Gambler Reveals Ingenious Bank Tricks for Funding Online Casino Bets | Rob Minnick

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Ian Bick

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🗓️ 19 May 2024

⏱️ 69 minutes

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A seasoned gambler exposes the clever tactics he used to outsmart banks and secure funds for online casino betting. Hear the inside story of his ingenious methods, the risks he took, and the unexpected consequences. But the story doesn't end there—he also shares his journey to recovery from gambling addiction, detailing the steps he took to regain control of his life and finances. This episode dives deep into the world of high-stakes gambling, the lengths some will go to fuel their addiction, and the inspiring path to recovery. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Rob Minnick: https://hoo.be/rob_odaat Creative direction, design, assets, support by FWRD: https://www.fwrd.co Buy Merch: https://lockedinbrand.com Use code lockedin at checkout to get 20% off your order Timestamps: 00:00:00 - intro 00:04:14 - Growing up and Career Aspirations 00:08:26 - Reflection on College Education and Career Path 00:12:29 - Starting Out as a Sports Bettor 00:16:38 - The World of Bookies 00:20:54 - Dealing with Bookmakers 00:25:08 - The Thrill of Live Sports Betting 00:29:32 - The Discovery of Gambling at College 00:33:53 - Trust issues and constant lies 00:38:07 - The Feeling of Losing Everything 00:42:29 - The Danger of Normalizing High Stakes Gambling 00:46:47 - The Compulsive Gambling Cycle and Deceptive Practices 00:51:14 - The Evolution of Banking Systems 00:55:33 - Attending Gambling Addiction Meetings 00:59:52 - Misconceptions About Gambling Addiction 01:04:13 - Changing the Messaging of Addiction Awareness 01:08:27 - Unique Perspectives on Struggles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you deposit to a casino with Venmo, now that's not credit, it's your debit, but say you have
0:05.2	$500 in your bank account and you make a $500 deposit on a Friday, that $500 deposit won't clear
0:12.2	until Monday.
0:13.0	So if you try to make another $500 deposit, when they check to see with your bank, if you
0:18.1	have the funds, they're getting a screenshot of your bank account
0:20.8	from Friday. So you could keep depositing $500 until you've hit the deposit limit on that book
0:26.3	over and over again, even if you only have the initial $500.
0:36.8	Welcome back to the Locked-in with the NBIC podcast. On today's episode, we have Rob Minnick,
0:42.6	here to reveal his struggles with a gambling addiction and how he was able to overcome it. I think
0:48.8	this is the first gambling addiction story we've had on this show, and it hits close to home as I've had issues
0:55.3	with the past with gambling. Thank you to all the listeners who tune in week after week to the show.
1:01.5	Remember to leave us a review on Spotify or Apple and hit us with that follow and subscribe button
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1:13.5	really exciting things coming down the pipeline, and I can't wait to share it with you guys.
1:17.9	Now, without further ado, sit back, relax, and get ready to lock in with Rob Minnick.
1:23.1	Rob, welcome to Locked in. You're coming to us from New Jersey today, right? Yes, sir.
1:41.7	Awesome. Did you grow up in New Jersey? Yep, down south. So if you drew a line between Philadelphia and Atlantic City, right in the middle. It's a little town called Washington Township. Right near Atlantic City, huh? Yep. I guess that didn't work out. So well. Not at all now.
1:47.0	So I would say you are our first on the show that besides myself because i was like borderline you know having a gambling addiction big risk taker um that you yourself
1:53.4	had a gambling addiction and you're very open about it on your social media you've built like a brand
1:59.1	talking about it yeah i appreciate you calling it that i don't think anyone's called it that. Yeah, I think that, you know, people see it as, you know, just sharing stories, which at Space Corps, that's what it is. But yeah, I share my, my story of gambling addiction because for a really long time, and as you you just mentioned I'm the first one to come out
2:17.9	and say it on here no one knows you don't you don't know who around you has a gambling problem so
2:22.7	I thought I was the only one in the world and of course that's not true but for really a long time I felt
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