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Curtis, Phil, and Reilly are professional sports bettors that provide the valuable service of getting down for originating groups. They are logistics providers in the gambling world. They talk about starting as casino APs, finding sports, and having several hundred thousand dollars taken from them by a  sportsbook.

Find Reilly on X. https://twitter.com/ValleyBlitz_15

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Matt writes the blog "Miles Earn and Burn" which stands alone in the credit card space. He has no ads on the site, and he writes about advanced strategies that don't make it into the mainstream travel blog world. The post that got me interested in having Matt as a guest said basically: go to your local credit union and see if there's anything that you might be able to profit from. In the advantage play world that would be called scouting. In the manufactured spend world it's known as probing. https://milesearnandburn.com/index.php/2023/09/29/taking-a-stroll-to-the-local-financial-district/

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Mr. Doppy became an advantage player hustling the video poker game Ultimate X. Since then he's gone after online sports books, credit card points, and also a state lottery.

Mr. Doppy's Twitter account: https://twitter.com/MrDoppy

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In 2022 Elon Musk signed an agreement to purchase Twitter. Then all hell broke loose. This episode is about that merger, the investors that traded it, and the most valuable Twitter follow to come out of the saga.

Guests:
Chris DeMuth - Rangeley Capital
https://twitter.com/ChrisDeMuthJr
Evan Tindell - Bireme Capital
https://twitter.com/evantindell
Chance, Editor in Chief of The Chancery Daily
https://twitter.com/chancery_daily

Media Clips Used:
Tesla 3rd Quarter Earnings Call
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_SOWBDCQnM
David Faber, CNBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycx4b9-2nFU
Yahoo News, Biden Administration Reviewing Twitter Deal
https://www.yahoo.com/video/u-weighs-security-review-musks-010913575.html
Carolyn Berger Appearance on CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/07/13/twitter-is-in-a-very-strong-position-to-be-on-the-winning-side-says-ret-delaware-supreme-court-justice.html
Elon Musk Sold Zip2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9mczdODqzo
Peter Thiel Comments on Elon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y11uX8X6iz4
Tesla Shareholder Meeting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49e7LrxS3FQ&feature=emb_title
SEC Sues Musk Over Funding Secured Tweets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjqp7LTb2B4&t=56s

Erik Seidel and Steve Zolotow were among the gamblers to come out of the storied Mayfair Club in New York City. The Mayfair inspired some of the locations in Rounders, and is also known for the breadth of success that its players have had in poker. The episode covers the history of the club, its bridge and backgammon roots, and the careers of Erik and Steve.

Special thanks to Larry Bernstein.

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John Hempton runs Bronte Capital, which generates its excess returns primarily through shorting fraudulent companies. John walks through a hypothetical short, explaining how they find it, how they size positions, and the kinds of returns that can be expected. He also discusses his shorts of Valeant Pharmaceutical and Wirecard.

John Hempton on Twitter: https://twitter.com/John_Hempton
John's Blog: http://brontecapital.blogspot.com/
Netflix documentary on Valeant: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7909184/

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