SportsHandle.com is back for more podcasting. “The Hedge – Why I Gamble with Jimmy Shapiro” welcomes Las Vegas handicapping and sports radio legend “Smokin” Dave Cokin (on Twitter @davecokin). The podcast and time codes are below:
Topics and Time Codes for Episode Four of ‘The Hedge: Why I Gamble With Jimmy Shapiro’ Include:
- 1:30: Dave’s first bet at six years old
- 3:43: Why gambling exists, period
- 4:18: Dave on his days as a bookie in Providence, and learning to bet against the public in his own wagers
- 10:40: On what Las Vegas was like in the early 80’s when he moved there
- 12:55: On still initially being a bookie in Las Vegas
- 13:50: On how he first found out about sports services and the transition from booking wagers to having his own sports service
- 17:45: Dave working on radio with Pete Rose and Pete’s love of gambling. Pete’s knowledge as a sport bettor and love of competition
- 22:15: Dave on The Proline TV Show on USA Network and how it was basically an infomercial
- 25:40: Dave talks about the misnomer about them lying about picks on the show.
- 30:00: Jimmy’s brief experience in sports service boiler rooms and Dave’s thoughts on them
- 32:45: The concept of games of the week and the year, how the public demanded big plays and bankrolls
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