1. I decided during my college years that I wanted to start betting on sports. I asked people around the campus how it could be done. I was told by a couple of people, “Find the big kid named Chris.” I found the big kid named Chris, who led me to a bookie, where I’d call in my bets under the name “Michelob 21.” (Years later, I’d be the best man at Chris’ wedding and referenced this story in my best man speech.)
From there, the charm of meeting the bookie every few weeks to pay up got old and this Internet thing was exploding and I discovered a site called Pinnacle.