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WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
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We speak at least five times a week, even if it's to check in with each other or tell each other a ridiculous joke or talk about baseball.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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We never let 36 hours go without speaking to each other.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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He was behind me.
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2024-12-27T05:30:00
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He waited for me to apologize, which I did.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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He waited for me to apologize to everybody that I heard around me, which I did.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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And I repeat, the rest, as I say, is history.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
181
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But it wasn't easy, George.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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And anybody listening right now,
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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to your listeners, anybody going through what I went through before I had help, I beg you, I urge you, I ask you ever so politely to put up your hand, speak up, speak out.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
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WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
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People do want to help, but you have to either ask for it or be honest.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
185
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966.716
It's not just going to always come to you.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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I was exceptionally lucky with the family that I had and that I still have today.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
187
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974.829
But not everybody is that lucky.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
188
976.39
978.751
How many problem gamblers are in denial?
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
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981.252
987.635
Oh, God, I have to say that any problem gambler at the beginning are all in denial.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
190
987.836
998.121
And again, I go back to myself in first person that it's so hard to explain when you're going through a horrific addiction.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
191
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And deep down, and I'd like to think that I'm not...
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
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1,002.89
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I mean, I may not be Albert Einstein, but I'm also not the dumbest guy in the block.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
193
1,007.092
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I had to have known, and I think about this often, George, I had to have known that I had a problem, but somehow that thought process went away, and I kept on doing what I'm doing.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
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1,021.579
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So I think at the beginning, until you feel pain, be it with your family, be it at work, be it in your bank account,
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
195
1,031.337
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I think everybody goes through denial until the point when it begins to hurt you.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
196
1,037.739
1,041.36
And hurt comes in all different ways, right?
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
197
1,043.321
1,059.066
And when it begins to alter your life and Tuesday wasn't the same as Monday and Monday wasn't the same as Sunday and your relationship with your family wasn't the same as it was a month ago, then you have to either change your ways or
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
198
1,060.612
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You are living in denial because, again, I repeat, I think anybody and everybody must know when they're doing something wrong.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
199
1,068.257
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And it just takes that little moment in time, that little moment in time when we finally reach our breaking point.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
200
1,076.882
1,087.528
And with me, it was sitting in my brother's living room in his home in Beverly Hills when I knew facing the family and I knew that it was up.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
201
1,088.482
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The word denial just left my body, and I had a whole new process that I had to go through.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
202
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It was a new project that I had to live through and work at.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
203
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So to answer your question, I think everybody's in denial until such time, George, as it begins to hurt your life, if that makes sense.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
204
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Could you go at this point to Vegas, sit at a blackjack table, have a little fun, and get up and leave? 1,000%.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
205
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1,121.748
And I'm not saying 900%, 1,000% or more.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
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206
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Again, when Billy comes home to Montreal a couple of times a year, we live the old days.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
207
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1,133.637
We used to take my mom and dad when they were alive to the casino and have dinner.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
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I sit with Billy.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
209
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He plays his $100 or $50 in the Kino machine.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
210
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I have my one, two, or three Diet Cokes.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
211
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I watch the world go by.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
212
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1,145.326
I say hello to everybody I know.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
213
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And I literally, and I want to say this very, very politely, it's not that I couldn't care less, but I have such a different take on the building that we call the casino than I used to have that it's not remotely.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
214
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1,162.756
It's literally black and white, George.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
215
1,162.856
1,163.657
It's not the same.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
216
1,163.697
1,173.5
So to answer your question, as a matter of fact, I've been trying to get to Vegas and meet Billy in Vegas, and maybe this show will promote us to finally go one of these fine days.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
217
1,174.2
1,174.8
I'd love to go.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
218
1,175.405
1,176.005
Absolutely.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
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SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
219
1,176.626
1,178.147
But it's very simple.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
220
1,178.187
1,183.629
If you're not going to go with a gazillion dollars on you that you can't lose, then there's no harm.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
221
1,184.03
1,184.45
Why not?
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
222
1,184.87
1,186.391
I still love the game of blackjack.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
223
1,186.871
1,197.257
As a matter of fact, I consult for a lovely, lovely casino that is, for those of you who may not know, I'm in Montreal, Canada.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
224
1,197.937
1,201.419
And halfway between Montreal and Quebec City is a city called Three Rivers.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
225
1,201.439
1,203.56
It's about an hour and a half drive from Montreal.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
226
1,204.355
1,207.296
And I consult for this casino in Waldenac, Quebec.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
227
1,207.336
1,208.416
It's a native casino.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
228
1,209.176
1,224.62
And I consult for them for this sole reason that the people who run the casino, the general manager and the operation manager, and I'll give a quick shout-out to Carl and JF, the guys that run the casino, they walk the walk and they talk the talk.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
229
1,224.66
1,225.98
They care about the customer.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
230
1,226.64
1,230.081
And nobody gets hurt in their casino if they should see that.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
231
1,230.421
1,233.302
And my job is to keep the casino basically clean.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
232
1,233.888
1,235.888
If anybody has a problem, I'm there.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
233
1,236.429
1,243.45
Meaning that I'm in the casino now more than I used to be when I gambled, which is comical.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
234
1,244.09
1,248.552
You know, families hire me, George, to watch their partner who might be lying.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
235
1,249.112
1,250.012
I'm given a picture.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
236
1,250.492
1,253.653
Please see if you can see John at the casino.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
237
1,253.733
1,255.233
So I go in, blah, blah, blah.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
238
1,255.633
1,262.715
So I literally spend more time in casinos now than I ever did in the throes of me having a sickness.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
239
1,263.594
1,267.255
And I just look at it completely differently, obviously.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
240
1,267.875
1,271.856
I'm comfortable, but it's a whole different world.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
241
1,272.136
1,287.68
The idea of going in, George, and blowing the kinds of money that I did in what I call the old days, 25-plus years ago, sickens me, revolts me, disgusts me, and there's no interest at all.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
242
1,288.08
1,288.26
None.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
UNKNOWN
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
243
1,288.66
1,288.84
None.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
244
1,289.72
1,292.121
What is it about addictive gambling...
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
245
1,293.393
1,294.594
That happens to people.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
246
1,294.874
1,296.035
What are they looking for?
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
247
1,297.376
1,316.292
I think the average, well, not the average person, I think the 5%, 6%, or 7%, George, that are the addictive gamblers, I think what they're looking at is they want all the money in the building, which is not going to happen unless you're Steve, you win, or you own the casino, or you're the operator.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
248
1,316.672
1,318.974
And look what happened to good old Steve.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
249
1,319.815
1,320.695
Well, exactly.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
250
1,320.916
1,321.396
Exactly.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
251
1,321.707
1,323.788
That's a whole other story, absolutely.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
252
1,324.248
1,326.45
And it can't be done.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
253
1,327.21
1,332.893
You know, people who have the problem, they have 40 chips in front of them.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
254
1,333.633
1,334.374
George, they want 60.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
255
1,334.734
1,336.955
They have 60 chips in front of them.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
256
1,337.075
1,337.515
They want 80.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
257
1,337.735
1,339.356
It's never enough.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
258
1,339.957
1,350.042
And therein lies the problem, that it's never enough, which goes back to the beginning of our conversation almost 50 minutes ago about being greedy.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
259
1,350.717
1,351.778
But wanting everything.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
260
1,352.318
1,353.459
Everything in moderation.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
261
1,353.9
1,357.923
And the problem is, I said before, they have a great marketing team.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
262
1,358.184
1,359.325
Most casinos do.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
263
1,360.486
1,364.309
And they lure you into the building, which is fine.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
264
1,365.07
1,367.692
No different than alcohol companies or...
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
265
1,368.129
1,370.711
Or celebrities that own tequila companies.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
266
1,370.891
1,373.994
Or retail companies trying to get you to buy their products.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_07
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
267
1,374.314
1,376.436
I mean, it's all the same.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
268
1,376.876
1,377.357
Exactly.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
269
1,377.417
1,379.438
I bought one thing on Amazon three weeks ago.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
270
1,379.478
1,380.859
I still get 98 ads a day.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
271
1,380.939
1,381.4
Exactly.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
272
1,381.56
1,382.04
Exactly.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
273
1,382.401
1,383.141
And that doesn't end.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03
WY_KVOW_2024_12_27_05_30
274
1,383.201
1,384.062
And good luck to them.
KVOW
2024-12-27T05:30:00
WY
SPEAKER_03