Blogs by Danny B Part 6

Blogs by Danny B

Part 6

I can not remember the exact date but I do remember the first call I made for Jack Price on my first day at work was a sale for 100.00 off a sheet in a huge book filled with names and numbers. The guy was from Pittsburgh and his name was Bobby who bet 25.00 per game. Each rep had to make at least 200 calls a day or they did not get live leads that came in daily, especially if you were a News Writer.

What that means is your main job is to get new accounts for the Senior Reps that would manage their accounts. We were teamed up: 2 News Writers would work for a Senior Rep, there were 5 of them.

 My cousin worked under a guy name Kenny who was well seasoned and probably the top earner out of the group. I worked under a fella named Dave Brown who was Jack's childhood friend. Dave was a funny guy who came in smashed everyday but was very good at his job.

  As I describe Jack Price to you there is one thing I left out on purpose, Jack's real name was Mark and we did not realize he was Jack Price until our 2nd day at work. You see Jamo thought Mark was just Jacks office manager even though they met several times prior at the track. Mark never told us anything other than he worked for Jack who was in Las Vegas. The day I met Mark he told me the same so we assumed Mark worked for Jack and he was a very successful gambler that was making millions betting on the games. No one in the office told us anything until our second day at work when I said to my cousin that Mark looks a lot like the photo of Jack Price that was featured in the schedule that was sent out to gamblers. Back in the day TV, Score Phones, Newspapers & Betting guides were the main way to advertise if you were a Handicapper. I asked Dave Brown if he felt Mark looks like Jack and he started laughing and so did everyone else..

 Look for my next blog that will continue where I left off..

Danny B