8/16/2023 0 Comments Absolute backgammonNot the sort of mathematics that one would initially think aboutĪssociating to the game: the probability of accomplishing some goal in the even if you we're wagering upon a game of skill.I find backgammon to be one of the most mathematical games. That's why many shunned the idea of gambling entirely. Whether he's right or wrong, my point is that many old timers automatically assumed that if you gambled, you were not only putting your bankroll at risk, you were putting your family at risk. If they won a rigged race on accident, they were likely signing their own death certificate. I remember him telling me that when the mob would rig races, jockeys on the best horses would be terrified to make a move. I legitimately hope everything my grandfather told me about those days was a lie. Otoh, Hawthorne had some consistent cards that were pretty easy to pick winners on, if you stuck to a couple of races and match-ups per week. I used to get an occasional tip like 50 years ago, and they always were good. So were Washington Park and Sportsmen's, on a par with jai-lai in Miami and at the MGM in Las Vegas probably. Were races at Hawthorne ever suspect, sure. (No disrespect to your grandfather, glad he shared such things with you.) Cash was king, as recently as 10 years ago. Al Capone probably did not need or bother to generate "winning race tickets at Hawthorne" to pay someone in lieu of cash during his tenure in Chicago. Sorry, but your Hawthorne Race course concept seemingly missed the mark. If you approach boomer's concerns from this perspective, it makes more sense. Getting knee capped is probably the most notable way the mafia collected insolvent debts.Īnother debt collection method they used is to force you to perform a crime, or they would kidnap/hurt your family. I have no way of knowing if they are true or not. Some of which, I probably shouldn't repeat. My grandfather passed away 20 years ago, but I remember hearing some of these stories first hand. If Capone was doing it, other gangsters were likely doing it too. Not only that, horse races Hawthorne Race Course in Chicago were famously rigged by Al Capone and winning race tickets were used as method to pay people under the table. There's evidence to suggest that Liston was going to take a dive. Do some research on the documents that were FOIA'd decades later. Ali was shouting "GET UP AND FIGHT"Įven the FBI suspected that this match was rigged. Take this iconic sports photo from the 60s. Often enough, your local underground mafia games were rigged. It wasn't as simple as driving to your local cardroom and playing poker. In the USA, the boomer generation, if they wanted to gamble, they had to do business with the mafia.įor some reason, pop culture has glorified doing business with the mafia. There's a generational gap here that younger people may never understand. Full time grinding is just unhealthy, for nearly everyone, so if you are coping it from friends and family they are very likely correct and you know it, you just don’t want to admit it Poker should only be a part of what you do, one of your income streams if you are serious, or a casual hobby. I think it boils down to how drilled into them it is that all gamblers are doomed to lose in the long run, that they cannot bear to have this absolute truth ripped away from themīack to the point of balance. But they cannot switch it over to a player having the same EV edge over the game. It’s like ….they can conceptualise how the casino or lottery type game has an EV edge over it’s players. Back when I was playing a tonne as a side hustle I tried very hard to explain to a few curious family members how I was winning over a large sample….and they just couldn’t grasp it Thanks for this book recommendation, looks good and I ordered it
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