David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

This week on LOW ROLLERS, I am joined by BetHog founder/CEO Nigel Eccles to talk crypto casinos, AI dealers, prediction markets, the blackjack card that creates false hope & more. Also, a look at this year's hot topic at G2E (which may or may not be the hot topic next year): rss.com/podcasts/low...

"Wokeness" has a real branding problem. We should call it what it is: giving half a shit about people who don't look exactly like you. It's too easy for the assholes to claim they're "anti-woke." Would be better if they had to admit they're anti having a whiff of empathy (which is what they are).

The late Vernon Forrest is perhaps the perfect distillation of the argument over how much having one great fighter’s number is worth. A look at the cases for and against the former champ who's been newly (belatedly) added to the Hall of Fame ballot: www.boxingscene.com/articles/is-...

She absolutely thinks she's Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom, not realizing she's Jeff Daniels in Dumb & Dumber.

You want a Saturday morning bargain? How does four #boxing columns for the price of zero sound?
• GGG & the HOF
• PPV, subs & money
• The oasis in a slow-ass October
• Over/under 2.5 more Canelo fights?
www.boxingscene.com/articles/ggg...

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should you give a list of the prescriptions you take to a federal government that has directly targeted people with chronic illness, mental illness, disability, autism, etc, with the eugenic language of elimination and stated outright they’re everything wrong with the country.

Spotify link, if you prefer: open.spotify.com/episode/5bnn...

The first episode of the solo-host era of LOW ROLLERS is here, featuring a conversation w/ @mkonnikova.bsky.social
about her friendship with Nate Silver, her passion for tournament poker & much more. Also, my analysis of Kalshi offering SGPs, and a tale of player prop pain: rss.com/podcasts/low...

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

I got an advance look at the new Dwayne Johnson/MMA movie "The Smashing Machine," and I wrote a little something about one of the film's supporting actors, Oleksandr Usyk, a damned fine choice to play a world-class combat athlete from Ukraine:
www.boxingscene.com/articles/ole...

For many years, I've considered Steve Weisfeld the best judge in boxing and have wondered — how did he get into boxing, what led him into judging, etc.? Here's his story, along with a peek into his scoring techniques and philosophies:
www.boxingscene.com/articles/box...

Spotify link: open.spotify.com/episode/0m9c...

Also, Jeff Edelstein and I dissect this week's 1-2 punch of major PrizePicks news and pay tribute to our friend (everybody's friend, really) Dave Sharapan, plus big news about a change to LOW ROLLERS going forward: rss.com/podcasts/low...

New episode of LOW ROLLERS! Chris Altruda joins us to to break down all the details of the New York casino bidding, and drops a rather hot take on where the licenses are ultimately going — as well as what it all means for NY iCasino legalization hopes.

I don't know about Tylenol and autism and all that, but I do know we need to ban whatever meds Mary Anne Trump was on during her fourth pregnancy.

It was a sad weekend in the gambling world. Can't quite claim I was truly close with Dave Sharapan, but I was privileged to call him a friend, and to write a little something this morning about him. RIP, Consig. www.ingame.com/remembering-...

What, the big takeaway of "don't worry about my friend Jimmy, he can take his content somewhere else" didn't do it for you?

Excellent piece, Brian. I will no doubt be stealing your closing line to use in conversations about what's happening to our country. (And not crediting you. Sorry.)

and a retired meteorologist shall lead us

If you prefer Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0JHe...

Also, Jeff and I talk impact of coming Cali sweeps ban, surprise "no" votes for two Manhattan casino bids (and possible conspiracy theories), latest prediction market news, the Emmys, our fantasy teams, self-certification goals, and more: rss.com/podcasts/low...

New episode of LOW ROLLERS! SportsGrid's Jeremy Stein
joins us for a conversation about the company's shift toward casino content, iCasino legalization, YouTube age restrictions, and his former love, DFS — plus Jeff Edelstein rates Jeremy's beard. (Spoiler: strong score.)

Every major talent that works for ABC and Disney should refuse to show up for work until Jimmy Kimmel is reinstated.

Marvel movies need to shutdown. Ditto the sitcoms.

Collective boycott.

Corporations love money more than anything,& this will harm them and force them to do the right thing.