,639 Speaker 1: I can imagine. Well, for three years in the making, right, 433 00:24:44,640 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: people been waiting around with the COVID and all this stuff. 434 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: So as far as a team like St. Peter's though, 435 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,639 Speaker 1: Jake kind of walk me through that they're they're off 436 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: the grid, small school. Uh. Was anyone actually betting on St. 437 00:24:56,800 --> 00:25:00,800 Speaker 1: Peter's against Kentucky or was it mostly on on Kentucky 438 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: that first big upset of March Madness back last week. Well, 439 00:25:05,320 --> 00:25:08,359 Speaker 1: I'll say it wasn't a heavily beat game compared to 440 00:25:08,480 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: some of the others, because you know a lot of 441 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: the public out there they don't really like to lay 442 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: those big points and and uh, you know, on the 443 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,800 Speaker 1: flip side, they're not really you know, have a history 444 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: of supporting in teams like St. Peter's, So it had, 445 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,679 Speaker 1: you know, a fair amount of action versus all the 446 00:25:26,760 --> 00:25:31,000 Speaker 1: other games St Peter's. Um certainly, I'll tell you the St. 447 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 1: Peter's open five thousand and one, all right to win 448 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:38,040 Speaker 1: it all and now they're down to five one to 449 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: win it all. But that that game against Kentucky, which 450 00:25:43,400 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: it just electrified the room. I mean, there were a 451 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:51,879 Speaker 1: lot of I think anybody that was not wearing blue 452 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: and white in the room was cheering for St. Peter's. Uh, 453 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: it was, it was. It was incredible. And I'll tell 454 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,120 Speaker 1: you the second game against Murray State, and no one 455 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: believed in St. Peter's. Everybody was on Murray State. And 456 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:09,880 Speaker 1: I understand that Murray State was a you know, eight 457 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: and a half point favorite, and St. Peter's pretty much 458 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: controlled that whole game and came out with an easy 459 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:18,560 Speaker 1: win and going into you know this today, you know 460 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:22,160 Speaker 1: it's St. Peter's is um, you know, not really getting 461 00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:25,119 Speaker 1: a lot of attention from the bettors Um, but a 462 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:27,760 Speaker 1: lot of people have wondered why they're still getting double 463 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: digits and being in the business for a long time. 464 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: We don't make knee jerk changes, you know. We we adjust, uh, 465 00:26:35,960 --> 00:26:38,879 Speaker 1: little by little, and that's exactly what we did with 466 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:42,200 Speaker 1: their power ranking. If this game would have been played, 467 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: you know, before the tournament even started, uh, you know, 468 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 1: Purdue probably would have been like a fifteen sixteen point favorite. 469 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: So now it's down to twelve because of what St. 470 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,879 Speaker 1: Peter's did the first weekend got you And is there 471 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: one team of the fields we head in again we're 472 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 1: talking before the sweet sixteam, But is there one team 473 00:27:00,640 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: that is getting the the action, the popular pick by 474 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: popular people here of the field remaining in the tournament? No, 475 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:11,040 Speaker 1: not really. It's really spread out, and as it should 476 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,359 Speaker 1: be because there's just so much parody. We saw a 477 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 1: number of these number one seeds either you know, one 478 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,680 Speaker 1: one got knocked out, but you look at it and 479 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 1: it seems like all of them got tested. You know 480 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 1: what maybe Kansas did in Kansas, Kansas. To me, it 481 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:28,879 Speaker 1: looks like they just got an easy road, you know, 482 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,360 Speaker 1: to to the final four. You know that Miami's there, 483 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: but other than that, they're looking pretty good to get there. 484 00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 1: And that's why their their odds are a little lower 485 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: than maybe some of the others, because the others have 486 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:45,080 Speaker 1: a tougher road to get there. Like Kansas, everything opened up, 487 00:27:45,359 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, as you know, their number two seed, number 488 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,520 Speaker 1: three seed in that region have already lost. So uh, 489 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: they're they're looking pretty good. But when it when it 490 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:58,000 Speaker 1: comes down to it, it looks like it probably could 491 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: be Gonzaga. You know, They're they're just so good. The 492 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:04,400 Speaker 1: power ranking on them is so hi that they're gonna 493 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: be a favorite no matter who they play. Um, but 494 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,199 Speaker 1: watch out, you know, watch out for those Gags, but 495 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,359 Speaker 1: also watch out for those Jayhawks because they got an 496 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:16,440 Speaker 1: easy road. Interesting all right, now, speaking of wide open 497 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: this is very rare. I want to go to the 498 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: NBA j because you know, typically, I know, we're not 499 00:28:20,440 --> 00:28:22,080 Speaker 1: quite at the time where people get all excited for 500 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: the NBA, but the playoffs will be here before you 501 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:27,600 Speaker 1: know it next month. And typically the NBA, I could 502 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: I could pick five teams JA and I would be right. 503 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,960 Speaker 1: I would say over the last twenty five years, I 504 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:37,760 Speaker 1: would be right. Twenty four out of the TWI I 505 00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: picked five teams, one of them would win the championship. 506 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:44,160 Speaker 1: I don't see it that way? Am I wrong in that? 507 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:46,000 Speaker 1: I look at the NBA and I see I know 508 00:28:46,080 --> 00:28:48,960 Speaker 1: Celtics have played well recently as we're talking here, but 509 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: that looks pretty wide open like that. I don't see 510 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: the typical four teams that are invincible, four or five 511 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: teams in the NBA or that that just nobody can beat. 512 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 1: So what's going on in the NBA as far as 513 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,720 Speaker 1: the gambling world is concerned? You you know, the NBA 514 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: is wide open, as you stated, especially in the East side, 515 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 1: you know, the West side not so much. But anybody 516 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: can come out of the East. There's like six teams 517 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: that will have the chance of coming out of you know, 518 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:22,240 Speaker 1: the Eastern Conference, but not as many teams on the 519 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: Western side. But you're exactly right. It's not down with 520 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: two teams. It's not down to four teams. There's there's 521 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:32,160 Speaker 1: probably eight teams that could win the championship this year, 522 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: which you know, as a bookmaker, we're loving well. And 523 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:37,959 Speaker 1: what what do you do with a team like the Lakers? Now? 524 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: I know, you know you're in Vegas, but you guys 525 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 1: run uh you know, gambling shops and other states and stuff. 526 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: But in Vegas. Every time I go to Vegas, I 527 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: go to a sports book and I have to go drink. 528 00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 1: Basketball season. There's a million guys in there with Laker gearon. 529 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: And are are people still betting on the Lakers? There's 530 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:56,040 Speaker 1: been a miserable season for the Lakers. Here are people 531 00:29:56,080 --> 00:30:00,240 Speaker 1: still loading up on the Lakers despite the be as 532 00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:02,600 Speaker 1: flawed roster that they appear to have this year, and 533 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: then the way it's played out all season, that's exactly 534 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: what's happening. They just can't get away from the Lakers. 535 00:30:08,800 --> 00:30:11,959 Speaker 1: You know, the Lakers are on right now, which they 536 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 1: probably should be like, but people continue to bet them. 537 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: And right now, we have so much liability on the 538 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,400 Speaker 1: Lakers that they were to somehow pull this off that uh, 539 00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:26,840 Speaker 1: I might be looking for a different job by the 540 00:30:26,920 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: end of tune if they were to win it. But 541 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: they it's not. Yeah, it's it's something that they just 542 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: can't get away from They still believe somehow they're going 543 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: to make a d eighty degree turn and make this 544 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: thing happen. But we don't see it as bookmakers. But 545 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: we've got to be careful because you know, we were, 546 00:30:47,920 --> 00:30:50,840 Speaker 1: you know, we're taking bets on this at some hefty odds, 547 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: and that liability does add up very quickly. But you're 548 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: spot on. They love Lakers and they continue to do 549 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: it despite the play that we see on the court there, 550 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:05,120 Speaker 1: I mean, and all of our eyes out here, there's 551 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: no chance they're gonna win. Okay, I'll knock on wood, 552 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:11,760 Speaker 1: but you know, you know, I just you know, it's 553 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 1: just they have so many issues, so many problems they 554 00:31:14,920 --> 00:31:17,120 Speaker 1: you know, just to turn the switch on. I just 555 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: don't see how they could do it. Yeah, I agree 556 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:20,920 Speaker 1: with you, But like I said, every time I've we've 557 00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:22,960 Speaker 1: been in Vegas, it's like a million guys, you know, 558 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:26,880 Speaker 1: all wearing their Laker gear, convinced that the that they're 559 00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 1: gonna turn the switch. All right, Well we'll get out 560 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: on this. Ja Baseball a bunch of moves has been 561 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 1: very interesting the last couple of weeks, with all the 562 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: free agent signings and trades, a bunch of transactions all 563 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: packed in and the season getting going in a couple 564 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:44,640 Speaker 1: of weeks here, Uh, any of those, you know, Freddie 565 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: Freeman to the Dodgers, Carlos Carea went to the Twins, 566 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: a bunch of big trades, anything moving the needle there, 567 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,479 Speaker 1: any impactful things as far as baseball is concerned down 568 00:31:56,520 --> 00:31:58,760 Speaker 1: the line, which is not until obviously October. But did 569 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:02,240 Speaker 1: anything really stand out to you guys in the gaming world. Well, 570 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:05,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's about the Dodgers around here, and and 571 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: they they clearly, I mean, that lineup is ridiculous, right, 572 00:32:08,720 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 1: I mean, at Freeman to the mix that's just crazy. 573 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: I mean, now, you know, losing Seeger, it just isn't 574 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:18,880 Speaker 1: a big deal, you know. Uh, it's all gonna be 575 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: about their pitching. You know, if Bauer could uh you know, 576 00:32:22,760 --> 00:32:25,520 Speaker 1: I think if he's able to clear it and somehow 577 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: get back to the Dodgers at some point, that is 578 00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: like adding another ace to to their their staff. I'm 579 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 1: sure the Dodgers are not done. They'll probably you know, 580 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 1: add another picture or two down the stretch. So they're looking, 581 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: you know, like the team a bit. We we expect 582 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:44,960 Speaker 1: them to win more than a hundred games this year. 583 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,400 Speaker 1: I mean looking out West, you look at the two 584 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: tease injury again, that's the problem. Well you got to 585 00:32:52,040 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: Carves and Snell look a little passive prime and that's 586 00:32:57,120 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 1: gonna be a huge hurdle for them. Uh. But I 587 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:02,800 Speaker 1: don't know. Nationally, you get the Brewers, you got the Braise, 588 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:08,480 Speaker 1: you know, the Braids get a Kuna back back in May. Um, 589 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: I think, you know, obviously that's gonna hurt them losing Freeman, 590 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: but also it's not that bad so Brewers praise Mets. 591 00:33:15,560 --> 00:33:17,480 Speaker 1: Out of the National Aid, those are going to be 592 00:33:17,520 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: the big contenders, I think. Um. I mean obviously outside 593 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: of the Dodgers and then the A l you know, 594 00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 1: Houston looks solid again Prea. I understand that's gonna hurt 595 00:33:28,520 --> 00:33:32,160 Speaker 1: a little bit, but we'll we'll see what Berlander has left. 596 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:35,600 Speaker 1: White Sox looked took a big step last year. I 597 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: think that they're gonna be there at the end, and 598 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:40,720 Speaker 1: then the Rays or the Raise. Blue Jay's lineup looks 599 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: really strong, you know, behind them, you can look at 600 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: the Red Sox and the Yankees, but it's pretty much 601 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: the usual suspects what we've seen in recent years. Uh, 602 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,480 Speaker 1: you know, heading into the baseball season. I got you 603 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: and uh, and you have a podcast right now. You 604 00:33:57,400 --> 00:34:00,240 Speaker 1: run the book there, but you also have a case 605 00:34:00,480 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: promote that. How can people hear you? How can they 606 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:05,840 Speaker 1: find your podcast? Yeah, you can follow us at superbook 607 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:08,279 Speaker 1: dot com. You know, check us out, and you know 608 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:11,839 Speaker 1: our our app is available and four states now. 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