Podcasts about Casino

The Flamingo Hotel and Casino is a Las Vegas icon, known for its lush outdoor wildlife habitat and its namesake pink residents. But at 5:00 a.m. on March 3, 2026, surveillance cameras captured a scene that was far from a tourist attraction. 33-year-old Mitchell Fairbarn allegedly breached the habitat, resulting in a terrifying ordeal for a flamingo named "Peachy." --For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On Sunday the first Oscar for Achievement in Casting will be given in the 98-year history of the Academy Awards. Today, The Kitchen Sisters and host Frances McDormand bring you the story of two legendary casting directors: Juliet Taylor and Ellen Lewis.Listen to Part 1 of this saga: Everyone's a Casting Director: The First-Ever Academy Award for Casting in the 98-Year History of the Academy Awards“Casting is the first thing that is done on a movie. Everybody's sort of in a great mood, nothing's gone wrong yet, and everybody's feeling very positive. And it's the first time the director's heard the words read and it can really influence the way the movie goes.” —Juliet TaylorDuring her career, Juliet cast 103 films including Annie Hall, Taxi Driver, Manhattan, Terms of Endearment, Big, Schindler's List, Midnight Cowboy, Network and so many more. “It's an old-fashioned trade. You are learning from the person that you are working for. That's like your graduate school.” —Ellen LewisEllen has cast some dozen films for Martin Scorsese including Goodfellas, Casino, Gangs of New York, The Age of Innocence, Cape Fear, Kundun, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman, The Departed, Killers of the Flower Moon. Also Forrest Gump, The Devil Wears Prada, A League of Their Own, lots of Jim Jarmusch movies, and the television series The Queen's Gambit, Godless, Boardwalk Empire and so much more.“More than 90% of directing a picture is the right casting.” —Martin ScorseseHave a Seat, The Casting Director Will See You Shortly: The Legends of Juliet Taylor & Ellen Lewis was produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson & Nikki Silva) in collaboration with Nathan Dalton, Brandi Howell and Hannah Kaye. Mixed by Jim McKee.

This was an interesting trip. Started off kind of slow. But I slowly put together some wins. Finally when things look like they were good and I was winding down for the day I took large loss putting me negative for the rest of the night. After that I went from casino to casino trying to put things back together again.

Welcome back to Worth Reading, where Patrick has a 30-minute chat with people doing interesting writing, reporting, and criticism in the world of video games. This week, Patrick's talking with investigate journalist Jack Ryan about his excellent (but distressing) piece in Aftermath about the way casinos, crypto, and AI are junking up your favorite web sites. Make sure to read Jack's piece at Aftermath, entitled “The Secretive Company Filling Video Game Sites With Gambling And AI” https://aftermath.site/gameshub-clickout-media-seo-gambling-ai/Link to Jack's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/continuemagazine/continue-a-defiant-new-videogames-magazineSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this gloriously unhinged deep‑dive into the Badlands of advantage play Blackjack, host Mike AP sits down with Chris and Steve for Part 3 of their marathon four‑hour blackjack saga. What starts as a chat about obscure deviations quickly spirals into a full‑blown AP therapy session: bankroll trauma, emotional damage, tribal‑casino war stories, Reddit bans, ploppy encounters, and the eternal truth that blackjack is basically a never‑ending boxing match where the casino is a heavyweight assassin and you're… well… you.The trio break down the real AP lifestyle — the wins, the losses, the “I just lost a house in one shoe” moments, the existential 2 a.m. parking‑lot stare‑downs, and the weird joy of using a deviation you practiced for months. They roast bad games, bad advice, bad risk‑of‑ruin math, and bad casino behavior. They also pitch a heartfelt recruitment ad for women APs (“please, for the love of God, email us”), share tales of side‑bet degeneracy, and explain why giving up your ID too early is the AP equivalent of tattooing your SSN on your forehead.If you love blackjack, advantage play, card counting, casino psychology, EV nerdery, and stories from the trenches, this episode is your buffet. If you're a ploppy… buckle up.SHOW NOTES

Welcome to Sports By The Book -- March 9th, 2026 You LIVE sports. You LOVE sports. You BET sports. The key to winning your sports bets is information. You need an edge. Our professional betting specialist, Alex White gives you her favorite picks every show. Entertaining and enlightening, you're sure to collect on your sports bets more often after watching "Sports By The Book". Streamed LIVE from South Point Studio in the beautiful South Point Hotel & Casino. Get ready to up your game and get in on the action with the ultimate sports betting podcast - Sports By the Book. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3WXUaD4

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In today's episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Charlie Horner is joined by SBC Media Director Martyn Elliott and special guest Leo Judkins, Founder of iGaming Leader Mastermind, as the trio discuss the hidden pressures of leadership in the iGaming industry and why even the most senior executives need support networks.Tune in to today's episode to find out:• Why leadership in iGaming can become increasingly isolating as you move up the ranks• The unique pressure of balancing commercial targets with strict regulatory compliance• How burnout, stress and imposter syndrome impact decision-making at the top• Why peer-led mastermind groups can help leaders find reassurance and clarity• Why embracing mistakes and vulnerability is essential for long-term growth and high performanceHost: Charlie HornerGuests: Martyn Elliott & Leo Judkins Producer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: Anaya McDonaldLearn how Optimove's Positionless Marketing is changing how iGaming teams operate. Discover how operators are using Optimove's Positionless Marketing Platform to launch personalised CRM campaigns, dynamically change casino lobbies and bet slips, and create engaging gamified experiences. Learn more at optimove.com.To see how this approach comes to life, Optimove Connect returns to London on March 11 and 12, 2026. It is the only user conference where marketers from around the world share real-world results of Positionless Marketing driving efficiency and ROI. Register at connect.optimove.com.Finally, remember to check out Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

Onze helden zijn geleveld. Letterlijk dan, want ze zijn de trap op geraakt. Daar wacht hen een hele verdieping vol puzzels die zelfs boekenkasten aan het wankelen brengen.DM - Nick AnneHuo - Gorik VerbekenPip - Lara BraekenTonk - Jens OsaerAileen - Larissa MontensDietmar - Philipp Kocks

In this episode of the Dana & Parks podcast, the team debates the ethical dilemma of finding a $13,000 casino ticket and the controversial practice of taking pets into public places like grocery stores and spas. They also dive into the emotional complexities of using modern DNA technology to identify the remains of unknown soldiers and sailors.

Billy C gives his thoughts on a GREAT pro boxing card that took place at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino on 02-28-2026 during the Talkin Boxing with Billy C show on 03-04-2026.

Episode two of the ‪@Megadeth‬ series is on tap as we explore "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying!" Also, is 1986 the greatest year ever in metal history? References: Sophisticated jokes, drugs are bad, NASA diapers/stadium pals, 10-dollar words, Donkey Punching J.J. French, Casino logic, most famous St. Louisians, T-Ravs, Orgazmo, TT Boy, Goodfellas x Dio, the genius of the philosopher Butt-HeadBuy Don's shirts and support his weed habit! https://southeastofheaven.threadless....Check out our last series on ⁨Ronnie James Dio!    • Dio 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the woman who loves Robert De Niro almost as much as her husband! In this special episode of Mass-debaters Presents Rankings with my Wife, Diandre Robinson and his lovely wife dive deep into the legendary career of one of cinema's greatest actors. We gathered the rankings from across the entire network to bring you the definitive list of the top 33 Robert De Niro movies.The episode kicks off with a rapid-fire rundown of movies ranking from 33 all the way to 11, including deep cuts like Copland, Stardust, and even the modern masterpiece Joker. Once we hit the TOP 10, the real fun begins with a BLIND RANKING challenge. Diandre's wife has to place these iconic films without knowing what is coming next. From the hilarious antics of Meet the Parents and Dirty Grandpa to the intense drama of Cape Fear and The Untouchables, we cover it all.We also play a game of BUDGET VS. BOX OFFICE to see if these classics actually made money, and we share some mind-blowing trivia about the filming of Heat and Goodfellas. Did you know the shootout in Heat is used for military training? Or that Joe Pesci improvised his most famous line in Goodfellas? Whether you are a fan of the mob classics or De Niro's comedic turn, this ranking has something for everyone. Stick around until the end to see if your favorite movie grabbed the number one spot!CHAPTERS0:00 Intro and Special Birthday Celebration2:15 Ranking De Niro: Movies 33 through 115:40 Number 10: Dirty Grandpa Blind Ranking8:20 Number 9: Analyze This and Mafia Therapy11:00 Number 8: The Untouchables and Al Capone14:15 Number 7: Heat and the Iconic Diner Scene17:45 Number 6: Jackie Brown and Pam Grier20:30 Number 5: Meet the Parents and Comedy Hits23:00 Number 4: Cape Fear and Thriller Vibes25:15 Number 3: The Godfather Part II27:30 Number 2: Casino and Las Vegas History29:00 Number 1: Goodfellas and Final Rankings30:18 Outro and Birthday WishesIf you enjoyed this deep dive into film history, make sure to SMASH that like button and SUBSCRIBE for more movie rankings and podcast episodes. Tell us in the comments what YOUR personal number one Robert De Niro movie is!

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Welcome to Sports By The Book -- March 6th, 2026 You LIVE sports. You LOVE sports. You BET sports. The key to winning your sports bets is information. You need an edge. Our professional betting specialist, Alex White gives you her favorite picks every show. Entertaining and enlightening, you're sure to collect on your sports bets more often after watching "Sports By The Book". Streamed LIVE from South Point Studio in the beautiful South Point Hotel & Casino. Get ready to up your game and get in on the action with the ultimate sports betting podcast - Sports By the Book. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3WXUaD4

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In today's episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Fernando Noodt is joined by SBC Noticias Editor Lucia Gando and SBC Researcher Ana Maria Menezes live from SBC Summit Rio as the trio discuss the growing tension between public perception and economic reality in Latin America's gambling industry, and how rising taxation and political scrutiny could reshape the future of Brazil's regulated market.Tune in to today's episode to find out:Why perception is overtaking facts in the public debate around gambling, and how betting volume headlines misrepresent actual operator profits.How increasing taxation across Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia and Peru, is putting pressure on licensed operators.Why excessive fiscal policies risk fuelling the illegal betting market, where player protections and tax contributions are absent.The biggest compliance challenges facing operators, including costly tech and regulatory fees that threaten smaller local brands.What the industry must do to improve its public image, from stronger CSR initiatives to better education of lawmakers ahead of key elections in 2026 and 2027.Host: Fernando NoodtGuests: Ana Maria Menezes & Ana Maria MenezesProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: Anaya McDonaldLearn how Optimove's Positionless Marketing is changing how iGaming teams operate. Discover how operators are using Optimove's Positionless Marketing Platform to launch personalised CRM campaigns, dynamically change casino lobbies and bet slips, and create engaging gamified experiences. Learn more at optimove.com.To see how this approach comes to life, Optimove Connect returns to London on March 11 and 12, 2026. It is the only user conference where marketers from around the world share real-world results of Positionless Marketing driving efficiency and ROI. Register at connect.optimove.com.Finally, remember to check out Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

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In this high-energy episode, Drew and Shane shake off the morning "giggles" to sit down with Richard White Jones, a veteran of the Western sports industry with over 11 years of experience at the South Point Hotel and Casino. The trio dives deep into the heart of cowboy culture, the evolution of the PBR, and the unique camaraderie that defines the Western lifestyle.Key HighlightsLife at the South Point: Richard reflects on his long history with the South Point, praising the facility's hospitality and its role as a premier hub for equestrian events like the NFR and the world's largest team roping competitions.The "Yellowstone Effect": The guys discuss the recent surge in the popularity of Western culture, noting how more people want to embrace the "Cowboy" identity than ever before, which has bolstered everything from real estate to retail.PBR & Media Evolution: Richard shares insights into his journey with the PBR since 2004, discussing the growth of the Team Series and the sport's expansion onto major networks like Paramount+, CBS, and Fox Nation.The Art of the Show: The conversation turns technical as they discuss the "Scotty Pippen" role of a Music Director in rodeo. Richard explains how music dictates the crowd's emotions, from the suspense of a bull ride to the high energy of a victory lap.Staying Grounded: In a candid moment, the group discusses the importance of remembering their roots. Richard shares why he still shoes horses in his downtime—not for the money, but to stay connected to the soul of the industry.

Welcome to Sports By The Book -- March 5th, 2026 You LIVE sports. You LOVE sports. You BET sports. The key to winning your sports bets is information. You need an edge. Our professional betting specialist, Alex White gives you her favorite picks every show. Entertaining and enlightening, you're sure to collect on your sports bets more often after watching "Sports By The Book". Streamed LIVE from South Point Studio in the beautiful South Point Hotel & Casino. Get ready to up your game and get in on the action with the ultimate sports betting podcast - Sports By the Book. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3WXUaD4 Special Guests: Duane Colucci and Ryan Wallis.

Baby Keem returns with a new album, "Casino". I saw Scream 7 recently. More cancer clinical trials were released during the Epstein file release.Follow me on Twitter & Instagram: @siddavisPodcast IG: @thesocialintrovertpodcastPodcast Twitter: @SocialintroPodSend emails to: thesocialintrovertpodcastegmail.com

In today's episode of iGaming Daily, SBC Media Manager Fernando Noodt is joined by SBC Researcher Ana Maria Menezes and SBC Notícias Brasil Editor Leonardo Biazzi live from the show floor at the SBC Summit Rio in Rio de Janeiro. Making his debut on the show, Leonardo dives straight into Brazil's rapidly shifting regulatory landscape as the team unpack the political drama surrounding the proposed 15% tax on player deposits, the growing influence of the “BBB” campaign, and what it all means for operators navigating one of the world's most talked-about betting markets.Tune in to today's episode to find out:Why Brazil's Chamber of Deputies blocked the proposed 15% player deposit tax and what that decision signals about political fragmentation in Brasília.How the “BBB” campaign targeting Bets, Banks and Billionaires is shaping regulatory rhetoric ahead of elections and why President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is leaning into anti-betting messaging.The real risk of aggressive taxation and how it could further strengthen Brazil's already massive illegal betting market.Why this tax defeat may only be temporary, with strong lobbying pressure and future legislative attempts likely on the horizon.Whether Brazil remains a strategic growth market for global operators despite regulatory volatility and political uncertainty.Host: Fernando NoodtGuests: Ana Maria Menezes & Leonardo BiazziProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: Anaya McDonaldLearn how Optimove's Positionless Marketing is changing how iGaming teams operate. Discover how operators are using Optimove's Positionless Marketing Platform to launch personalised CRM campaigns, dynamically change casino lobbies and bet slips, and create engaging gamified experiences. Learn more at optimove.com.To see how this approach comes to life, Optimove Connect returns to London on March 11 and 12, 2026. It is the only user conference where marketers from around the world share real-world results of Positionless Marketing driving efficiency and ROI. Register at connect.optimove.com.Finally, remember to check out Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

En esta ocasión hablamos de las apuestas predictivas en plataformas como Polymarket o Kalshi y de cuál es la diferencia entre estas páginas y una casa de apuestas tradicional. Además, conversamos sobre cómo los fans de Game of Thrones sabotearon el capítulo mejor rankeado de Breaking Bad y sobre la gente que copia las inversiones de personas con información privilegiada para intentar no perder dinero.Si quieres ver más contenido de Escuela de Nada, suscríbete a Patreon donde por $6 al mes tendrás acceso a un episodio exclusivo cada viernes. También podrás elegir el tópico principal de un episodio al mes en nuestro Tema de Oro y además tendrás acceso a los primeros 200 episodios del podcast. https://www.patreon.com/escueladenadaEscúchanos en Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4xOM98A8Es30eGevw6tYwe?si=QwORHX8BTMyzKxJOa9_oZQ&dl_branch=1Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales:ESCUELA DE NADA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/escueladenada/Twitter: https://twitter.com/escueladenadaTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@escueladenadaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/escueladenada0:00 Intro 3:10 Chris encontró una paca de billetes en su casa 6:20 La gente está obsesionada con las cabinas de teléfono británicas 6:58 Polymarket y los mercados de predicciones 11:00 Todo es un casino hoy en día 12:20 La diferencia entre Polymarket o Kalshi y una casa de apuestas tradicional 14:15 ¿Cómo funciona Polymarket? 19:29 Los fans de Game of Thrones sabotearon el capítulo mejor rankeado de Breaking Bad 21:56 ¿Te pueden botar de tu trabajo si vendes información privilegiada para manipular una apuesta? 25:15 ¿Se pueden utilizar las tendencias de los mercados como termómetro de las noticias? 28:45 El 94% de las predicciones de Polymarket se cumplen 33:11 El mundo lo controlarán las predicciones de la gente 37:20 La IA invierte por ti copiando a inversores profesionales 42:03 Nos parece sucio promocionar casas de apuestas 42:57 ¿Son más sanas las predicciones de Polymarket que las casas de apuestas? 44:50 ¿Quién va a estar al mando de Venezuela al terminar 2026? 47:33 ¿Lo peligroso de las apuestas es que puedas apostar online? 50:00 La hora perfecta para hacer cada cosa

In this hour of Follow The Money, Mitch Moss and Pauly Howard are joined by Jeff Sherman, Westgate VP of Risk Management, to talk about the Arnold Palmer Invitational and NBA Awards futures. Also, the hosts are joined by Mike Palm, VP of Circa Resort and Casino, to talk about a celebrity having to lose gambling for a casino to name a street after them. Plus, Sports Network Founder Doug Kezirian joins the show to talk about college basketball. Get instant access to expert picks, public betting splits data, and pro betting tools when you join VSiN Pro. Grab your first month for only $9.99 or take 17% off an annual subscription when you use promo code: POD26. Click here to get started. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week, Candi and Victoria bring you behind the scenes details on how big money interests are pushing gambling on Virginians behind closed doors. Plus, learn more about how you can join us at this year's Virginia March for Life.For more infomation, visit https://www.familyfoundation.org/

Welcome to Sports By The Book -- March 4th, 2026 You LIVE sports. You LOVE sports. You BET sports. The key to winning your sports bets is information. You need an edge. Our professional betting specialist, Alex White gives you her favorite picks every show. Entertaining and enlightening, you're sure to collect on your sports bets more often after watching "Sports By The Book". Streamed LIVE from South Point Studio in the beautiful South Point Hotel & Casino. Get ready to up your game and get in on the action with the ultimate sports betting podcast - Sports By the Book. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3WXUaD4 Special Guest: Lou Finocchiaro.

Learn about the Mafia buying a casino using 500K of Tamara Rands money. Instead of paying her back she winds up dead.--Join the Milwaukee Mafia Newsletter and get updates about the Mafia and Gavin https://milwaukeemafia.com/join-the-mailing-list/Got a question about this episode? Email Gavin and Eric at milwaukeemafia@gmail.comExplore the Milwaukee Mafia Wiki: https://milwaukeemafia.com/Become part of the Family: https://www.patreon.com/Milwaukeemafia--Gavin Schmitt is the leading historical expert on the mafia in Wisconsin. He has written several books on the subject and regularly speaks across the country.Get Gavin's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Gavin-Schmitt/e/B00E749XFSBook Gavin for a Presentation: https://gavinschmitt.com/

Welcome to Sports By The Book -- March 3rd, 2026 You LIVE sports. You LOVE sports. You BET sports. The key to winning your sports bets is information. You need an edge. Our professional betting specialist, Alex White gives you her favorite picks every show. Entertaining and enlightening, you're sure to collect on your sports bets more often after watching "Sports By The Book". Streamed LIVE from South Point Studio in the beautiful South Point Hotel & Casino. Get ready to up your game and get in on the action with the ultimate sports betting podcast - Sports By the Book. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/3WXUaD4

The nation's most powerful banker, Jamie Dimon offered stern words for the digital assets industry this week, as traditional finance and crypto backers duke it out over key language in a stalled crypto market structure bill.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!Guest: Luca Netz, Founder at Pudgy PenguinsFollow Luca on X https://x.com/LucaNetz00:00 intro00:10 Sponsor: Tangem00:32 CLARITY Update00:45 Jamie Dimon: You Will Pay01:22 Ripple slaps back at banks02:15 Patrick Witt tells banks to reciprocate02:52 Charles Hoskinson: No Bill is Better03:30 Luca Netz on CLARITY06:12 Revenue Sharing Tokens07:34 Dark Crypto Winter?08:30 Kalshi stealing stablecoin yields12:17 NFTs vs Casino's14:17 Upside Still coming14:55 Japan's ETF Tinder16:43 Degen Innovations17:17 LIGHTNING ROUND18:18 BASE App fail20:00 Crypto Twitter Policies20:59 Vlad vs Brian21:07 GTA 621:13 Luca Defends World Liberty Fi22:11 Meme Relief Stimulus22:39 Tariff refunds for Pudgy22:58 Kalshi Lost Plot23:07 Pokémon vs NFTs24:01 McDonald's CEO Viral Video25:25 Genius or Epic Fail?26:29 outro~Banks Warning to Crypto: ‘YOU WILL PAY!'

In the Williams Broadcasting Studio join John, Spencer, Scott, Jackson and special guest Greg Emerson of "Night Owl Creations" talking about motorsports racing for "In The Pits".

Why your generic blackjack strategy card is a mathematical trap. In this audit of Episode 10, Kyle and Katie break down the exact math behind buying better table rules and the origin of Casino Wisdom #14: Don't Tip Away Your Win. Plus, how Mrs. TRG leveraged a host for a comped room on a sold-out Friday , and a $500 rookie mistake at the Horseshoe that led to a legendary Binion offset.Subscribe to the F.R.E.D. intel at casinokombat.com/chip.(If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER. Past performance is not indicative of future results.)

Bruno Mars publicó el viernes pasado el segundo adelanto de su nuevo disco y, casi por sorpresa, ya ha revelado el contenido completo del mismo. The Romantic es el primer disco en diez años de Bruno Mars y contiene la festiva "On My Soul" y "Something Serious, con un sonido muy a lo Carlos Santana, en la línea del resto del álbum, que mira a Latinoamérica. Escuchamos a Love Of Lesbian con "Noches Reversibles" para hablar de su "una pausa de largo aliento", después de 25 años sobre los escenarios, escuchamos a una jovencísima banda valenciana llamada Mala Gestión y a los neoyorkinos Fcukers, con " If You Wanna Party Come Over To My House", otra de las canciones de su inminente debut. LOVE OF LESBIAN - Noches ReversiblesFCUKERS - If You Wanna Party Come Over To My HouseBRUNO MARS - Something SeriousBRUNO MARS - On My SoulGORILLAZ - The Moon Cave (ft. Asha Puthli, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda, Black Thought, Anoushka Shankar)CAMELLOS - CamónALCALÁ NORTE - SupermánPORTOSANTO - Ten que haber un sitio para nósMALA GESTIÓN - Noches de CasinoTELEHEALTH - Cool JobPERFUME GENIUS - No Front TeethSAMURAÏ -Los ParacaídasSLAYYYTER - Old TechnologyANGELE & JUSTICE - What you WantTHE TEMPER TRAP - Into The WildHINDS ft BECK - Boom Boom BackMEEK- FabulousEscuchar audio

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In this episode of Gangland Wire, Host retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins dives into the shadowy intersection of organized gambling and college athletics through the story of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal.  During the early 1960s, Rosenthal built his reputation by identifying weaknesses in sports systems, particularly among vulnerable college athletes. He met one who could not be bought, Mickey Bruce of Oregon. At the center of this story is a little-known but pivotal attempt at a fix involving the Oregon Ducks. Rosenthal and his associate, David Budin, believed they had found an opening, but they ran headlong into the integrity of Oregon halfback Mickey Bruce. Bruce flatly refused the bribe, setting off a chain reaction that would help expose a much wider pattern of corruption in college sports.   I break down how this wasn't an isolated incident but part of a nationwide effort by gamblers to influence outcomes and exploit young athletes. The episode explores the mechanics of organized gambling, attempts to fix games, and why college sports became such an attractive target for mob-connected bookmakers. The story reaches a dramatic turning point during U.S. Senate hearings on gambling in college athletics, where Mickey Bruce publicly identified Lefty Rosenthal as one of the men who tried to corrupt him. It's a rare moment in mob history—one where a gambler is named in open testimony by a player who refused to bend.   From there, I trace Rosenthal's continued rise in the gambling world, from Miami to Las Vegas, where he would help shape modern sports betting while repeatedly managing to stay one step ahead of serious legal consequences. Rosenthal’s story raises enduring questions about accountability, the limits of law enforcement, and why some figures seem untouchable. I close the episode by reflecting on Rosenthal's legacy—and on Mickey Bruce's quiet heroism.   Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. 0:03 The Story Begins 4:14 The Bribe Attempt 7:58 The Aftermath of Scandal 12:26 The Rise of Lefty 14:34 College Sports and Corruption 18:58 The Online Gambling Boom 22:26 The Fall of Adrian McPherson 24:24 Mickey Bruce’s Legacy [0:00] Hey, hey, all you wiretappers, back here in the studio of Gangland Wire. This is Gary Jenkins, a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective. I worked a mob for about 14 years, and now I tell some mob stories, as many as I can find. And we all know Lefty Rosenthal. We all know Robert De Niro played him as Ace Rothstein in the film movie Casino. And that movie, part of the reason it was so good that Nicholas Pelleggi, the screenwriter, and wrote the book, was able to spend hours and hours interviewing Lefty Rosenthal in real life. He had gone to Florida by then and it seemed like the mob wasn’t after him anymore. They had one attempted bombing of him, if you remember. [0:41] So it was a really good movie. There’s really good depiction of that era and that system that they had going out there. Let’s go back on Lefty Rosenthal’s history to a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. Lefty Rosenthal thought he could corrupt anybody, but he found a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. It was really one of his early cases where law enforcement, the FBI, and other state law enforcement agencies figured out Lefty Rosenthal was somebody, and he was a pretty big gambler. He was a nationwide gambler. In 1960, the Oregon Ducks had a pretty good team. What a name, the Oregon Ducks. They had a man named Dave Grayson and the quarterback with Dave Gross in the backfield. They had a 5’3 All-American receiver named Cleveland Jones. What a name, Cleveland Jones. They went 7-2-1. They lost to Michigan, and they also lost to eventual Rose Bowl champ Washington. But this was good enough to gain a Liberty Bowl invite to play Penn State. Oregon lost the bowl and played in two feet of snow and freezing temperatures in Philadelphia that year. [1:50] But the biggest news of the season was made during their trip to Ann Arbor to play Michigan. They had this potential All-American player named Mickey Bruce, who really was obscure compared to especially this Dave Gross or this Cleveland Jones, who was an unusual player. He was a president of his fraternity. He was a former Little League World Series star. He was the son of an attorney. He was a team captain. He played halfback and defensive back. And there was two professional gamblers came to Ann Arbor that year and they didn’t know much about this guy, but they did know, one of them’s name was Budin, David Budin, and the other one was Frank Lefty Rosenthal. They didn’t know much about Mickey Bruce, but they had a connection to him. A guy who played for the Oregon State basketball team named Jimmy Granada and knew Boudin from when they were little kids growing up on the basketball courts in New York City. Now, Granada told Mickey that he had two friends staying at the team hotel and they needed tickets. This time, players could then were given tickets and they could turn around and sell them to people. Boudin ended up finding him and introduced himself and said he was Jimmy Granada’s friend and invited Mickey up to the room and said, I’m the guy that needs a couple of tickets. [3:15] Mickey was a little bit hesitant, but didn’t know this guy. He’s probably got a New York accent, probably slick, more than likely. He hesitated at first and booted and said, just take a few minutes. I just want to get you to go and get those tickets. And so he goes him, so he follows him into the room and he finds Lefty Rosenthal waiting there, who he doesn’t know and won’t even have any idea who he is till much later. So they chatted a little bit about the game as people will and ask him questions about the team. And Rosenthal mentioned that Oregon was a six-point underdog. He said, do you don’t think a player could be bribed? Mickey said, I suppose they could. Buden then cut in. He said, Mickey, he said, what do you think it would cost to ensure that Michigan won by at least eight points? Mickey plays along. He says, you’re the big-time gamblers. You should know. So Buden said, about $5,000. And Mickey said, that’s probably fine. [4:14] Mickey said, let me check into this. And he said, I’m late for a team meeting and I got to get going. So they made plans to meet later on about 9 p.m. Mickey was no fool or small town rube. His father had been a Chicago attorney and he now practice in El Cajon, California. [4:31] He raced to catch up with his teammates and told an assistant coach about the bribe who told the athletic director, who then called in the Michigan State Police, who called in the FBI. And they told Mickey to go ahead and show up at 9 p.m. at the meeting in the hotel room. They don’t want to apprehend Buden and Rosenthal right now. They want to get some more information and really get a real solid bribery attempt out of them. So acting on the advice of these cops, Mickey goes back to the hotel room that evening. [5:00] Buden and Rosenthal start talking to him. And so they gave him tips about how to carry out this scheme without attracting any attention. Buden and Rosenthal say, we’ll give you an extra $5,000 and you can get the quarterback, Dave Gross, to go along with this scheme. He said, Mickey, you just need to let some pass receivers get behind you once in a while and let them run up the score a little bit. And you’re not going to win anyhow, more than likely. Get the quarterback to call a few wrong plays nobody really ever noticed. And he said, I’ll give you each $5,000 after the game if you’ll do that. He also offered Mickey $100 a week just to call him at his house down in Florida and update him about the health of Oregon’s team before weekly betting lines were released makes you wonder how many guys did Rosenthal have calling him to update him on injuries and everything on different college teams and professional too. Because I know from doing a story before that Ocardo and a lot of the Chicago gangsters really valued Rosenthal’s tips on making their football bets. He seemed to have some kind of an inside track. [6:08] As he got ready to leave, Mickey said, oh, wait a minute. I gave you those tickets. You got to pay me, which were only worth about three bucks each. And so Lefty gave him 50 bucks for the two tickets. Mickey would remember later that he had to roll $100 bills in his pocket, which is typical for a high-flyer, high-rolling kind of a dude like that, have a big roll of cash in your pocket. And then you reach down in, peel some off so everybody can see how much money you got in your pocket. Rosenthal said, hey, I got to leave tonight, but see my friend Buden in the morning, David Buden, and he’ll give you the money. Mickey agreed, went back to his room. The next morning, while eating breakfast with his teammates, he sees a state trooper leading Buden out of the hotel in handcuffs, and then missed Lefty Rosenthal, who, as he had told them the night before, the Lefty was going to be leaving, and they had made a good bribery attempt. I don’t know what the police were waiting on. They were trying to make an even better case or something. I guess they probably They wanted him to go back in and catch them all together with the money. But then lefty left, and they went ahead and pulled the trigger early. You never know how these things work out exactly and what was at play. During the game, Mickey, I tell you what, Mickey played his heart out. He got an interception for a touchdown. It didn’t make any difference. Michigan won easily, 21 to nothing, and easily covered the six-point spread. [7:28] A player will later be asked about this, and part of the reason was he said the coach had called a late-night team meeting and told them about this bribery attempt and asked them if any of them had been approached. Of course, everybody said no. Whether they had or not, they’re going to say no. But this player said it really shook us. We just had no rhythm. We just couldn’t get together for that game. [7:50] Buden, when he was arrested, it turns out he was arrested for registering at a hotel under a fake name. He ends up paying some little fine and leaving town. [7:58] Lefty was long gone the next day. It’s possible that Rosenthal and Buden knew that just attempting this bribe might have the negative impact on Oregon’s chances against the spread anyhow. All we know for sure is they got off scot-free in the end, and Buden paid a $100 fine or whatever. Lefty, but he did get exposed because Mickey Bruce, he didn’t have any idea of what he was getting drawn into, but it became a nationwide scandal. Basketball and football games, college games were being influenced on a wide scale by these gambling interests and Lefty Rosenthal was right in the middle of it all. Part of the McClellan committee, Senator McClellan of Arkansas convened his select committee just to investigate gambling and college athletics later that year. Because of this Michigan interaction with Lefty and college players and attempted bribery, they brought Mickey Bruce in. September the 8th, 1961, there’s a Senate hearing witness table. And sitting at that table is Mickey Bruce at one side and Frank Lefty Rosenthal at the other. And this was the same Frank he’d met at this hotel room. And he literally fingered Rosenthal as one of the men who attempted to bribe him. That photo that I’ve got in there, if you’re on YouTube, Rosenthal fled the fifth, of course. [9:27] Committee here, meetings like that, really what they’re good for is to stir law enforcement and bring people out and bring out and get the public riled up against organized crime. That’s what McClellan’s committee was really good for. They had several of those committees that finally got local authorities and the FBI to start looking at organized crime. And in particular, this is the mother’s milk of organized crime by now is gambling. And college sports gambling was the thing at the time. There was some pro teams going on, but it didn’t have near the action going down on it that the college teams had. There was a lot more interest in college and a lot more college games every week. Later on the next year, Wayne County, Michigan District Attorney’s Office wanted Mickey Bruce to come back to Detroit and swear out a complaint against the people that tried to bribe him and name him and give statements and everything. Bruce, by then, he didn’t really want to mess with it. He was playing football. He had his fraternity work. He had to keep his grades up because he was going to law school. [10:32] But they had a game against Ohio State that November. Michigan authorities thought, just come in and see us when you’re here. But he was out for the season by then. He had separated his shoulder, and he never really played again when they were playing Stanford earlier that year. He wasn’t going to go back to Michigan. His coaches tried to get him to cooperate, but he said, I’m done with the whole matter. In an interview, he said, as far as I’m concerned, this whole thing should have been dead a month ago after it happened. He conferred with his father, and they both said they can’t really make him do that. [11:05] He said, I didn’t have time to go. I’ve got all these school activities that I’m doing, and I just don’t want to go. And he said, the Michigan police botched this thing from the start. They should have stuck around, and they should have got Rosenthal before they left town. There were several things they should have done, and it was a poorly run investigation that probably wasn’t going to succeed anyhow. And he said it had been over a year, and he said, I don’t really remember exactly what happened. I understand all that, and he could have helped him make a case, but there’s an obscure a paragraph in Lefty Rosenthal’s FBI file. And it might explain a little more about why Mickey Bruce didn’t testify in a criminal trial against Lefty. It already testified and pointed him out in the McClellan hearing. But right after that, his mother received a telephone call in her home in El Cajon, California. Now, there’s some, it says name redacted, but you can easily fill in the name. 1961, September 1961, name redacted, El Cajon, received a phone call from an unidentified male asking if, name redacted, can you fill in, Mickey Bruce, name redacted, answered in the negative, at which time this person uttered an oath and added, you’re going to get it, and so is he. I think it’s pretty easy to fill in the names of Mickey Bruce and his mother easily. [12:26] Bruce stayed home Oregon went to Columbus Lost to the Buckeyes again Wayne County DA Dropped any cases Against Buden and Rosenthal For lack of evidence Lefty will continue During these years To run his sports book Out of Florida He’ll continue Traveling around the country And making contact With people in the College sports world Trying to bribe players And coaches And gather information And. [12:50] Cops in Miami were watching Lefty by then, 1960, New Year’s Eve. Police Chief Martin Dardis of Miami knocked on Rosenthal’s door with a group of guys and found him in his bedroom in his pajamas. He had a telephone in one hand and a small black book in the other. Dardis took the phone away from him and started answering the calls, and they were from bettors all around the country. He remembered that there was one guy named Amos who wanted to place a bet on a football game on New Year’s Day. And Dardis handed the phone to Rosenthal who told the guy that was calling in says you’re talking to a cop you stupid SOB. [13:28] During that raid, Rosenthal complained he’d paid $500 to keep local police from harassing his bookmaking operations. He said, you guys must be kidding. [13:37] Evidently, you didn’t get your piece. About a year later, February 1962, after the Senate hearings, detective knocked on his door again in Miami. He came to the door sporting dapper attire, which he was a really dapper dresser, and he had painted fingernails, according to a newspaper account. He said, I’ve been expecting you. [13:58] The detectives arrested Rosenthal, not for bribing Mickey Bruce, but he and his friend Buden faced charges in North Carolina for offering $500 to Ray Paprocki, a basketball player at NYU, and wanted to shave points in a 1960 NCAA tournament against West Virginia. During this time, authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixtures who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period. In the end, 37 players from 22 schools were arrested on charges relating to [14:31] port shaving. Man, that’s, boy, that was huge. We’ve got these guys going down now periodically that are getting involved because of the apps. And we’re going to get a little more into that. This gambling thing and college athletics especially, but even pro athletics. It’s a corrupting force, guys. I know a lot of you like to bet on games, but it really, there’s a real potential for corrupting the game. And in the end, if they keep it up and people keep corrupting these games, it’s just going to be like wrestling. You’ll just, somebody will control who’s going to win and who’s going to lose in every contest. That’s what these gamblers would like to get, and they’d make all the money. [15:08] Rosenthal pleaded no contest. He got a $6,000 fine for trying to fix this NYU-West Virginia game. He claimed that David Buden gave up his name and that he said later on, trying to clear himself of that, that that wasn’t really me. David Buden did it, and he would have given up his mother’s stay away from what he had to face. That was when the Nevada Gaming Control Board was after him. [15:33] In 1967, Rosenthal, under the watch of the Chicago Outfit, started acting like his outfit bosses and bring outfit tactics down to Miami. He started intimidating rival bookies and others in Miami who incurred his wrath. He ordered bombings of the territory. I interviewed the son of a CIA operative named, his father’s name was Ricardo Monkey Morales. Look back and see if you can find that interview of the son of Monkey Morales. I think Monkey Morales was probably in the title. And he told us about his father’s relationship with Rosenthal. He told him that Lefty had told his dad that he represented organized crime out of Chicago. And he said that Morales said that Rosenthal paid him. He said that Rosenthal paid Monkey Morales to blow up Alfie’s newsstand with a bookie joint in the back. He also had him, they had him blow up a car and a boat owned by a well-known jewelry thief that the mob was pressuring to do some burglaries for them. He also had him explode a bomb. I remember this, explode a bomb in the front yard of a Miami police officer trying to show his power. I guess this guy was messing with him or something, trying to tell everybody he was connected to the outfit and don’t mess with me. [16:50] Morales would also claim that he’d witnessed Rosenthal meeting with Tony Splatron in Miami in 1967. [16:58] 1970s, he goes to Las Vegas at the request of the outfit, which we all know. We’ll go back over it a little bit. Even legitimate gambling people will say he invented the sportsbook industry in Las Vegas. They didn’t really do that before. And Sports Illustrated once called him the greatest living expert on sports gambling. He’ll die in 2008 of natural causes down in Florida after all the skimming investigation went down and people started going to grand juries and being indicted and going to trials and everything. All the mobsters did. Several people in Las Vegas did. A guy out of the Tropicanda who was Kansas City’s man, Joe Augusto, and a guy named Carl Thomas who worked at both casinos and helping in skimming and several other guys that worked in the casino business. But guess who never was indicted? And guess who never even was called in for an interview? And guess who just hid out? Lefty Rosenthal. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Jane Ann Morrison of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Finally, they get an FBI agent to confirm to her that he was a top echelon informant during all this time. They try to blow him up in his Cadillac, another famous attempted mob hit. A lot of people speculate on that. They’ll always say it was Kansas City because they thought he was an informant all along. and never liked him and never trust him because he really, he brought all the heat down out in Las Vegas. Now, the heat was coming anyhow, but he maybe brought it a little bit quicker. [18:24] There’s a former federal prosecutor out of Las Vegas that once said, it’s been said you should never speak ill of the dead, but there are exceptions to the rule, and Frank Rosenthal is one of those exceptions. He is an awful human being. [18:38] Dave Budin, the guy who first approached Mickey Bruce, Yes. Continues in the sportsbook game and draws his son Steve into it. And by the 1990s, the online betting industry has taken over from your neighborhood bookie and a mob just running everything. It’s a multi-billion dollar thorn in the side of the U.S. authorities. [18:59] 1998, federal prosecutors indicted Miami gambler David Buden, same man that tried to bribe Mickey Bruce, and indicted Buden’s son for running something called SDB Global. [19:13] Which later became SBG. Federal authorities prosecuted Boudin under a federal anti-gambling statute because SDB Global was incorporated in Costa Rica, but it was based in Miami. Pleaded guilty and got a $750,000 fine. In Kansas City, during those same years, the son of the feared mafia capo, if you will, Willie the Rat Comisano, Willie Comisano Jr., They headed up a group of bookies that contained the names and sons and other extended relatives of many Kansas City Mafia members out of the 50s and 60s. And they were using the internet and dealing with either SDB Global or one of the other sports betting sites that sprung up in Costa Rica because they were all over the place. Budins were high flyers in this doing business out of Costa Rica. And they were making a lot of money, a lot of money. In 2004, SBG comes to the attention of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They sent an undercover in, and they asked an SBG operator why the company required customers to call before wiring each new deposit. And he got him on tape to say, because we change the names in the countries of the middlemen all the time. The agent suggested that the process made it uneasy, and the employee of SBG said, you don’t have to worry about it. Lots of people do it. [20:35] Well, during this investigation, they also found there was a Florida State star quarterback named Adrian McPherson was placing bets on games that he was playing in and ends up getting dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team. He was a rising star, a rising young star quarterback. In the investigation, they learned he’d already lost $8,000 to a local bookie who’d cut him off. He was giving him, extending him credit. Guy owed him $8,000 and he cut him off. So that’s when he turned to online SBG sites. Now, you have to pay up front. So he was getting some money to gamble somehow, and he tried to hide this activity by using a roommate, but a review of his phone records showed several calls to STB, and one time was, like, just before, there were, like, two in a row. And that’s how they were, like, trying to hide it and then pass it off to make it look like there was somebody else making the bet. He eventually gets arrested. He pleads to lesser charges. But one of those charges was check forgery. And when a gambler starts losing, many times they’ll turn to those white-collar crimes like check forgery, embezzlement. They’ll start stealing from their work, shoplifting, drug dealing. They can do anything like a junkie, man. They’ll do anything to keep gambling. [21:52] I once knew a guy said he couldn’t even walk into a casino because he just starts getting a rush. He just can’t stay away from the machines once he walks in. So he totally has to stay out. Adrian McPherson, he was also an all-star baseball player. Even though he is kicked out of college ball for betting on his own team, he then gets drafted. The New Orleans Saints in 2005 draft him. They want him as their starting quarterback. But they also drafted a guy named Drew Brees, who ended up leading him to the Super Bowl in 2006. [22:27] Now, later in that season or during that season, the Tennessee Titan mascot will accidentally hit McPherson with a golf cart. He sues him for several million dollars. The following year, he does this. He’s been injured by this golf cart. I don’t know if it wasn’t a career injury, obviously, but they also the gambling thing. And the following year, he appears with the Grand Rapid Rampage AFL team. Then he goes to a Canadian team. Then he plays on a variety of arena football teams, a different one every year almost. And finally, in 2018, the Jacksonville Sharks, which is an arena team, releases him. His gambling led him to a free fall into obscurity. He was on his way up to life-changing generational wealth, and the gambling just got him. [23:17] Let’s go back a minute, you know, all these, I’ll be telling all these stories about these low rents and degenerate gamblers. Let’s go back to the incorruptible Mickey Bruce. He was injured during 1961 during his senior year. His last game was in 1961 against Stanford. His three seasons of Oregon, he rushed 29 times for 128 yards. At one touchdown, he caught 10 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he intercepted six passes in the last season, returned six punts for an 11-yard average. He ends up being drafted in the 24th round of the 1962 AFL draft by the Oakland Raiders, but he never pursued a professional football career. Instead, he followed his father’s footsteps. He went to law school and became a lawyer out in California. [24:08] Michael J. Bruce, his story goes really beyond the gridiron. He’s on that very short list of individuals who have implicated gangsters, pointed them out in court, and survived. And he prospered from then on under [24:20] his own name. He didn’t go in witness protection or anything like that. He might not have agreed to prosecute Lefty going back to Michigan for that other case, but he did stand up and point at Lefty Rosenthal and say, he’s the one that tried to bribe me. 1981, Mickey Bruce will get the Leo Harris Award. Presented to alumni, alumnus Letterman, who have been out of college for 20 years and have demonstrated continuous service and leadership to the university. Some of the other, Alberto Salazar went to Oregon. He got it. A guy named Dan Fouts, I know that name, Johnny Robinson, Bill Dellinger. [25:02] So guys, it’s much better to get a Lifetime Achievement Award for doing good than to get a car bomb or to die in obscurity. So thanks, guys. That’s the story of Lefty Rosenthal and his earlier years before the skimming and really the story of a tribute to Mickey Bruce, a guy that stood up and did the right thing when it needed to be done. Thanks, guys. And don’t forget, stand up and go to your computer and order one of my books online or rent one of my movies or look at my website and see what you like there. Make a donation, if you will. I got expenses. Don’t usually ask for. I got ads. They just cover some things and then other things. Some of these FOIA things cost a lot of money and got a few expenses. Anyhow, so thanks a lot, guys. But mostly, I appreciate your loyalty and all the comments that you make on my YouTube channel and on the Gangland Wire podcast group. It’s inspiring. It really, truly is inspiring. It keeps me coming back. Thanks, guys.

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“Send us a Hey Now!”The season is basically here as this week we are able to do our first race preview of the season with Australia just one week away!We also have Rob AKA Formula Fantasy Hub to give us his view on both the season and also how the fantasy game will pan out this year including explaining a very confusing new rule.Oh, and we also squeeze in a quick recap of Drive to Survive.Episode running order is...1) News & SocialAll the best bits from both the sports news out there as well as what caught our eye on the various social channels 2) Brian's Video Vault              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoyTFik7As4. MY FIRST DRAFT LINEUPS!

Episode 474 of the New Old Heads features guest Brotha2daKnight and had discussions on the latest from the 50 Cent and TI beef, Baby Keem's new Casino album and if he's left Kendrick's shadow, if Larry June has reached his ceiling, if The Alchemist is oversaturated, a full react to the new On The Radar cypher, and more. Support the show

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We start the show off with some super cross talk with Mason! The guys are both in studio! We have a short show today, as the Lakers take on the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix! Is this a must win game for the Lakers? We read off some interesting pieces from ESPN NBA reporter Dave McMenamin article on Deandre Ayton. Beto Duran joins the show with the crew to react to the Deandre Ayton. PECHANGA Resort & Casino annual Wine Chocolate decadence. We take your calls and you have a chance to attend the wine festival! THE FARR SIDE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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