Willy Allison worked surveillance in casinos worldwide for 15 years before becoming a vendor for digital technology. He got his start in the casino industry in 1987 as a trainee surveillance operator in Australia. In 2005 he founded World Game Protection to provide better information and education on game protection within the casino.  Annually, he presents the World Game Protection Conference at the Las Vegas, a conference, panel, forum for casino surveillance personnel only. From its inception in 2006, the conference has become a must-attend event by industry insiders interested in discussine threats to casino gaming and to offer solution options for resolving those threats.

Winning a football handicapping contest takes a ton of effort .... Winning a football handicapping contest back-to-back takes a ton of effort and a ton of talent. In the history of Vegas handicapping contests, starting with the original at the old Castaways, through the Stardust and up to the Las Vegas Hilton, nobody has ever won two years in a row. Until now, that is. The honors go to this week's podcast guest Fezzik, a local handicapper and bettor who made a name for himself last year when he anted up his $1500, chose his five teams a week and finished at the top of the heap. In 2009, his record of W53 L29 T3 earned him the title again and the prize of $196,800. The "football hero" talked at length about sports betting, how he goes about handicapping, and his road to success.