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On The Record: Mr.D

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Acid Joe
I will say I like Mr. D. I hope the feeling is mutual. After that..... he did make Peter shave off the lostache..... for that he's a bit -1..... but I have never seen a dude feed as many ben frankliins into a slot machine as him.

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:greencheck:
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Hi Acid Joe,

Yes, the feeling is mutual (not in a ghey way which i am sure you meant also considering your well-earned reputation.) As to making Peter shave the Lostache: If you think i could actually make Peter do ANYTHING he didn't want then you should get to know Peter a little better.

Best regards,

Shannon
 
Mr. D
Hi Pavy,

Shirtcocker appears to be a title the GL admins have deemed appropriate for those members with a certain # of posts. I think it was borrowed from a Burning Man term refering to dudes who wear shirts around but no trousers.

Best regards,

Shannon
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I am impressed. You have done your research.

Mr. D
Hi Rubyn,

I'll try to bribe Pally into doing this next week, for now all I could bring to the party is a recent one from a party with spraypainted gold boobs.

Best regards,

Shannon
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PLEASE!!!
 
Mr. D
Concerning Mr. Walker: There is no denying that he has dodged most of the landmines in his path over the years and some of that has to be luck. In terms of making SBR into the monster it has become, that can be attributed to a mix of sound business practices, the hiring and retaining of dedicated people who share the vision, and the ability to make good deals and deliver on promises, and not being afraid to develop ideas and products and markets. May sound like BS, but certainly is my honest evaluation.
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Mr D you did a much better job handling this question than I did. When commenting on RebateWager I crafted what I thought was a witty yet prolific analogy to McDonald's. I didn't receive a Happy Meal with that one.
 
Archie
Mr. D,

have you personally corresponded with Mr. WillieBee lately? How is his retirement going?

Willie was a topnotch guy
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Hi Arch,

I concur, WB is a topnotch guy. Haven't really had much contact with him since he moved on. Hope his retirement is treating him well, he deserves it that grumpy old bastard.

Best regards,

Shannon
 
wal66
Mr, D, do you think you would consider Bread your homeslice?

Bread isn't easily impressed but I think if you were to call him your N-I-G-G-A (notice I hyphenated cause I don't actually say the word I just spell it) he would list it amoungst his life achievements.
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Hi Wally,

Bread makes me laugh. Not all the time, and obviously I have no frame of reference for much of his posting....but I could hang with Bread. Until the dead owls and ponytail showed up at least.

Best regards,

Shannon
 
reno cool
Mr.D, what's your view of the viability of the on line betting industry? For US players in particular. How much time is left? Give us the scoop.
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Hi Reno,

Let me preface this by stating this is my personal opinion. The continuing trends over the next few years in the offshore sportsbetting market for U.S. players will be towards consolidation, with the elimination of smaller and less-liquid shops. The cost of doing business for the existing shops is becoming prohibitive, and the prospects for any new start-ups are dismal. Those shops that are not well run and financially sound will either fail or be folded into the behemoths. Not good news for those who actually make a living by betting on sports. Bonuses will shrink, books will become much more selective in the types of players they want and the type of action they want, and the markets will become tighter as many of those outs offering unique opportunities disappear or become absorbed.

That being said, the offshore sportsbetting opportunities for U.S. citizens will never go away. There are still huge sums of money to be made, and the US Federal Government will never legalize wagering on sports (at least not my lifetime). The inconveniences that players currently endure to bet on sports will probably not change much in the short-term, but at some point the funding methods will improve. There are several operations committed to remaining in the U.S. market for the long haul, and while the advantage players may run out of places to take their action it is likely that the average better will have no trouble finding a reputable bookmaker to do business with.

Again, all speculation on my part and it certainly wouldn't hurt my feelings to be proven wrong on many of those points.

Best regards,

Shannon
 
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