The World's Most Successful Gambler | Billy Walters

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🗓️ 28 September 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Billy Walters boasts a 36-year winning streak in high-stakes sports betting. In this episode, he uncovers the secrets behind his unparalleled success and offers a rare glimpse into the mind of the world’s most accomplished gambler, as detailed in his new memoir, "Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk".

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0:00.0	Imagine betting hundreds of millions of dollars on sports over a 36 year period and winning
0:14.0	every year, having a positive record every year.
0:17.0	This guy, Billy Walters, he wrote the book, Gambler, Secrets from a Life at Risk.
0:22.5	He describes completely his method for gambling.
0:25.2	He also talked about stocks and he's got some crazy stories.
0:28.3	He went to jail for insider trading, he hung out with Carl Icon, he's hung out with
0:32.4	the best poker players in the world and just insane stories from the gambling world.
0:37.7	And I always wanted to talk to him, he wrote this great book, I read the book and I said
0:41.1	we got to get this guy on the podcast, he came on, he's made hundreds of millions of dollars
0:45.5	gambling and I want to do that too.
0:48.0	Here's Billy Walters.
0:50.0	This isn't your average business podcast and he's not your average host.
0:57.9	This is the James Altiger show.
1:02.8	Billy, I really enjoy the book, Gambler, Secrets from a Life at Risk, thank you for coming
1:13.8	on the podcast.
1:14.8	No, thank you for having me, I appreciate it.
1:18.2	Really, really great book.
1:19.5	I don't even know where to begin.
1:20.9	You've had this almost movie like story as a gambler, a businessman, so many people you've
1:29.4	met from the poker world, the gambling world, the investing world, you spend time in
1:34.4	prison, unfortunately.
1:36.4	Again, I don't know where to begin, but it seems like one thing that fascinated me in
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