Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=1780223'>posted</a> on 04/25/2009:

Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyB1983 View Post
Is it safe you assume you bet for a living justin?
Gambling (including both sports and cards) is my primary income. I am a licensed lawyer, and I sue recreationally, but on referral only (I do not advertise). I also have done consultant work for individuals, casinos and sportsbooks.

If a player/group finds a new casino game, I'll analyze it for "free", as long as I can have a piece of the group's win/loss if I come up with a winning strategy. I have to know the group, obviously, to take a blind piece based on what they tell me.

5 days before my wedding, I got "called in" to a casino in Oklahoma - there was a Blackjack game with a 2% edge just flat betting. My group needed another scout, since the primary scout got tossed in 30 minutes. I was a bit pissed at first - getting called at 2am, catching a 10am flight 2 hours away for what was likely a trap... I scouted, and played for 3 days before getting the posse of "men in black" escorting me out. 20 hours of play, $500 flat betting, 100 hands/hour (slow game)... You do the math.

Catching opportunities like that is why networking is so key. I've made a small fortune from other people's ideas, including posters at SBR.