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12-09-2010, 06:59 AM
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Stooper Jesus Leonardo and Company Forced to Stoop Elsewhere
http://www.paulickreport.com/news/pe...-to-diversify/
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Stooper Jesus Leonardo, who made nearly $500,000 off discarded betting slips over an 11-year period, is now out of business in New York City.
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As OTB s Windows Slide Shut, a Stooper Moves On - NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/09/sp...oper.html?_r=1
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“It’s a very sad day,” Leonardo said from his cellphone. “But at least I can still earn a living.”
Last edited by andymays; 12-09-2010 at 07:01 AM.
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12-09-2010, 07:19 AM
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Screw PC
Join Date: Jun 2003
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This guy needs to sell his franchise.
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12-09-2010, 07:39 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Maybe he should buy OTB.
He did a lot better over the years than they did! 
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12-09-2010, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom
Maybe he should buy OTB.
He did a lot better over the years than they did! |
LOL 
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12-09-2010, 10:20 AM
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It's a wonder the OTB did not institute a no stooping rule and hire it's own crew of Scanners. Maybe they will in the future... 
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12-09-2010, 11:09 AM
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clean money
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Maryland
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when I'm having a big day I always discard a few winners onto the floor for the stoopers.
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12-09-2010, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Robert Fischer
when I'm having a big day I always discard a few winners onto the floor for the stoopers.
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Would it not be better to send that discarded amount to those that made it possible... like Old Friends or Re-Run instead of the stooper's.
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12-09-2010, 11:33 AM
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clean money
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Location: Maryland
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Originally Posted by OntheRail
Would it not be better to send that discarded amount to those that made it possible... like Old Friends or Re-Run instead of the stooper's.
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It was meant to be a joke, but I agree with you there. 
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12-09-2010, 12:39 PM
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Location: On The Bay
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I get a kick out of leaving odd amount vouchers in the ATM worth < $1 and stand back and watch what unfolds, good entertainment for a few cents.
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12-09-2010, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by OntheRail
It's a wonder the OTB did not institute a no stooping rule
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They made stooping illegal at my track years ago. A "semi pro" stooper (now forced out of business) once gave me some pointers. He said he made most of his money if there was a DQ especially in the last race because most bettors would want to leave quickly at that point and would throw their tickets on the ground in disgust and not wait to see if there was an inquiry. I remembered his words one time when there was a dq in the last race and checked it out. He was right. I found about $20 in a few minutes. But there was competition. More experienced stoopers found way more than me.
That was before the internet betting days when you could get bigger crowds. I doubt there is much action for a stooper (if legal) on weekdays at most tracks today. I don't know if stooping is legal at CD,but I would imagine you could literally clean up on big days there like the KD where high rollers are drinking their mint Juleps and hobnobbing and bettors are packed at the grandstand like sardines. Stooper heaven.
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12-09-2010, 05:42 PM
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Last week I "stooped" half of my box of losing tickets collected over the past year...got a credit voucher for $8.50.
Can't believe this guy made $500k doing this at OTB for the past decade.
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12-09-2010, 06:18 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: North Jersey
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Originally Posted by cj's dad
I get a kick out of leaving odd amount vouchers in the ATM worth < $1 and stand back and watch what unfolds, good entertainment for a few cents.
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I totally agree. A favorite of mine when I go to the track is to type up some crazy superfecta that costs in the $2000 range. Walk away from the machine and watch these guys literally pile into each other because they see the giant number on one side of the screen as opposed to the $.30 on the other side. I've gotten stuck behind so many of these "businessmen" putting ticket after ticket into the machines and being a general pain in the ace back when I used to frequent the track that this is my revenge. Petty? Sure, but we all need a laugh from time to time.
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12-09-2010, 07:06 PM
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I met the guy who first started doing the equivalent thing in Vegas for slots. They called it "silver mining," and it was designated as an undesirable activity.
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12-09-2010, 09:58 PM
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CHEESEY
Join Date: Mar 2008
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A little off topic.....
...my Mother just came back from a little getaway to a small casino in North Dakota. She was playing slots and noticed there was $9.50 in credits in the maching next to her. She watched the machine for about half an hour and nobody came back, so she played a couple spins and then cashed out about $9.00 or so...
...a little while later, after she had moved on to another part of the casino, security came up to her and asked her to come with them into the back offices. They questioned her about cashing out the machine.
She readily admited what she had done and paid them back the amount she cashed out. I was more than a little shocked when she told this story. It doesn't appear anyone claimed the credits were theirs, just that security was watching for people who take unearned credits!
Anyone ever hear of this? My Mom is more than a little shaken up by the experience and swears she won't be going back to a casion any time soon.
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12-09-2010, 10:14 PM
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Can someone PLEASE name a horse "Stooper Jesus"
Thanks. 
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