When I was betting serious money, when we had a hot one, we used to say, "it's time to snap those rubber bands!" And the reason for the rubber bands?
It was hard to pickpocket you because the rubber bands caused friction against your pants pocket! That's the real reason for having rubber bands around your "roll''!
And speaking about those small transistor radios and TV's without remotes. I lived in Joisey and was a super NY football Giants fan. In those days the NFL blacked out all games....even the playoffs....whether the games were sold out or not. So when the Giants games weren't shown, I'd have to climb up on my roof and turn the antenna so I could pick up the broadcast out of Philly. When I got older, my friends and I would drive to somewhere in Pennsylvania so we could pick up the game with a better picture.
In Jersey the mob used to control most of the books. My Uncle was one of them and worked out of a "social" club based in Newark. Anyone out there remember Jake "Scar"?
my dad and uncle learned from this guy
as you say dime, the lessons you learn from these guys are invaluable
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwags/liasbill.htm
as you say dime, the lessons you learn from these guys are invaluable
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwags/liasbill.htm
Born in Bayonne, sure as hell do.
I used to work for an idenpendent 'office'
I was a laison. I did most of the leg work, collected, delivered, that sort of stuff.
We had one bettor that I brought in, name was Ed, 5 dime a game wagerer. Cash money. In the 80's that was huge !
I told the office, "can you handle it?, they were so pleased they'd cut me 10 % of all losses.
He bet the pigskin, hit his first 13 games (no shit) in his first three weeks.
The office gave me 20K in 100's in a brown paper Shop and Stop bag.
Ed was pleased with the service and 'tipped' me 500.
Same with the next week, he hit I think 3 college and 3 pro, 5 dimes each game, duked me another 500.
I was in heaven, if he lost, the office would give me 10 % (which I didn't see yet, because he is now plus, 40 thousand or so.
Week 3 he went like 4-4 or 5-5 something like that. The office was getting croaked to the point Ed almost put them out.
I delivered the 3rd sack in 3 weeks, Ed is up 65K and to this day 23 years later he says to me "Billy, Billy, what should I do, I got the money to open my business"
I told him point blank, "Ed, if I was in your shoes, quit now, run, don't walk......."
Long story short, he gave back the 65K plus another 50K on top of that, and you know the rest..............
Sad.
guys lots of good stories here.......
times have changed alot though...back then the books had huge advantages over players (called suckers back then)...
nowadays with the internet and reduced juice, bonuses more betting options, ect...the player has it better than ever.....which is a good thing...
bettineddy......hope i am the same dpo your thinking of....mw is about the only forum i post at anymore...gl
times have changed alot though...back then the books had huge advantages over players (called suckers back then)...
nowadays with the internet and reduced juice, bonuses more betting options, ect...the player has it better than ever.....which is a good thing...
bettineddy......hope i am the same dpo your thinking of....mw is about the only forum i post at anymore...gl
sorry but very few people are up lifetime fom sportsbetting
most of these old timers don't know shit
dont get me wrong i would love to here some of their stores and there are gonna be some who have been successful but almost every old person ive talked to in a casino (usually playing poker) dont know shit about being a winning gambler
these are the same clowns who have been playing -ev casino games for 60 years and couldnt even figure out how to make money at bj in the glory days of counting
most of these old timers don't know shit
dont get me wrong i would love to here some of their stores and there are gonna be some who have been successful but almost every old person ive talked to in a casino (usually playing poker) dont know shit about being a winning gambler
these are the same clowns who have been playing -ev casino games for 60 years and couldnt even figure out how to make money at bj in the glory days of counting
this thread isnt just about old gamblers tiffany...
its about stories about guys that people here have worked with and known over the years...
classic gambling stories of the way things used to be...
not about that old fn man dressed in kmart clothes and pulling a slot machine that u sit next to...
greenhorn
its about stories about guys that people here have worked with and known over the years...
classic gambling stories of the way things used to be...
not about that old fn man dressed in kmart clothes and pulling a slot machine that u sit next to...
greenhorn
id rather sit next to Doyle Brunson than some mit grad who spits out fn numbers every few seconds...
the house edge has gotten slighter over the years but the house still fn wins
theres a reason why the casino brass drive cadillacs and the players wake up to an alarm clock and carry a lunch pail to work
the house edge has gotten slighter over the years but the house still fn wins
theres a reason why the casino brass drive cadillacs and the players wake up to an alarm clock and carry a lunch pail to work
I guess Im old enough to fit the bill. First started by cutting school to play pool at the Palace in S.F. on Market street, upstairs. The owner was Bob Bills, and he gambled on everything. Owned racehorses. That got me started to going to the tracks in 1968 as a kid.
My 'CookieNBabe' handle is a dedication to two guys I became good friends with who were also among the biggest gamblers back when we all had nicknames.
I was young and didnt know it at the time, but just happened to walk into the thick of it back in the 70's. I realized then that the world was 99.5% squares.
I'll post a few old tales sometime.
My 'CookieNBabe' handle is a dedication to two guys I became good friends with who were also among the biggest gamblers back when we all had nicknames.
I was young and didnt know it at the time, but just happened to walk into the thick of it back in the 70's. I realized then that the world was 99.5% squares.
I'll post a few old tales sometime.
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most of these old timers don't know shit
dont get me wrong i would love to here some of their stores and there are gonna be some who have been successful but almost every old person ive talked to in a casino (usually playing poker) dont know shit about being a winning gambler
these are the same clowns who have been playing -ev casino games for 60 years and couldnt even figure out how to make money at bj in the glory days of counting
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true very few people can make a living from gambling alone...then and now...
the people i "old-timers" i am talking about were bookmakers......the successfull gamblers of old....were usually mechanics, dice players and such...hustlers if you will....
when football became big....bookmakers exploited both players and "soft" books......if you were fortunate to be around a sharp... you kept him close...using him to your advantage.....gl
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most of these old timers don't know shit
dont get me wrong i would love to here some of their stores and there are gonna be some who have been successful but almost every old person ive talked to in a casino (usually playing poker) dont know shit about being a winning gambler
these are the same clowns who have been playing -ev casino games for 60 years and couldnt even figure out how to make money at bj in the glory days of counting
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true very few people can make a living from gambling alone...then and now...
the people i "old-timers" i am talking about were bookmakers......the successfull gamblers of old....were usually mechanics, dice players and such...hustlers if you will....
when football became big....bookmakers exploited both players and "soft" books......if you were fortunate to be around a sharp... you kept him close...using him to your advantage.....gl
