This week's guest is Mark Johnson.  Mark was a recent post-doctorate at UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research. His research is ongoing, looking at the similarities, and differences between Esports professionals, and professional gamblers. podcastClick to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:47] What was Mark Johnson doing at UNLV? Why UNLV?[03:55] What books other than Richard’s Gambling Wizards has Mark used in the research?[05:40] Considering how young eSports is, was Mark able to find literatures on eSports?[07:35] Differences between professional gamblers and professional eSports players[13:51] How is the way gamblers earn money different than eSports players?[17:00] How much can top eSports players make?[18:51] Gambling on eSports through skins?[23:14] Challenges of estimating how much other gamblers made outside of tournaments.[26:03] eSports Players disguising themselves and the “barcodes” players.[33:49] Love of the game and the learning curve[34:56] Intrinsic talent indicators in eSports.[41:24] Cheating, hustling, and doping in eSports[48:30] The dramatic value of a single pixel glitch in a tournament.[53:23] Handicaps in eSports[58:17] The different issues between gambler teams and eSports teams Gambling Wizards: Conversations with the World’s Greatest Gamblers:  http://amzn.to/2wBanDn Mark’s podcast: http://www.roguelikeradio.com/Mark's website: http://www.ultimaratioregum.co.uk/Twitter: @UltimaRegum