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In this action-packed episode of Gambling with Good JuJu, we take a deep dive into the world of professional gambling as we welcome a legend of the game—Andy Bloch! From his days managing the famed MIT Blackjack team to his storied poker career, including a WSOP bracelet, Andy shares fascinating stories from his journey as a high-level gambler. But that's not all—our buddy Jeff, aka Thee Degen Boosts, joins us for the Heat Check as we recap a wild Week 1 in the NFL, including our survivor pool sweats, some big wins, and a few fantasy football disasters.Tune in for insights on blackjack strategy, poker tales, and our Week 2 early guesses for Survivor. Plus, catch all the details on our top picks, shout-outs to our Week 1 ride-or-die teams, and why betting against rookie QBs might just be your best move next season.Don't forget to check out our latest Good JuJu merch—it's always Good JuJu for you!Support the showFollow along on Twitter or Instagram @goodjujubets.goodjujubets.net

Parmi les passionnés qui, jour après jour, fréquentent les casinos, il en est pour prétendre que les jeux qui s'y pratiquent ne doivent pas tout au hasard.C'était bien la conviction d'un groupe d'étudiants américains. Beaucoup d'entre eux venaient du prestigieux Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ils sont persuadés qu'en mettant leurs compétences à contribution, ils peuvent battre les casinos sur leur propre terrain. Et la cible choisie est le blackjack, un jeu de cartes très connu dans ces établissements de jeux. D'où le nom donné à leur équipe : la "MIT Blackjack Team". Pour parvenir à leurs fins, ils ont recours à des techniques spécifiques, comme le comptage de cartes.Cette méthode repose sur la conviction que, dans un nouveau mélange des cartes, les cartes déjà vues ont peu de chances d'être tirées par les joueurs. Cette technique permet donc d'évaluer les chances de tomber sur des cartes fortes.Mais elle demande des compétences particulières et beaucoup de sang-froid. Aussi les étudiants à l'origine de ce projet décident-ils de mettre en place une équipe de choc, composée des joueurs les plus doués.Ils font donc passer un test aux candidats sélectionnés, puis les soumettent à une formation rigoureuse. Il s'agit aussi de les entraîner sur le plan psychologique. Les candidats doivent apprendre à ne pas trahir leurs émotions. Quand ils comptent les cartes, leurs visages doivent rester impénétrables.À la fin de l'année 1979, la "MIT Blackjack Team", à laquelle se sont adjoints un investisseur et un joueur professionnel, se rend à Atlantic City, l'une des plus célèbres villes de jeux américaines.Ils jouent jusqu'en mai 1980. En appliquant les techniques apprises, ils multiplient par quatre la mise de fonds initiale. Au fil des années, l'équipe s'étoffe pour atteindre environ 80 joueurs, qui fréquentent de nombreux casinos. Dans les années 1990, la "Blacjack Team" est capable de gagner jusqu'à 400 000 dollars en un seul week-end. On estime qu'elle a réussi, en moins de 10 ans, à engranger un bénéfice de 5 millions de dollars. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Parmi les passionnés qui, jour après jour, fréquentent les casinos, il en est pour prétendre que les jeux qui s'y pratiquent ne doivent pas tout au hasard.C'était bien la conviction d'un groupe d'étudiants américains. Beaucoup d'entre eux venaient du prestigieux Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Ils sont persuadés qu'en mettant leurs compétences à contribution, ils peuvent battre les casinos sur leur propre terrain. Et la cible choisie est le blackjack, un jeu de cartes très connu dans ces établissements de jeux. D'où le nom donné à leur équipe : la "MIT Blackjack Team". Pour parvenir à leurs fins, ils ont recours à des techniques spécifiques, comme le comptage de cartes.Cette méthode repose sur la conviction que, dans un nouveau mélange des cartes, les cartes déjà vues ont peu de chances d'être tirées par les joueurs. Cette technique permet donc d'évaluer les chances de tomber sur des cartes fortes.Mais elle demande des compétences particulières et beaucoup de sang-froid. Aussi les étudiants à l'origine de ce projet décident-ils de mettre en place une équipe de choc, composée des joueurs les plus doués.Ils font donc passer un test aux candidats sélectionnés, puis les soumettent à une formation rigoureuse. Il s'agit aussi de les entraîner sur le plan psychologique. Les candidats doivent apprendre à ne pas trahir leurs émotions. Quand ils comptent les cartes, leurs visages doivent rester impénétrables.À la fin de l'année 1979, la "MIT Blackjack Team", à laquelle se sont adjoints un investisseur et un joueur professionnel, se rend à Atlantic City, l'une des plus célèbres villes de jeux américaines.Ils jouent jusqu'en mai 1980. En appliquant les techniques apprises, ils multiplient par quatre la mise de fonds initiale. Au fil des années, l'équipe s'étoffe pour atteindre environ 80 joueurs, qui fréquentent de nombreux casinos. Dans les années 1990, la "Blacjack Team" est capable de gagner jusqu'à 400 000 dollars en un seul week-end. On estime qu'elle a réussi, en moins de 10 ans, à engranger un bénéfice de 5 millions de dollars. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Mike Aponte, also known as MIT Mike, is a professional blackjack player and a former member of the MIT Blackjack Team. Aponte was part of a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students that legally won millions playing blackjack at casinos around the world by counting cards. He is the basis for one of the main characters, Jason Fisher, in the book, Bringing Down the House, by Ben Mezrich, which inspired the motion picture, 21. Remember to subscribe, rate, and review Eyewitness History.Follow the Show on Social Media!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EyewitnessHistoryTwitter: https://twitter.com/EyewitnessPodThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5351305/advertisement

Today I have a special guest friend and former personal mentor, Jeff Ma.Jeff is best known as a former member of the MIT Blackjack team who won millions in the mid 1990's. Jeff's success was the basis of the main character of a New York Times bestselling book, “Bringing Down The House”, and the highly successful movie “21”. Because of his focus on data and analytics, Jeff's success at the blackjack table translated well into his prolific entrepreneurial career.Jeff and his teams built and sold Circle Lending to Virgin, Citizen Sports to Yahoo, and finally, tenXer to Twitter.  Jeff has worked as a consultant to the San Francisco 49ers, the Portland Trail Blazers and a major sports apparel brand, helping them to make better decisions using data and analytics. His most recent book, "The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big in Business"​ was a business bestseller and draws on his unique experiences at the table and in the sports world creating a truly accessible work about business analytics. Jeff is passionate about how data and better visibility into one's performance can make people better.Today Jeff and I discuss how his experiences at the blackjack table helped him build valuable companies and how he knew when to pick up his chips, leave the table and cash out. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Jeff Ma.------------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to you by Exitwise:  https://www.exitwise.comExitwise helps business owners create the exits they deserve by assembling the best teams of industry specific, M&A experts, who will help maximize the sale of each business.How Does It Work:1. Schedule A Call:  Schedule a call with one of our M&A Advisors and we'll walk you through the entire process of selling your business, from market valuations to M&A expert fees and from due diligence to the signing of your purchase agreement. We're here to answer any questions you may have.On this call, we'll want to learn about the history of the business, your financial performance, your management team and listen to your thoughts and requirements for selling the business so we can make sure to find the best M&A experts to help maximize your exit.2. Review Top Experts:  Once we've had a chance to process all your business information, we'll share with you, our top choices for investment bankers, M&A attorneys, and tax accountants to help maximize the sale of your business.We'll present each M&A expert's transaction history, estimated valuation range for your business and their fee structures. Then we'll talk through the pros and cons of each choice to help you prioritize and make the best decisions.3. Negotiate & Hire:  Finally, when we've narrowed it down to your top choices, we'll negotiate your engagement letter with each M&A expert to make sure fees and terms are fair for everyone. We know what to look for and we know how to keep everyone incentivized for your optimal outcome.Once your M&A experts have been selected and you're ready to move forward, we'll collect signatures and get everyone to work.

This is another throwback episode, which originally aired in January of 2012. Our guest is Laurie C. long-time member of the MIT Blackjack team, and wife of Johnny C. who ran the MIT team. We talk about counting cards, the movie 21, and the advantages of being a Chinese woman in the casinos.

"Neun plus zehn sind... 21... drei plus vier plus sieben sind gleich zwöl-" "Niklas?" "Ja? Ich über gerade Zählen für das MIT Blackjack Team! Da geht's in Folge 29 von Verbrechen für Weicheier drum und ich dachte, so könnt ich vielleicht ein bisschen Geld dazuverd-" "Niklas, das Team gibt es schon seit Jahren nicht mehr! Hast du das nicht mitbekommen?" "Ne..." "Komm, wir hören uns die Folge nochmal von vorne bis hinten an, vielleicht klappt das mit dem Zählen ja dann auch was besser. Und zieh gefälligst die Nickelbrille aus!" --- Ihr habt schonmal jemanden beim Zählen erwischt oder gar selbst gezählt? Dann schickt uns eure selbst begangenen oder beobachteten Gaunereien für unser Community Verbrechlein der Woche zu - ganz einfach per Instagram oder verbrechenfuerweicheier@gmail.com. --- Wenn ihr noch mehr Gelaber von uns hören möchtet: Gelatine Kenobi - Noch ein Laberpodcast Rosenlose Frechheit - Ein Bachelor-Podcast auf Abwegen --- Quellen: https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27519748 http://bearcave.com/bookrev/bringing_down_the_house.html https://www.theverge.com/2012/8/10/3223068/mit-mike-aponte-blackjack-card-counting-defcon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_Blackjack_Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack#Allgemeines

The house always wins... or does it? This episode looks at the prestigious and intelligent MIT Blackjack Team that learned how to turn the odds in their favor. With college students winning hundreds of thousands of dollars, this team grabbed the attention of the world.  Do you have your own personal scandal you want read on the podcast? Send it in! scandal101podcast@gmail.com Show Notes

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In gambling there’s a common saying, the house always wins...After all, the majority of people who spend their nights and weekends throwing dice across the craps table, or contemplating their next blackjack hand are always relying on luck. Yuchun Lee, CEO and co-founder of Allegro, is not one of those people.Yuchun is one of the founding members of the infamous MIT Blackjack card counting team portrayed in the movie 21.With his earnings, he was able to bootstrap Unica which was acquired by IBM for 400 million. Now, Yuchun is back building the next great software company with  Allegro, an accelerated learning video-based sales platform. On this episode of IT Visionaries, Yuchun explains how his calculated decision-making removes risk  and details how it is using A.I. and machine learning to empower every sales professional to close the next deal.Main TakeawaysCan You Hop on a Sales Call?: The way companies and sales professionals approach clients has changed drastically over the last year. No longer are tried and true sales techniques closing deals. Now, sales professionals must be able to make a personal connection through Zoom calls instead of one-to-one meetings, which is causing a lot of businesses to rethink their sales practices.Just in Time Learning: One of the ways businesses are altering those methods is through just-in-time learning, which are ways to educate sales professionals in real time, by empowering them with the required tools they need to close deals. These tactics are similar to YouTube videos, but instead are hyper-focused on a client’s needs and desires.Providing Value: While virtual assistants are becoming more popular in the sales world, there is still no equal to a personal human touch.So, while a lot of the more rudimentary work can be done by A.I. and RPA, there is still an overwhelming need for that one-to-one connection. IT Visionaries is brought to you by the Salesforce Platform - the #1 cloud platform for digital transformation of every experience. Build connected experiences, empower every employee, and deliver continuous innovation - with the customer at the center of everything you do. Learn more at salesforce.com/platform 

Semyon's professional journey started out in a rather unconventional manner. As one of the members of the famed MIT Blackjack team, he's always had an incredible knack and drive for mastering whatever challenge was in front of him. After living the life of a high roller, Semyon went on to become a successful founder of multiple tech companies but he found his true calling when he started angel investing and running the Techstars Boston program. He realized that his passion was really centered around helping other entrepreneurs succeed. Today, Semyon is the Founder and Managing Partner of One Way Ventures, a venture fund that is focused on investing in immigrant founders. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * Semyon's own story as an immigrant who migrated to the U.S. from Moscow. * How he became a member of the MIT Blackjack Team, which has been featured in movies, books, and documentaries. * His experience as an entrepreneur and the companies that he founded. * How he got into investing, where he made over 100 angel investments, plus his involvement with Techstars. * All of the details on One Way Ventures and how they are helping immigrant entrepreneurs. * Advice on generating interest from investors. * Common mistakes made by entrepreneurs. * And more! If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.

My guest this week is Jeff Ma. Jeff was on the famous MIT Blackjack team from the book Bringing Down the House but has spent his career in an around fields of analytics and data science. He’s studied sports betting and analytics, built companies for analyzing human capital, and ran the data science and analytics group at Twitter. Here are links to his book, blog, and podcast. Our discussion is about a number of fascinating ways data is being used to make decisions in the worlds of sports and business. Please enjoy! For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub. Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag   Show Notes 1:20 - (First Question) – How quantitative analytics have evolved in sports and how they’re being used 4:26 – Best role of humans in the analysis process 8:38 – Sports that are most interesting to observe through analytics 10:26 – How does luck play into sports analysis 11:54 – Team analytics vs better analytics 12:38 – Concentration of success among sports betters and their moats 14:58 – Favorite lessons learned from professional gamblers 16:45 – How analytics got introduced into gambling 19:21 – Understanding one’s own biases 24:04 – How he became VP of analytics at Twitter 28:37 – Primary lessons from the work evaluating human capital and talent with analytics             28:59 – Niel Roberson Podcast Episode 31:40 – How to model people for success when hiring 33:29 – How to hire the right data scientists’ team 37:54 – Most interesting problems they tackled at twitter 42:31 – Responsibility of social platforms to police itself 45:34 – Areas that would interest him in the future as an investor 49:24 – Kindest thing anyone has done for Jeff 51:50 – Values instilled in him by his parents.   Learn More For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.  Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub Follow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag

Yuchun Lee is the founder and CEO of Allego which provides a mobile video-based sales learning and development platform. Prior to this, he was the founder and CEO at Unica which offered enterprise marketing management and cloud-based marketing solutions to companies and different industries. Unica was acquired by IBM for $500 million after taking it public. Interestingly, while at MIT he was also a member of the famed MIT Blackjack Team that inspired the bestseller Bringing Down the House and subsequent movie “21.”

Yuchun Lee is the founder and CEO of Allego which provides a mobile video-based sales learning and development platform. Prior to this, he was the founder and CEO at Unica which offered enterprise marketing management and cloud-based marketing solutions to companies and different industries. Unica was acquired by IBM for $500 million after taking it public. Interestingly, while at MIT he was also a member of the famed MIT Blackjack Team that inspired the bestseller Bringing Down the House and subsequent movie “21.”

Delenn spielt das Spiel aus Eis und Feuer und steigt aufs Rad. Oder sollten wir besser sagen: Ins Rad? Denn die Minbari sind Ratlos. Und wir wissen: Alle Räte stehen still, wenn des Arbeiterkastenminbaris starker Arm es will. Und wir sind hinterher wie gerädert. Aber wovon rädern...äh..reden wir da eigentlich? Nun, das wissen wir auch nicht so recht, denn der Herr, der die Shownotes schreibt, hat die Folge nicht gesehen, sondern deren Besprechung Gregor und Tim überlassen. Deshalb die Zusammenfassung mehr oder weniger aus der Erinnerung: Delenn ist auf dem Heimatplaneten und will dem Krieg der Bierkästen endlich mal ein Ende bereiten, indem sie einen Kasten Sterni-Feuer aufmacht. Denn wenn zwei Minbarikasten sich so fremnd geworden sind, wie es die Krieger- und die religöse Kaste geworden sind, dann hat man auch dafür ein Ritual in der Valenschen Mottokiste und kramt das Sternenfeuerrad aus. Natürlich erst, nachdem man stundenlang die Grausamkeit des Bürgerkrieges erzählt bekommen hat. Da Delenns Gegenspieler Minbarti zwar einen äußert gepflegten Bart und eine große Klappe hat, aber einen kleinen Schwanz, den er bei der erstbesten Gelegenheit einzieht, geht das Rennen an Delenn, die heldenhaft von Lennier aus dem tödlichen Lichtsstrahl gezogen wird (Sind die Minbari jetzt auch noch Vampire?). Neroon opfert sich bei der Aktion auch noch irgendwie und aus irgendwelchen Gründen, aber wir bekommen noch erzählt, dass er ja eigentlich ein dufter Typ war, auf Delenns Seite stand und die Finte vom letzten Mal eine doppelte Finte war. Delenn darf sich jetzt auch ein Bärtchen ankleben und zur neuen Führerin der Minbari ausrufen lassen. Aber zu viel der Ehre, statt dessen soll ein neuer grauer Rat die Führung übernehmen. Diesmal noch besser und noch grauer! Mit Blackjack und Schnapps! Denn die Arbeiterkaste bekommt die Mehrheit im Rat, schließlich machen die -nunja- die ganze Arbeit. Um Arbeit gehts auch in der Nebenhandlung um Lyta. Denn die sucht händeringend ebensolche. Läuft nicht so gut, für die Gute. Dass ihr die Wohnung unterm Arsch weg gekündigt wird, hilft auch nicht sonderlich weiter. Auch die Leiharbeit bei Garibaldi wird schnell zum "Tutmirleidaber..", denn sein Boss will nicht, dass er Telepathen (m/w/d) beschäftigt. Bleibt nur der Rücksturz zum Psicorps und Bester ist Bester Laune. Der Telepathenboss hat so ganz nebenbei mal geguckt, was Garibaldi so treibt und wer jetzt noch nicht ahnt, dass das PsiCorps hinter dessen Neuprogrammierung steckt, dem (oder der) ist auch nicht mehr zu helfen. Da kann man quasi mit dem Finger drauf zeigen... Aber die spannende Frage ist doch: Wie gefällt dem echten grauen Rat diese Folge? Gregor: "Die A-Handlung ist eher der schwächere Teil dieser Folge." Was nicht komplett überraschend kommt, denn es geht ja um unsere ungeliebten Knochenköppe. Tim: "Mir ist das Ganze zu heroisch." Die B-Handlungen ziehen das Ganze dann wieder ein Stück weit nach oben, so dass unterm Strich eine Wertung von 3,5 von 6 Penissen Auf dem Deckel steht. Und das solltest Du Dir noch angucken: Die Folge im Lurkers Guide Die Folge im deutschen Lurkers Guide Folgende Podcaster waren an dieser Episode beteiligt: [podlove-episode-contributor-list] Wenn Ihr mögt, schmeißt uns doch was in den Hut: [podlove-episode-flattr-button] [podlove-podcast-donations-list]

Andy Bloch is a long-time professional poker player and computer programmer who was one of the pioneers at the intersection of these fields. He was also a member of the MIT Blackjack team that was the subject of Bringing Down ... Read more...

We delve into the (not-so) true story of the MIT Blackjack team, and the artistic liberties taken with this account. Also, Mitchell lets you know which casinos give you the best bang for your buck and admits to seeing 4 Cirque De Soleil shows...

Diana Yuan is helping to lead the AI revolution. She is the COO of Boston’s scrappiest Machine Learning startup. Her, and her team of Olin Engineering dropouts, are democratizing machine learning tools for hackers all round the world. Startup founders have an earned reputation for nonsensical over-confidence. Often, they're impossible to spend time with socially due to a complete lack of self-awareness and social graces. Diana is not one of those people. As far as early-stage executives go, Diana has more self-awareness than most entrepreneurs twice her age. She's bright and cheerful and a joy to be around. Having her on the show was a no-brainer for me. This conversation was a lot of fun for me to produce. Thanks Diana :D. This is the most important episode of Hacker Practice for aspiring non-technical startup founders. Diana Yuan's role in the Indico origin story is instructive for any MBA-type/non-technical person looking for a technical partner. I have a feeling they'll be telling her story in Babson business courses before long (if they aren't already). Enjoy this discussion on startups, fundraising, politics and technology with Indico's Diana Yuan. [4.30] Diana talks about the beginnings of Indico and beginning a machine learning startup Indico aims to revolutionize software through powerful, developer-friendly machine learning [5.50] How Indico closed contracts before becoming Incorporated [8.30] How Diana got involved in Indico by accident! Diana met Slater and Alec, Co-Founder of Indico by chance at the Affordable design and entrepreneurship class run by Olin College [13.30] Being a non-technical co founder, Diana shares tips for joining forces and finding a technical partner Don’t force it Focus on the relationship you have with this person and ensure an aligned set of values and vision before getting caught up on technical capability Why your job as a non technical co founder is to translate [19.30] Why Indico pivoted from a B2C to B2B (enterprise) model? [25.00] Diana explains her experience of applying for and getting into TechStars Receiving funding from Rough Draft and having traction were helpful but networking was just as important Diana recommends networking and actively discussing your application with those reviewing it (e.g. Diana hit up the founders of TechStars, including Semyon Dukach, who was also a member of the infamous MIT Blackjack team). [28.50] Diana shares her biggest challenges of being accepted into TechStars [31.30] On being the sole college graduate amongst her co-founders [35.00] Why the world is your classroom [37.30] Why Diana identifies as an introvert and why it’s important to know yourself in order to avoid burnout [40.15] Diana discusses the challenges of raising capital and the emotional stakes at play Don’t work with investors purely because they have money but because they will be a good fit for your team and offer a productive skillset [46.40] Discusses the hiring process in a startup environment. Save employee time by putting technical filters up front in the hiring process to screen potential candidates It’s difficult to avoid hiring to keep up with growth but often startups have realisations and need to scale back. The important thing is to be conscious of it. [53.50] The challenges of sponsoring candidates on a Visa [56.50] Discussion on politics, America’s competitive advantage in entertainment and technology being eroded and technological libertarianism. Take away thought - “what happened 250 years ago is what is allowing today’s events to unfold” [1.01.40] Diana discusses why transfer learning is Indico’s secret sauce Machine learning startups need to apply their expertise to specific market segments Transfer learning is a methodology for taking an approach for a specific problem, adopting it as a standard for a certain type of problem group and being able to apply it to new problems, that fit within that type of problem group. [1.05.30] On maintaining an IP competitive advantage and staying up to date with cutting edge industry trends [1.08.15] Diana discusses the kind of money required for cloud based infrastructure in a machine learning startup Diana discusses two innovative products offered by Indico, Crowd Label and Custom Collections, which help their end users label data and build custom models at speed and scale. [1.14.00] How to protect IP and a business's “secret sauce” in a highly competitive environment? [1.16.45] The importance of choosing an investor and not feeling obliged to sign a term sheet just because one is put in front of you. [1.17.30] What Indico does to prepare for a “black swan” event Risk scales in proportion to number of customers and stakeholders involved [1.21.10] Why customers should come to Indico for machine learning expertise High quality unstructured text and video analysis. Free for first 10,000 API calls. [1.22.50] ]How startups have capitalized on Indico’s unique product set at Hackathons to be able to build out MVPs in < 48hrs including a fake news detector [1.25.00] You can find Diana on the Indico website because she runs the chat!

Semyon Dukach is currently the Program Director at Techstars Boston and is an angel investor with roughly over 100 investments. He is also the chairman of SharpSpring, which he took over in 2002 and then took public in 2011. He lead one of the MIT blackjack teams in the early nineties, has started a few companies, and in 2012 Semyon created “The Troublemaker Award”.   In this episode, Semyon talks about:   His time leading one of the MIT blackjack teams in the nineties   Why he loves investing in startups and what he looks for   Why he took a company public in 2011, despite not needing to raise money   Advice he would give to someone applying to Techstars   Why he created “The Troublemaker Award”   Links from today’s episode:   Semyon Dukach   SharpSpring   AccuRev   Techstars Boston   Troublemaker Award   If you liked this episode:   Follow the podcast on Twitter   Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review   Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com   Music by: Broke For Free

Twitter Director of Business Insights Jeff Ma talks about the rising influence of the micro blogging service in the sports world. He also discusses his analytics work for NFL teams and Kevin Spacey’s involvement in the movie based on his gambling activities with the MIT Blackjack team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the 1990s teams of students from one of America's top universities - MIT - used card counting techniques to win millions of dollars in the casinos of Las Vegas. (Photo: Getty Images)