Marc Cohodes was the subject of the prior episode titled "Life's Too Short." Marc returns to the podcast to talk about figuring out the FTX scheme, using that to short Silvergate, and Signature Banks, and also the banking turmoil that has followed.

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Life's Too Short
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lifes-too-short/id1527018692?i=1000498472731

Odd Lots episode with Sam Bankman-Fried
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sam-bankman-fried-and-matt-levine-on-how-the/id1056200096?i=1000531062191

Alan Lane on the Pomp Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alan-lane-ceo-of-silvergate-why-bitcoiners-shouldnt/id1434060078?i=1000457223824

Risk of Ruin Newsletter
https://riskofruinpod.substack.com/

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An episode about the ever elusive idea of winning at craps using physical skill, aka dice control. 

Guests: Advantage player Frank B., PhD economist Robert Scott, and special guest Richard Munchkin.

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Links: Robert Scott's papers on dice control
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1375&context=grrj
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1415&context=grrj

Gambling With an Edge episodes on dice control:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iWapKXDCH0
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gambling-with-an-edge-guest-frank-b-on-dice-control/id459476611?i=1000520531943
http://www.slot-machine-resource.com/podcasts/kc.mp3

Blair Hull played on the original Big Player blackjack team in the 1970s. He played with Al Francesco, Ken Uston, and ran into other pioneers of the game including Keith Taft. The Francesco teams were the subject of the book "The Big Player".  After blackjack Blair moved into the financial markets where he used his proprietary options strategies to turn $25,000 into millions. Blair talks about his life searching for edges, and the lessons he learned.

Links: Hull Tactical ETF
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The Big Player on Amazon

Mickey Crimm hitchhiked to Laughlin with little more than a sleeping bag and a backpack. In the casinos there he learned to hustle slot machines and play video poker with an advantage. He made a career out of these advantages and built up a bankroll over the years.

Bob Dancer arrived in Vegas with a bankroll of $6,0000. He eventually became a video poker pro and then later a millionaire.

This episode is about playing casino machines with an advantage.

Resources:

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Bob Dancer's autobiography, Million Dollar Video Poker

Gambling With an Edge

The lives of two sharp sports bettors, and one bookmaker. Our guests talk about getting started in gambling, going from losers to winners, and the technology they use to keep their edges.

Guests: Spanky, Captain Jack Andrews, and Ray Marino

Spanky's Be Better Bettors: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-better-bettors/id1493902736

Captain Jack's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH3gZ9jpBZY

Captain Jack's new venture: https://unabated.com

Ray Marino: https://www.bookmaker.eu/

Frank B. talks about dice control on GWAE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REZgF55WPng

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The lives of two sharp sports bettors, and one bookmaker. The guests expand on the relationship between sharp bettors and bookmakers. Spanky talks about being the target of a government investigation.

Guests: Spanky, Captain Jack Andrews, and Ray Marino

Spanky's podcast on closing line value: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/closing-line-breakdown/id1493902736?i=1000505042641

Spanky's interview with Chris Bruno: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/christopher-bruno-interview/id1493902736?i=1000500772401

Captain Jack's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH3gZ9jpBZY

Captain Jack's new venture: https://unabated.com

Ray Marino: https://www.bookmaker.eu/

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Barry Greenstein is in the poker Hall of Fame based on a resume that includes decades as a professional player, and being a regular at high stakes cash games.

In this episode he talks about his life playing games including bridge, backgammon, poker, sports, and more. He also tells stories from his 50 years in poker, where he's played with Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Dr. Jerry Buss, Larry Flynt, Andy Beal, and more.

Find Barry on Twitter.
Find Dealio Poker.

The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King

Ace on the River

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Howard Lindzon started his career as a stock broker. In the late 90s he founded a small hedge fund. Then he went on to found Wallstrip and Stocktwits. In 2013 his venture capital fund invested $100,000 in Robinhood.

His career illustrates that the delineation between retail and smart money isn't a bright line. As a hedge fund manager he outperformed the S&P despite the fact that he did not have access to the same data used by most big funds. He advocates for, and his career supports, the idea of finding smart people to follow.

Website: https://howardlindzon.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/howardlindzon

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Dr. William Ziemba talks about his life working on horse racing, lotteries, and the stock market. Links:
Bill's website where you can find his books and a summary of his career.
Article on Bill Benter
Article on Jeff Yass
Obit for on Paul Makin
Article on Harry McPike
Wikipedia entry for Ed Thorp
Risk of Ruin episode about Blair Hull

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Arnold Snyder and Radar talk about becoming advantage players, a shuffle tracking play on a million dollar bankroll, and how they ended up together.

Link to Radical Blackjack by Arnold Snyder: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Blackjack-Arnold-Snyder/dp/1944877487/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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