The day of the BIG game, Tuesday the 7th of January, between Alabama and Norte Dame Karen and I were having a conversation about betting. Remember, we do live in Vegas and it is legal to place bets here. We are not gamblers but are well acquainted with one in particular. He was racing off to the casino to place bets for himself and a few friends prior to the game. It got me to thinking, since Norte Dame was slated to win by only 10 points what would happen if they did not? What happens when the point spread that is bet fails to occur? What happens when just as in this big game, where the predicted outcome was turned completely upside down? What happens is this...
Ha, the bookmaker, or "bookie" gets rich and everyone else goes home with
nada, zip, or
shit as they say. Now in my massage therapy career I met many people and one of them had a
bookie landscaping business. He had inherited the business from his step father and kept it alive and well. Well enough he lived in a 5,000 sf house in an affluent neighborhood and helped raise 5 kids that were not his own. He seemed an affable guy. While doing his massages I would occasionally have to answer the door (since he asked me to) and take whatever cash was being placed as the
payment for services bet. They were usually men in suits (physicians, attorneys, professionals, etc.) whose very nice car were kept running as they sprinted up to the door. There was never much said between either of us. I would just answer the door and smile and take the money handed to me.
It never occurred to me until this week just how Ron made his money. I don't know why. I just thought it was funny that I actually knew a real life
bookie landscaper.
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