Blogs by Danny B Part 18

Blogs by Danny B

Part 18

Dennis fired more people than Donald Trump, he had a short fuse and made it clear that everyone can be replaced, including Keith!

 I was enjoying the Holiday Season when I ran into Keith at a local bar in Bethlehem, he told me Dennis fired him for making a mistake printing out a parlay card that had a bad number that caused the house money.. He also told me he is working for George who is the older brother of Dennis and they are real busy and are looking for guys to work in Canada running a Book..

 George and Dennis were partners at ESB but parted ways and became rivals. The thought ofworking in Canada was pretty cool, but I really liked California and working for Price.. The offer was pretty good with a lot of perks like living in a mini palace, company car, free food and living close to Montreal.. George was also a great athlete, he played Pro Football and was an All American Wrestler in college. George was a huge man but very gentle, I called him "The Gentle Giant " or just Big George..

 Since I could not start working for Jack Price until Football season I decided to stay in the Allentown area and give Canada a shot, worst case scenario I could shoot out to California if I did not like working there.. From January to mid April I worked for George locally doing basically the same thing as I first did for ESB, marketing and signing up accounts..

 I left for Canada in April 1996 and was not coming back to the Allentown area until late July, that was fine by me... There were 4 guys in Canada plus 8 locals that worked for the Sports Book, we were at it all day but at night after the last game started we hit Montreal and tore up Saint Catherine Street.. The US Dollar was strong back then so my money went far, I was having a blast and very happy... The Book was doing well considering the time of year, we had around 2,000 players and the house was winning, that is always a good thing when it comes down to bonus time.. Two of the guys went back to Allentown so that left me and Sammy & the locals, who were basically kids 18-20 but they were sharp and honest..

 George sent someone to replace me in July so I can go see my mom and help out in Allentown. On my ride back to Pa I was pondering if I would return to Canada or go back to California were I knew I would make more money and have 3 months off every year..

Danny B