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 Get Lucky Devils - https://amzn.to/48c5PTU Links: Bloomberg.com/authors/AQgXoqAi4I0/kit-chellel X.com/KitChellel Theoriginallindomichoacan.com