Kit Chellel - Lucky Devils

Our guest today is Kit Chellel, author of the new book, "Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game."  The book profiles three legendary gamblers, Bill Benter, Rob Reitzen, and Bill Nelson.Show Notes[00:00]  Introduction of Kit Chellel, author of Lucky Devils[00:41]  Kit’s background in journalism[03:25]  How did Lucky Devils come about?[05:42]  Meeting Rob Reitzen and Bill Nelson[08:52]  Gambling coverage in media[10:44]  The moment that computers revolutionized gambling[13:13]  Bill Benter and Alan Woods betting on horses in Hong Kong[17:26]  Rob Reitzen’s wearable tech and poker bots[25:11]  Banking tables in California [25:32]  Bill Nelson’s roulette play and the sports betting “The Computer Group”[29:49]  The FBI investigation into “The Computer Group”[31:31]  Roulette advantage players subculture[34:36]  Biased roulette wheels and design countermeasures[35:32]  The never ending war between casinos and advantage players[38:56]  The genesis of the title Lucky Devils[40:07]  Will Kit write about other gamblers?[41:43]  How can listeners contact Kit?[42:47]  Kit’s favorite resistant in Las Vegas that is not in a casinoGet Lucky Devils - https://amzn.to/48c5PTULinks:Bloomberg.com/authors/AQgXoqAi4I0/kit-chellelX.com/KitChellelTheoriginallindomichoacan.com