Oct. 8, 2020, 11 p.m.
Our guest this week is author Peter Alson. Peter returns to our show to discuss his book, "The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie." The book concerns working in a New York bookmaking operation in the early 1990s. Both Bob and I enjoyed and recommend you read the book
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Show Notes
[00:00] Introduction of Peter Alston, author of The Vig (originally published as Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie)
[00:32] Republishing The Vig
[04:02] How did Peter become a bookmaker?
[06:44] Prologue of The Vig
[09:36] Spanky
[12:41] Degenerates working in the bookie's office
[15:57] The era of bookmaking without computers
[20:01] Paying customers and collecting debts
[21:00] Mob involvement in bookmaking
[23:04] Billie Walters and other sharp players
[26:04] Office dynamics with a female employee
[28:25] Calculating commission on recruited players
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[35:27] The original of the title The Vig
[37:36] Life lessons from being a bookmaker
[41:14] The aftermath of writing a book about former co-workers
[43:58] Writing about dysfunctional relationships
[49:21] How can listeners contact Peter?
[50:40] Recommended: Amore Taste of Chicago restaurant, All American on Netflix, remembering Mike Sexton
Peter Alson's links:
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