Kit Chellel - Lucky Devils

Our guest today is Kit Chellel, author of the new book, "Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game."  The book profiles three legendary gamblers, Bill Benter, Rob Reitzen, and Bill Nelson.

Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of Kit Chellel, author of Lucky Devils
[00:41]  Kit’s background in journalism
[03:25]  How did Lucky Devils come about?
[05:42]  Meeting Rob Reitzen and Bill Nelson
[08:52]  Gambling coverage in media
[10:44]  The moment that computers revolutionized gambling
[13:13]  Bill Benter and Alan Woods betting on horses in Hong Kong
[17:26]  Rob Reitzen’s wearable tech and poker bots
[25:11]  Banking tables in California 
[25:32]  Bill Nelson’s roulette play and the sports betting “The Computer Group”
[29:49]  The FBI investigation into “The Computer Group”
[31:31]  Roulette advantage players subculture
[34:36]  Biased roulette wheels and design countermeasures
[35:32]  The never ending war between casinos and advantage players
[38:56]  The genesis of the title Lucky Devils
[40:07]  Will Kit write about other gamblers?
[41:43]  How can listeners contact Kit?
[42:47]  Kit’s favorite resistant in Las Vegas that is not in a casino

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Links:

Bloomberg.com/authors/AQgXoqAi4I0/kit-chellel


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