My pleasure Freak. I appreciate your experience in the industry of couse, me being 34 years old, i started working for BetEagle (now Perhead) back in 2004. Back then, the most seasoned wagering clerks were making $10 or more an hour - KILLING IT in Costa Rica, as inflation didn't hit us as hard then. These were kids in their early 20's making $2000-$3000 a month - In a country where $800 BACK THEN was considered above average.

Tony made many mistakes and many enemies himself. I was close to punching him out once or twice, even thought about jumping him as he was going for his car in the garage. I can only guess how many guys had a similar plan. Well, look at those who set him up... people who worked for him, who despised him and felt he deserved to die like a dog. I don't know it Tony deserved it, I'd say no - but I don't know all the shady shit he did in his life so... knowing what I know - No, he didn't deserve it. Most of us suspect the widow.

I was in high school when I first heard about the business. "All you need is good English and to show up." I had made up my mind pretty much in graduating and taking a sabbatical to work in the gambling business. That sabbatical turned into 10+ years in which I worked for BetEagle, Sportsbook.com, BetOnSports, BetEd, InstantActionSports, Doyle'sRoom Poker, UltimateBet/AbsolutePoker, Jazz, PlayTheMinute, BetHorizon, my own startup which crashed and burned (BetCabin), finally landing at 5dimes on January 2015.

I also formed part of some shops for a week or two - the kind of deal where you test the waters and just decide to leave because the job is not worth it (Example, YouWager - Holy fuck!). They asked us for donations to buy a new over or coffeemaker, can't even recall what now, they wanted a $5 donation from every employee to buy a new oven by the end of the month. That's when I decided I was a goner from there! If millionaire bookies can't or won't chip in $400 for a new oven, I have nothing to do working for them.

Most of my memories are good, normal - A normal job with normal stress. Lots of fine sport memories, lots of grass and yeyo, lots of good parties. Lots of hot women... blowjobs and yeyo lines in the back office. Threesomes in the server room. Vodka shots on stage... Met many great and shady ass people along the years...

You can't believe some of the people who works at these places. It truly is a circus. I dont know if the business still attracts all these beasts but my guess is still does. Its a shame the business dried up and gamblers have way less good bonus offers and market variety. I really wish Bookmaker and 5D didn't buy all the smaller shops... I think they killed the business with their monopoly.

I'm glad the Bahamas experience opened your eyes. Lots of poverty here in certain areas, yes, people esentially live in huts. I'm privileged, yes, I have been without power, or hungry for a couple of days but always had somewhere to go or someone to lend me a hand. Quitting school wasnt smart looking back, and is now a tad bit late.

Piece of advice for the young guns - STAY IN FUCKIN SCHOOL.

And if you are gonna do yeyo, follow this 4 rules and you will be safer from addiction:
1) Never do it on your own
2) Never do it two days in a row
3) Never do it dry (no alcohol)
4) Never date a stripper

:)