This is covering the spread part of the Fandall podcast network Really fun Friday on tap because we have got some playoff basketball with a couple of games coming up for two net We have the Celtics and 76ers Nuggets and Suns and also some hockey action got the Devils and the Hurricanes for game number two We're gonna break down all three of those game the Tom Vecchio and talk about some MLB for tonight as well This is covering the spread right here on the Fandall podcast network and number fire calm My name is Jim Saunas. I am a senior writer and analyst for number fire Joined here as mentioned by Tom Vecchio. Check him out on Twitter at DFS underscore Tom You can find his work over at number fire Tom. Happy Friday to you. How you doing today? I'm doing good. Yeah, we got a really fun day of sports. You know a couple obviously high-leverage playoff games We have a full day of baseball Tonight slated for basketball. I think it should be particularly interesting and I obviously can indicate where the series will go from here I am ready to go. Yeah, I think with the way the matchups worked out for the second round It's been really fun. Like I know it's just the second round. It's not like the highest leverage games yet But luck of the draw or just maybe like good depth of teams in the NBA Whatever it is like these series are cool and like as a casual fan a casual observer. I'm kind of jacked about it Yeah, and you know, this nugget Sun's games Obviously, I would say the most interesting yet of probably anything going on today Like what are we gonna be seeing from the Sun's will obviously get to that in a minute, right? You know, I think there's obviously the whole weekend of games is gonna be awesome And I know you're in teff one. It's here in Miami. It should be a good weekend Got my valetary Botas hat on in in I don't have the mullets. I could work on that next He has a mullet now. He said he grew it because of Australia. He's he's Swedish. I don't know. It's weird They're finished. I don't know whatever He's an odd guy, uh, but we do the hat on in honor of valetary Botas who I am not betting on for this week We talked to f1 on the yesterday's show. You can find that there But also check out our kentucky derby podcast with christina blacker That is up in the feed. You got that going on saturday as well six 57 I believe is post for that So check out the kentucky derby podcast with christina blacker a fandal tv to get her read on this year's field Her favorite bet for a fan over at fandal racing and much more get that by searching for covering the spread wherever you get your podcast Let's start things off though, tom by talking about some nba for tonight over at fandal sportsbook game number one here Is the celtics and the 76ers right now? The celtics are two and a half point favorites. The total is 214.5 to 76ers looked lost in the first game with joel and bead back in game two, but they Slaughter the celtics in game one. So I don't know how to feel about this series tom. It's weird. What do you see here for game number three? Yeah, like you said, it's really weird and ultimately my take is I I don't have a pick to win that's what comes down to so my overall take for the game. I guess is I expect the celtics You know to continue doing what they're doing from the 76er side of things I expect them to play better than they did in that second game, but I just don't know who's going to win So they can put up a performance similar to what they did in game one But still lose the game You know kind of get back in the rhythm with him be like you said they looked lost out there Wasn't a whole lot of scoring from really anyone or their team overall So I expect the 76ers to play better. I just don't know who's going to win And I think that this is a really really pivotal game in telling us What we're going to be seeing because of the sixers play like they did and look like they did in game two This series is going to end four to one. I think that's like a very realistic outcome But if they can at least show signs of life They'll have that chance in the second home game to tie up the series and then we're going to be in for a very long series so I'm just as confused as you are and I'm looking at a lot of different things and the tough part is The way that they played impacts props too. So obviously the entire board is available, but it's tough to know You know What do we do with him bead? Will he play better this time around? We don't know Because it seems like a pretty serious knee injury that he had So We're not picking anyone to win here But anything in the prop department that you're that you're zeroing in on here because I think that that is equally murky as well it is and You know when I'm looking when I'm taking a step back, but okay the 76ers played horrible in game two What would be their plan for game three? How do they get things going back in the right direction? Um, and I think that leads me to Tobias Harris under 14 and a half points Seeing a minus 102 You know the first game you could say okay He had some points and bead wasn't playing a lot of players scored But more importantly, he was really efficient. He was seven of 12 in game one And he was eight of 16 in game two and he really shouldn't be a primary shooter So, you know going along the signs of like, okay, what do the 76ers have to do? It's probably not getting the ball into Tobias is Harris hands a whole lot He is a good player, but realistically to get their offense going. It's probably going to be a lot of in bead It's probably going to be a lot of harden and I think combined with him being overly efficient in the first two games This is the spot for him to a regressed but also be kind of just be pushed slightly out of the offense Because they need to get their stars going So combining these two things together not to mention the fact that obviously the Celtics have a good defense That I think this puts in a spotlight I don't care that he hit the over, you know compared to this probably games We have to take those with a bit of grain of salt with his efficiency and with and bead out of the lineup This is the time for him to hit the under because the 76ers kind of have to go back to I would say the basics and that's in bead and that's hard and it's not Tobias Harris Yeah, the number is 14 and a half under is now minus 106 I'm assuming that's still okay for you despite it being a 102 earlier, right? Yeah, totally on board with the under Tobias Harris under 14 and a half points minus one of six right now fans of sports But for the Celtics and 76ers under the assumption that joel and bead Hopefully healthier get back to basics get hard and more involved as well to hopefully kick start that offense From what was a pretty pathetic game number two. Let's talk here about the nightcap here We got the nuggets and one more in that game. Oh go ahead one more game Marcus smart over three and a half rebounds. Okay plus 126 You know, he's a player that he averaged just over three rebounds per game in the regular season But if we actually look back at his postseason stats over the last few years He actually jumps up a little bit. He was the defensive player of the year last season He's a player that is going to be all over the court. He's never going to be a massive pure score but great defender and I think that the Celtics know and and have kind of shown especially last year in the playoffs And they're starting to show it this year, you know, their first round match up wasn't entirely tough At least from a defensive standpoint, they just poured in the offense against hawks But when time, you know push comes to shove in it's this time They do a lot of great team rebounding and with smarts defensive ability He knows that we see he knows that he needs to contribute a little bit more just by being a guard So I do like over three and a half rebounds from marcus smart tonight Over three and a half rebounds from marcus smart is now plus 124 fandals sportsbook So a slight movement there but still it's like a good value based on what tom is seeing here with smart Being a heavily involved piece of this defense which he does respect for the Celtics Let's talk now here about the nuggets and the suns. This was suns minus three and a half It is now shifted to suns minus four despite the fact the nuggets have won each of the first two games here by double digits Total is 225 in this game tom. So can the suns Play competently tonight or are we turning trending towards another nuggets victory here? Uh, I would hope the suns play confidently or competently tonight and confidently Like I said, this is probably more interesting of the two games because if the suns Lose this obviously everything we reference in stats. Oh when a team goes down three. Oh Only you know 10 percent of whatever it is teams come back and win And obviously we know that chris paul is out for the suns He is dealing with this groin thing. He left the previous game early. So what does that mean from their team? We should see where i'm at least i'm expecting to see camera in pain as the starting point guard He's the player that stepped into a lot of playing time when chris paul was out throughout the regular season We can literally look back at you know dozens of games and and see the usage change Of course to rant and booker are going to be the high usage players the primary shot takers I have no interest in the player prop. Uh, the player props are really either of them the points props I think those are hyper efficient at this point in the season, especially with chris paul out They're going to be so refined. I like cameron pain over five and a half assists. That's sitting in minus 115 he should really just Really focus on being the primary facilitator of the offense and he does have a high assist rate leading One of the top four in the team when chris paul is off the court And again, we're looking at a good sample size throughout the regular season when chris paul missed a bunch of games So Again, this is another team the suns just like the 76ers the suns have to get back to basics That means a lot of durant and a lot of booker while also trying to limit yokich and murray, which is obviously a You know it its own task But that really should mean that pain is not going to be a shooter for them tonight He's going to be dishing the ball out to the most effective scores basically Not only on the team, but also some of the best effective scores in the league Do does it worry you at all that we're seeing cameron pain here in the playoffs? Whereas when paul was out previously his regular season durant wasn't fully ramped up Maybe they decided to go with booker and durant more ball handling or do you think that pain is skilled enough that area where We can bake that role in and just kind of know that that's the way they want to go We can bake that in it's also The rest of their lineup isn't as competent as cameron pain who does have some experience and More importantly the mints are going to be there for him. So even if he's not Like super confident with the ball. He just needs to hand it off to Durant and booker who we know can knock down plenty of shots and Yeah, I'm not really worried about the the playoff Regular season You know difference it's it's going to be campaign probably for 30 to 35 minutes tonight All right 30 to 35 minutes to rack up at least six assists over five and a half is minus 113 right now For cameron pain there anything else you like across nuggets and suns for tonight tom I would lean on the under because I think that the the suns have to kind of clamp things down on defense They have to limit you could just take the limit murray. Um, you know, it should be tough with them without chris paul out there But uh, I don't have confidence in taking Really anything else besides a slight lean on the other Okay, so what we're looking at here for tonight is liking cameron pain over five and a half assists minus 113 Marcus smart over three and a half rebounds plus 124 and to buy his harris under 14 and a half points at minus 106 Let's talk now about some hockey We got game number two here between the hurricanes and the devils and the hurricanes kind of ran away With game number one one that wanted to leave five to one right now their money line is minus 118 devils are at minus 102 Total is five and a half plus 114 on the over minus 140 on the under tom What are you seeing here for game two between the devils and the hurricanes? it's reminding me of Exactly what we saw from the devils in the first round where they lose game one against the rangers five to one They lose game two against rangers five to one and then they kind of get their footing and come out and win the series and I think that this is Something that we could be seeing from the devils in this round and no pun intended like they just need to weather the storm against the hurricanes and You know kind of get their footing where? You know the canes finished off their series They had a couple days of rest the devils only had one day of rest So and they had a travel so a few different factors going into that I'm I'm still confident that the devils can win this series and it comes down to a few things like I said They started off the first series slow. They're starting off this series slow The hurricanes one thing that I think is going a little bit under the radar for them Is they're actually really banged up when it comes to their forward court max patch ready and andrex fashion Koff have been out since the regular season In the first round against the islanders taboo terravon and broke his hand. He's after the rest of playoff start hurricanes Jack Drury returns the line for game one, but he's been a bit banged up So they're actually a little bit depleted far far worse compared to the devil So again, if the devils can kind of get their footing They have the offense to put up numbers left and right and you know digging into like expected goals The differential from what they scored at the regular season rate to you know scoring rate You know per 60 minutes in five five situations in the playoffs. It's such a small sample size I'm dealing a handful games. They're they're really I don't want to say bad on offense right now, but they're just not scoring So I expect them to start scoring more. So I'd lean towards the over I also think that they have a much healthier team where again if they can kind of weather this storm through these first few games They should be able to be healthier as the series goes on and they can win this in five in six or seven games So I think that is an indication of where I'd be leaning for the devils. I like the devils tonight I would lean towards the over but ultimately my favorite prop would be jack hughes over three and a half shots Sing it minus 130 it might be a little bit of juice for some people But he's ultimately their best player and you know, we saw him in the ranger series getting to five seven and nine shots In in four of those seven games. So he's a primary shooter primary shot taker And really if their offense is due for some positive regression, he's probably going to be the main driver of it Does that thought about positive regression where they're getting shots off, but they're not scoring Does that put any any like any thought in your brain towards potentially turning towards a goal scorer market Which is more volatile and could potentially be more in line to benefit from a goal scoring situation Or does your lean towards the over kind of cover that base for you allowing you to go With the shot prop on hughes over three and a half I think the over covers that basis You know, we've we've seen it's the players are so different where you have these random players stepping up and scoring that Really aren't expected just because they're trying to line match more right. They're trying to have a little bit more balanced ice time You know, so seeing third and fourth liners score goals that we're not You know necessarily anticipating where you know jack hughes is taking seven shots against the rangers in one of those games That he's not scoring So I would just go with the over because that kind of encompasses everything like you said We can capture that rather than just trying to pick one player Yeah, the huge shot prop over three and a half shots is minus 130 right now Fandals sportsbook the total in this game Five and a half plus 114 on the over. Is that a a lean for you tom or is that one you feel okay betting? um I would I feel okay betting that one. I actually really do like that I guess I'd positive regression for the devils And the hurricanes if if there's any slip up or any player banged up they could be You know, they're gonna be shorthanded and that's That's that's not a good sign going against the devils team That's essentially fully healthy team omeyer didn't play in their most recent game He could be back tonight and then that means they're at full health Right now the series betting for this one. Uh, the hurricanes are minus 180 because they have a game in hand Right, so that makes sense devils are plus 152 Didn't sound like you were enticed by the devils money line at minus 102 Would the plus 152 to win the series be long enough or do you think that's pretty appropriately priced? It's appropriately appropriately priced. I also have interest in it I will also say I do have the devils to win the series from you know prior to game one. Yeah Uh at minus 125. I think it was yeah, so I'm almost confident enough to after game one. I was waiting for these lines to be posted I'm almost confident to buy back in. Okay. Um, because I obviously had numbers great at plus 150 now Compared to where I got a minus 125 So I'm I'm on board the devils. Yeah, I could take them tonight. I could take them in the series Uh, whatever it might be Okay, so check out the devils markets decide which one you believe to be the best route to buying into them whether it be The total to buy into the positive shot regression the jack you shot prop minus 130 whatever it may be anything else You like in the NHL for tonight tom? Uh, no just the one game for the other series You know vegas and edmonton It's it's going to be tough to take unders and in that match up with the the offense that bull teams have Uh for dallas and the kraken I would say continue to lean on unders in that series and You know, hopefully the least can bounce back and make it a series against the panthers who ruined my 15 to 1 Bruins stanley cup future Uh condolences Pour out some coffee, uh for you on the Bruins 15 to 1 that was I I live in like the Boston area so a lot of sad people Recently around here. Hopefully the Celtics can brighten people's moods But either way that is tom vecchio check him out on twitter at dfs underscore tom find his work over at numberfire.com talking All different kinds of sports over there tom. I appreciate the time as always. Good luck to you this weekend Have fun watching all the sports. We'll talk to you again in the very near future. Thanks for having me Alrighty again. Check out tom on twitter at dfs underscore tom actually next week on friday tom be filling in for me here on covering the spread I'll be out for my wife's phd graduation So tom will be with you for the full show friday to fill in for me friday and the following monday as well We're talking about some mlb that I like for tonight here in just one second But first now is the perfect time to get in the action with fan to erase even the biggest horse race of the year being here All the customers can get a no sweat derby bet up to 20 dollars That means you'll get to 20 dollars back if your win bet doesn't win The fandal racing app is super easy to use safe and secure and when you win You get paid fast So don't miss out the derby is coming up this saturday. Just visit racing dot fandal dot com for your chance to win a No sweat derby bet up to 20 dollars on fandal racing. That's racing dot fandal dot com Age and residency restrictions apply offer valid on first derby win wager refund issued in non the travel racing site credit that expires on 612 23 Restrictions apply so you terms at racing dot fandal dot com gambling problem call 1 800 gambler Let's dig in now to tonight's mlb slate a couple money lines and a couple strikeout props I am eyeing over at fandal sport but in one of the money lines and the strikeout props Don't mesh well. We'll talk about that in a second. Let's start things off here With the one that is a standalone recommendation That is the twins money line at minus 126 as they take on the cleveland guardians for tonight Do you like the twins there in that spot? This number has moved overnight? So Hopefully you were somehow predicting I would talk about the twins here and got it I think they were minus 115 at one point, but even minus 126 I've got value my model is the twins win odds at 59.5 percent. They're implied win odds 55.8 percent at minus 126 I think a part of the reason why I'm hired in the market here is a respect for bailey ober He's not a big name as a starting pitcher But he's proven to be capable with a 3.95 skill interactive era across 33 career starts So a pretty large sample for ober between 2021 2022 and then one start this year. He's been pretty solid He's facing paint in battenfield battenfield If you look at his numbers whether be in the majors this year in a small sample or in triple a last year He profiles as a low strikeout fly ball pitcher and that can be pretty risky And it's risky when you're facing a team that has byron buxton Finally heating up carlos korea. Well homerun yesterday I'm not sure if he's like fully back yet the the data more inconclusive there max kepler Jorge balanco both at the joey gallo looking awesome so far This twin team I think is pretty good right now So to get them at minus 126 with a decent starting pitcher facing over the team that you know has a pitcher who Has some risk in his profile for sure. I think that makes a lot of sense So showing value on the twins their money line minus 126 right now over at vandal sportsbook That's the one where it's a standalone. Let's talk now about the bet that doesn't match super well That is the boston red sox money line, which is currently a plus 134 at vandal sportsbook I was talking about this before 136 and I like chris ale under six and a half strikeouts Let's start things off here with the money line because again, these do not mesh super well You typically want overs on strikeouts when you like the money line and unders when you like the opposing money line That is not the case here The reason i'm on the red sox money line here is I think that chris ale Has improved since the start of the year started the year just kind of a dumpster fire Really letting up a lot of contact live live balls Sale though is a veteran. I think he recognized this and in his Start he cut back on his sink usage sinkers can be very good pitches If you are struggling with hard contact and sale was but clearly that was not the remedy Cuts back in a sinker usage and in three starts since then his hard hit rate allowed is just 31.3 percent Those numbers tend to stabilize around 80 or so balls in play. We are nowhere near that but He has been very good in that sample Sale did still have a clunker in there that was against the orioles where he had no strikeouts let up A decent amount of hard contact there, but the other two games were fantastic I've also been decently surprised by boston's offense 120 wrc plus on the current active roster against righties this year So the implied win odds at plus 134 around 42 and a half percent or 43 percent I've got boston above 45 percent to win here So slight movement towards boston on this number because again, it was 136 earlier But a plus 134 is still good enough to me to take that Now it is two recommendations from the same game. So you could in theory decide Hey, maybe I want to do a same game parlay here and go with the uh red sox money line and sale under strikeouts I would not do that because those bets do not mesh well again If i'm taking the money line implies that sale is pitching well And i'm taking the under on a strikeout problem. Now this one has moved. It is now minus 102 on the under When I was looking at this before is plus 104. So clearly there's other interest in sales under but at minus 102 I still think this is a a good spot to buy in the under here So looking at sale mentioned the improved bad at ball data with the sinker not being in the mix The strikeout marks had been mixed depending on the game. He had 11 against the twins So if you tell me that chris sale goes out here and has 12 strikeouts against the fillies I'd be a little bit surprised, but I wouldn't be like blown away by any means But the other games he's had In the sample 11 zero and five strikeouts What that says is he's volatile and I think that what we're seeing at the six and a half number is A bit of overconfidence in what sale is doing I think that there's still a wide range of outcomes here And a wide range of outcomes is good when we're getting it at minus 102 on the under on a very large number at six and a half I have sale projected for 5.6 strikeouts tonight. There's some good cushion here to get towards the under if he does perform pretty well I think that I think that for me the 5 and the 5.6 strikeout projection doesn't matter as much because sale is so Volatile, but if you're looking at the median, I think the median outcome for chris sale is to have fewer than seven strikeouts Which is what we're implying here by taking under six and a half So the bets don't mesh well to go chris sale under six and at strikeouts a minus one or two and take the red socks money line At plus 134, but I've got value in both those numbers So I will take both and individually as opposed to pairing them together because the synergy there is not very good So make the bets individually red socks money line sale under six and a half strikeouts minus one or two I think both those individually are good bets The final bet that I want to recommend here is in the highest profile game on the slate the game you are all itching to bet That is the a's at the royals. I know you are blown away. You thought we wouldn't talk about this game But here we are to break it down. I like the strikeout prop on kyle muller Under three and a half strikeouts is plus 112 at fan dual sportsbook and a lot of times when we have an under a total of three and a half My numbers will show value in the under or the over because You're aggressing kind of towards an average of four or five strikeouts for your league average pitcher So when I ran this I was kind of surprised to see value in the under on muller at three and a half at plus 112 I haven't projected a 3.45 strikeouts. So basically right in line With this projected number here and it does lead to a median strikeout number of about three So I think getting plus odds here at plus 112 Is pretty attractive muller has made six starts so far this year. He has had four strikeouts So hit the over here just once so far. He's had exactly three at every other So it's not like he's going way below this number. It's not a lot to go way below it But he has at the under and all but one starts so far. He's facing the royals They've been trash so far this year to open things, but they haven't been better against lefties than righties Their strikeout rate against lefties around 21 percent on the current active roster So I think we can trust what we've seen so far. We can buy into muller being a low strikeout pitcher Even though this number is very low at three and a half. I do still think it is the right way to go So kyle muller under three and a half strikeouts plus 112 over a fandal sports book the final bet I want to go with So to recap here across baseball Muller under three and a strikeouts plus 112 for a's and royals Sale under six and a strikeouts minus 102 for the red sox and fillies and the red sox money line in that game at plus 134 And the twins won money line at minus 126 taking on the guardians That is all that we have here for today and this week on uncovering the spread Want to give a big thank you once again to tom vecchio for swinging by breaking down his thoughts on tonight's NBA and hl action checkout tom on twitter at dfs underscore tom if you've got any questions for me I am on twitter at jim sonnis j i m s a n n e s you can also follow the fan dual podcast network at fan dual podcast want to thank you all for tuning in for today Good luck to you with your bets across tonight and this weekend. Enjoy the derby. Enjoy the weekends We'll talk to you once again on monday to talk about that night's and they'll be slain This has been covering the spread right here on the fan dual podcast network


Hey Eric, this is Mo. Mo, good question right?  So in terms of consultancy, right, when you're looking for a company, I've heard the saying that look for a company that the revenue is 20 plus million and they're more better in listening to you and wanted to get into the government. So I'm trying to find companies that are making that type of revenue without paying for the data. So Randy, we're able to help me to kind of contact my PTEC, they might be able to help me but I just want to bring that question up to see what the group thinks about possible ways to go after information on companies and their revenue, their revenue data. Well, I think first, I think, you know, someone that has, that's doing, I would say at least 5 million, preferably over 10, you don't have to go to 20 million. So someone's doing 5 million, you know, 10 million dollars, they're going to have staff, they're going to have team, they're going to have experience but I think more importantly, what I like and again, this doesn't answer your question, but what I've seen, Mo, in my experience is that some people, and I just actually learned this, this is actually really good lesson taught to me by my buddy Brian, who's a former hedge fund guy, he goes, Eric, whenever you're doing a deal, it's my, see if they're leaning in or leaning back and you'll know by the way they talk to you and how they respond and how responsive they are and how they call you if they're leaning in or leaning back. And so that's something that I found, Mo, in my experiences is when you're working with people and I don't see them on the call, but I had a guy who had a client and he was always leaning back like, well, let's see what happens or I'm like, that's not the kind of guy you want, you want someone motivated, you want someone that's tried their hand in the government world, possibly they failed, it didn't work out, they spent a bunch of money and they're like, you know what, this thing is hard and now they appreciate someone coming along and providing them with professional counseling services and business development. So they, you know, they respect that and they value it and then they want to lean in and help you be able to help them. So for me, Mo, I think that that is actually more important than the numbers. Okay, so just kind of bear that in mind. Don't just look for raw numbers because you'll have companies and we've got companies that do $20 million a year, right? And they told my guy they want to pay them like 1% of a deal. And I'd said, okay, 1%, I forgot what it was, it was like, what was it, $200,000? So I said, okay, so to recreate your entire business, it's only worth $200,000. And I said, likelihood of you doing a $20 million deal is highly unlikely. So you're going to do something, let's say you do $5 million deal. So I'm going to get 50, it was like 50 grand to do $5 million deal. And I said, look, you know, you could go become a manager at Burger King and make 50 grand. And I mean, I just told him just like that. And I was like, that's an insult because you're not even saying that what you've done is valuable. And I think someone has a 20 mile company is very impressive. But so I think for me, Mo, saying that is just like, don't get hung up on the numbers. I would definitely look at whether or not the person's leaning in or leaning back in the conversation. And you could tell by their level of excitement.  And I don't know if Kelly Fawcett's on but Kelly Fawcett or Polanco, they had a client and the guy was like, this government thing doesn't work.  You can't work with people like that. Because they're not going to, they're not going to do everything that it takes to try and win a contract. They're not going to give you the resume you need. They're not going to give, they're not going to respond to the source of thoughts like you asked. They're not going to give you like they, you know, they're not going to give you a company email address. They're not going to allow you to put your name on a capability statement. They're not going to want to attend capabilities briefings. They're not going to want to attend industry day meetings. They're not going to want to do the activities, right? They're just going to be a negative Nellie about the whole thing. So for everyone out there listening, just be mindful. I mean, the money, you definitely got to have someone that has a team in place, but negative Nancy, but more importantly, you got to have someone that's leaning in and that wants to do a deal. And that's excited about getting to the marketplace.  I know that this isn't a, this isn't a short term thing. It's a long term thing. And so we're, you know, we're going to stick behind all the efforts and we know it's going to kick in eventually. Excellent. No, no, those, those are very helpful. And I'll definitely keep them in mind. Right. Those are some really good nuggets. Now, in terms of like how you start to look for data on the companies that have not done business with the government. Well, I mean, that's easy to find, right? So again, you know, there's a lot of places to find data on companies. I think you could look at your, your states. I'm sure there are lists of the top 100 XYZ companies, the top 200 XYZ companies, whatever industry you want to go after. You know, one of the things that I read about many, many years ago, when I was a book called networking with millionaires. And it was written, I think Thomas Stanley wrote that book, networking with millionaires. And one of the things they said in that book was attend industry events. So for example, let's say you, and he always referenced like insurance salesmen and financial sales people. And he said become a value to the industry. So for example, like Montana talked about sitting on the board of her SBDC. Now you could look at a particular industry and join that industry event. And so for example, let's say you want to get into, I don't know, IT space. So you could find out what is the organization for IT professionals. You could join that organization and they will have their list of top IT companies. Same thing if it was construction, we have, you know, we have the Latin Builders Association. You have the Minority Builders Association. You can join any one of these associations and they will have an award show and awards gala. They will have their list of who's who in the association. And if you go to any of the industry meetings, you will see CEOs of those companies. And so you could always cross reference those lists with FPDS and see who is actually doing any federal procurement. And that's that's one of the ways that you can do that, right? For any and every single industry has an association. Every industry, healthcare, pharmacists, doctors, dentists, they all have associations. So regardless of the space that you want to get into, you could find out what's the national organization for gentle physicians in America, and you'll see that. And then you can do the same thing with doctors or therapists or massage therapists, anything, lifeguards, right?  Click the join button now to find out about all of the different membership options. 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Technology and the way technology is growing, and this is big for us also in Nigeria, you know. We've got to look at issues like taxation of tech companies and all of that. It's evident that we can't do that, I mean this is of course a major expression of sovereign power, the power to tax, but the way that the world is structured today and the way technology is structured, there is no way that you can use the same basis, personal and territorial basis, for taxation, these are MNEs that spread across countries and continents and all of that. So we've got to cooperate with the world, we've got to cooperate with the international tax system to ensure that we're able to derive maximum benefit. We've got to take our seats at the table and ensure that all of the various initiatives on international taxation favour us in Africa. So while we're looking inwards, we've got to be very careful to look outwards as well because a lot of money is obviously being made by tech companies across the world and a lot of our countries are value creators for these companies. So there's a great need for us to look inwards and, but at the same time, to keep our eyes on the board because we really need to recognise that the world has gone beyond bric-a-motta. The world is now more intellectual capital and we've got to think in terms of how do we work with the world to achieve maximum benefit for our intellectual capital.


up in the air cross in a fiddly day one he was for intellect presently he relaxes and leans back and blinks through his smoke across the room at things invisible to other eyes full of secrets he says wonderful secrets once I get the yole of him load I wouldn't do what he did I just well he pulls at his pipe so he lapses into a dream the undying wonderful dream of his life and though Kemp has fished unceasingly no human being say the landlord knows those books are there a subtle secret of invisibility and a dozen other strange secrets written therein and none other will know of them until he dies end of chapters twenty-seven twenty-eight and the epilogue end of The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells recording by Kathy Barrett


Sea Monkeys, those happy looking, lovable creatures that live in a castle under the water. The story of their creation and success is not only inspiring, but also shocking and tragic. Sea Monkeys are the invention of Harold von Braunhut, born March 31, 1926. Harold was the grandson of Tobias Cohn, who was the head of the T. Cohn Toy Company until the early 1940s. The T. Cohn Toy Company specialized in tin metal noisemakers and various toys. Many of these toys are still sought after today by collectors and regularly go for high prices on eBay. As a child, Harold wanted to be a magician. He would spend hours and hours a day perfecting his latest tricks, but by the time he was in high school, his focus had shifted on inventing and designing gadgets and toys. As a young adult, Harold continued to work on his inventions on the side, but joined the workforce. One of his first jobs was with the New York subway systems. He took part in the creation of the Direct-O-Mat, which was an early version of GPS, allowing subway riders to track the locations of the train that they were wanting to get onto. While continuing to work there, Harold was simultaneously managing the careers of two people. One was an acrobat named Henry Lamothe, who would dive from 40 feet in the air into a 12-inch kiddie pool full of water, a feet which he repeated over and over into his 70s. The other person that he managed was known as the Amazing Dunninger. He was billed as the most prolific mind reader of the times, putting on shows where he would read the minds of patrons in attendance. He was on many, many radio shows, appeared on television, and even wrote books on mind reading. Since the mid-50s rolled around, Harold was trying his hardest to invent his own hit toys, but was having very little success. Things finally started to change once Milton Bradley scored a major hit nationwide with their ant farm sets. Kids everywhere were buying them up. Harold quickly took notice and thought, wow, what a simple idea. All they're selling them are ants, dirt, and a plastic case to hold them in. It's genius. Now how can I be original and different, but tap into the same market? Knowing that everybody was going to copy the ant farm, he decided to go in a different direction. Instead of it being on land or dirt, he went for water. He thought about fish at first, but those did not seem like an option for what he wanted. So he started researching things that could grow in water or could hatch with water. He discovered that there was a fish food called brine shrimp eggs. You could pour them into the tanks and the fish would eat them as the eggs floated around. If the fish missed any of the eggs, then eventually they would hatch and the fish would eat them then. These were perfect. They would hatch within a couple days, they looked very unique, and they could even reproduce. All he had to do was send along some water purifying packets, along with some food to feed them once they grew. And he called them Instant Life. Not long after the launch of his product line, the Whammo Company showed up at the New York Toy Fair and they amazed everybody by growing fish. That's right, they had a new product and they named it Instant Fish. The Whammo Company's product came in a kit with a mud substitute that had the eggs of African killy fish in them. You could add water and the eggs would hatch. The problem was that they took a lot longer to hatch. They had a very low hatching rate and they could not reproduce. Whammo started receiving a lot of negative feedback and they cancelled the line in order to protect the brand names of their other products that were doing very well. You would think that this would be good news for Harold and his Instant Life, but it wasn't. Because the names were so similar, the retailers didn't want to carry the product and the customers just assumed they were the same thing. Sales started to bottom out quick. Not being one to give up, Harold decided to seek help from another creative person. The acrobat that he managed was the one that drew the first advertisements for Instant Life. But this time he needed a rebranding. He needed a new name and a whole new look. So he went looking for an artist. Just when he met Joe Orlando, an up-and-coming go-getter of a guy. Joe wanted to be a writer, an illustrator, a cartoonist, an editor, and a publisher. Joe was currently working for a small comic book publishing company and he was doing side work. Harold hired Joe to help him rebrand. The two started having brainstorming sessions and during one of those meetings, Harold said these shrimp have tails like monkeys. Boom! Creativity hit. They were both inspired and within minutes, sea monkeys were born. Joe started designing the packaging and advertising artwork to resemble an underwater world with kings, queens, families, and children living in castles. Harold rushed out to see if the name Sea Monkeys was already taken and it was not. So he applied for the trademark. When it was time to start advertising, Joe suggested that he use comic books first. The ad rates were cheaper and the target audience was perfect. Once the ads with the new name and artwork started to appear in the comic books, the orders started rolling in fast. The more ads Harold ran, the more orders that would come in. At one point Harold was quoted to have had ads in over 3 million pages of comic books per year. Joe Orlando continued his pursuit of working in the comic book industry, eventually helping form Creepy Magazine. After that he became the associate editor of Mad Magazine, which eventually led him to become Vice President of DC Comics. With a bona fide hit on his hands and money to launch new products, Harold went wild, amassing over 195 patents and scoring lots more big hits, one of which was the X-ray glasses. These glasses were selling almost as fast as the Sea Monkeys. At one point Harold said that the vast majority of the orders contained both Sea Monkeys and X-ray glasses in them. Success continued on for decades and life seemed great for Harold and his wife Yolanda. But in 1988 things started to change when Harold was quoted by the Seattle Times making a disparaging remark about people of Korean descent. This drew a backlash to him and his company. It started small but eventually got worse. Reporters started digging into Harold's affiliations and soon realized that he had been giving money to Richard Butler, one of the founders of the Aryan Nation. Despite the bad publicity, Harold was able to continue on with his businesses with only minor interruptions. It wasn't until 1993 that he found out the Anti-Defamation League along with reporters had been watching the whole time and uncovered some more allegations. One of the groups that was being watched actually had a newsletter that was printed and sent out. The return address and the mailing information was from a PO box in Maryland that had been used by Harold's companies to sell baseball kits which he owned a patent on. This was just too much to deny. This was all around the same time that the Anti-Defamation League had uncovered the fact that Harold was actually Jewish but he had changed his birth name to prevent people from knowing his ancestry. His birth name was actually Harold Nathan Bronhutt but he changed it to Harold von Bronhutt to sound more German and less Jewish. With all of this coming to light, many stores and distributors rapidly stopped distributing his products. He was losing places he was allowed to advertise and having a hard time finding manufacturers. At this point he had to start cutting deals with companies to license his products and let them market the products under their own brand names. The money was drying up fast. Things continued to decline right up until Harold's death in 2003. Harold's wife Yolanda Signorelli inherited his estate along with all of the brands. During the 1960's Yolanda had been an actress and starred in some pretty risqué movies for the time but now she had the task of figuring out a way to generate income from the still viable products. Yolanda decided to make a deal to license the Sea Monkeys brand to Big Time Toys. They would in exchange pay her royalties from each item sold and would buy and use the brine shrimps supplied by her. By this time Yolanda's company had increased the life expectancy of the brine shrimp to live up to two years. This agreement worked for both parties for quite a few years but in 2013 Yolanda filed a lawsuit against Big Time Toys claiming that they had stopped paying her royalties and were now also buying the brine shrimp from China. The lawsuit has seen numerous postponements and delays causing it to drag on for years. Yolanda claims that Big Time Toys is doing this to financially ruin her so that they can keep the Sea Monkeys brand for themselves. She claims that the lawsuit has been a financial drain causing her to live without power and water at times and that she has had to seal off part of her house and live only in one room to keep the bills low so that she can continue to fight the lawsuit. As of the early part of 2020 it looks like the lawsuit continues. I hate to hear this and I hope that everything can be resolved so that Yolanda can continue to receive royalties off the products and live a comfortable life from the brands that her husband created. If you have made it this far into the video I hope that you leave focused on the creativity and motivation that it took to build these iconic brands that are now part of pop culture history. Stay safe, think positive, and be creative. If you enjoyed that video make sure you hit the subscribe button right there so you can stay up to date on all things geek culture. Also go ahead and check out one of these two playlists on the side for more videos just like the one you just watched. I'm Shane and if you're coming to NTV the only place on YouTube where all geek culture collides. Take care geeks.


A fiery horse with a speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hardy high old silver, the Lone Ranger. Throughout the early western United States, the masked rider of the planes led the fight for law and order. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of justice. At a time and place when only brave men could survive, no one could match his courage and daring. But justice meant more to him than the letter of the law. If a man deserved a second chance, the Lone Ranger was always ready to help him. Return with us now to those thrilling days when the West was young. From out of the past come the thundering hoopbeats of the Great Horse Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again. Lone Silver, we're heading for Wichita County. Tell them we're waiting on the trail ahead. Dan Riley, the sheriff of Wichita County, was seated on a bench facing the main street of Fairfield. He was talking with several of his friends and a tall stranger. The topic under discussion was an outlaw about whom nothing had been heard during the past year. A smiling kid. He sure was running wild for a spell there. And now nobody's got any notion what become of him. You figured the law never did catch up to me, Sheriff. I'd have heard of it if it ever been jailed. It's possible that the fellow reformed. Think so, stranger? Well, maybe. I don't know. Crooks ain't much on turning over a new leaf and going straight. My guess would be that things got so hot for him he made track for territory where it wasn't known. Very slightly. But that ain't what I started out to say.  Huh? No, why should we? He never operated around here. You sound as though you know his identity, Sheriff. I got ideas. You mean you met up with him? If my ideas are right, I did. And for the matter, that showed the rest of you.  Maybe if I told you a little of the yarn about what happened almost two years ago, you'd see what I mean. We'd like to hear it, Sheriff. Yeah, go ahead. Hi there, Sheriff. Hello there, Steve. See you later. All right. Get up there.  Where was I? Oh, yes, a story. Why, do you fellas know the school teacher, Mae Williams? The stranger don't, of course, but you hombres do. There's a dog on fine girl. No folks, no kid or nothing, and she can make her live in just as well as a man can. And ask her no favors, neither. Uh-huh. Then maybe you'll recollect she used to keep company with young Bob Jessup, Martin and Matilda's boy. Sure. Say, whatever's become of Bob, I ain't seen him... Just hold on, will you? You'll see you soon enough. Well, like I was saying, this was nine on the two years ago. It was evening, and I was sitting here in my office when I heard a rat on the door. Come in. Good evening, sir. Come on in, mate. Hey, Bob. Hello there, Mae. Good evening, sir. See, what's ailing you, Bob? Ailing me? First time I ever seen you without a grin on your face. Didn't hardly recognize you right off. Guys, you're only not grinning. You look as though you just lost your best friend. What's the matter? There's something I want to ask you, sir. Ask ahead. It's about a point of law. I ain't no lawyer, but I might be able to help you. Oh. Ain't wondering when it's legal to get hitched, are you? This is serious, Sheriff. Look here, Sheriff, you heard about that eastern mining company that was after Pa's claim? Heard some talk. What about him? Pa signed a paper giving all his property over to him. Does he have to go through with it? Chuck, son, if he sold, it sold, ain't it? But they swindled him. Pa can't read, write, nor cipher. He didn't know what he was signing. Imagine people taking advantage of Bob's father like that. Now, what did he figure he was signing? When he took their cash and put his mark on that paper, he thought he was just selling a couple feet of the vein, not all of it. It's just plain stealing. That's what it is. When you get as old as I am, son, you'll learn there's just as much stealing goes on inside the law as out. Well, I ain't gonna stand for it. Ain't much you can do. Pa's worked hard all his life. That measly bit of cash that easterners paid him and Ma won't last a no time. They won't have nothing to keep him. Well, I'm gonna do something about it. Good paying jobs are so scarce just now. That ain't what I'm talking of. No? If those fellas can steal, so Pa and Ma'll be left to starve, then I got just as much right to steal to keep them from starving. Bob, oh, no. And if I turn crooked, I won't hide behind the law neither, like them skunks. I'll do my stealing out in the open. No, Bob, don't talk like that, Bob. It's them. And what happened next after that, chef? There must have been just before Bob left town. It was. And he hadn't been gone a week before stories started drifting back about the smiling kid and his holdups. You think Bob Jessup and the smiling kid are one and the same? You ain't never seen him, stranger. But if you had, and if you'd looked over the water notice, I got inside the office there. You'd notice Bob and the fellas described are one and the same. I never thought of Bob in a ready chair. Nope, but you never heard him threaten to turn crooked like I heard him either. From what I've heard, the smiling kid acts differently than most outlaws. Well, he never shot nobody or tortured them or anything like that. Nor he never stole from anybody except them as could spare it. Which makes me more sure in my mind than ever that the smiling kid's Bob. You're certain of his identity? Why don't you go after him? Wouldn't know where to look for one thing. And the letters his parents received from him? They mailed. It's all of somebody just riding through that brings him. And they never seem to know anything about the fella that sent him. I see. But there's another reason why I don't look him up. Yes? Instead of riding to him, I'm going to sit here and let him come riding to me. What do you mean by that? Well, Matilda's alien, ain't she? Sawbone said she was mighty bad off. Uh-huh. And I'm willing to bet anything you want to name that Bob gets worried of that same and comes to see her. And when he does, I'll nab him. I see. Well, good day, Sheriff. What did that fella say his handle was, Sheriff? He didn't say. It's funny. What's funny about it? Ain't no law saying the fella's got to give his name less than he wants to. But he was asking all them questions. Asking questions?  Asking questions. Come on.  The Sheriff didn't know that the stranger was the lone ranger in disguise. Leaving town, he sent Silver toward the camp. He and his faithful Indian companion, Tonto, had made in the shaft of an abandoned mine. There he drew the great horse to a stop and... Whoa, whoa, Silver. Whoa, boy. Come out here, Tonto. Long time. He learned some interesting things, Kimosabe. Remember the smiling kid? Huh? I've got good reason to believe his real name is Bob Jessup, and that he came from Fairfield. His parents still live in the town. Oh. I got that from the Sheriff. I made other inquiries and learned that this very mine here once belonged to Bob's father. Then him makes secret tunnels. That tunnel leading from inside the shaft we found hidden by boulders? Not yet. It isn't likely. No, I've got an idea that was dug out by some outlaw who used this place for a hideout once. It couldn't have been the smiling kid either, because he didn't work in this district.  Bob may return to see her. If he does, the Sheriff will pick him up. Sheriff, say that. Yes. But I want to see Bob before the Sheriff does. There's a slight chance that Bob isn't the smiling kid after all. Oh. But that isn't my main reason. There have been some rather strange stories told about the smiling kid, and if they're true, there are some things to be said in his favor. What we do? Tonto, you and I are going to get an accurate description of Bob Jessup. Perhaps there's a picture of him somewhere around. His mother might have one of the girl he once kept company with, the school teacher in town. Oh. And then we're going to patrol every trail leading to Fairfield. If Bob returns to the district, we're going to see him first. It was three days later, just as dusk was falling, that the masked man sighted Bob Jessup. He sent Tonto galloping swiftly to town while he himself circled and drew Silver to a stop where a woods bordered the trail. There he waited undercover for Bob to ride by. There he is, Silver, old fellow. At least we know it's Bob Jessup. And I think we'll soon know whether it's a smiling kid. Quiet, boy.  All right, Silver. What's that? A smiling kid, huh? Hold up. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Masked. How'd you save him? I didn't know, but you just admitted it. What do you want with me? There's some things I'm going to ask you, smiling kid, but not here. Into the woods with you. We're getting out of sight. Now, wait. I ought to... Reach, and I'll outdraw you. Come with me. You've got nothing to fear. Then why did you... You'll soon see. Follow Silver. Come on, old fellow.  Get up there. This way, Bob, with that clearing. I'm coming. Here. This will do. Oh, Silver. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Over there. Yep. Dismount. Yep. Now, what did you stop me for? Why'd you bring me here? You're the smiling kid. There's no use. You're denying it now. I don't see how you guessed it. I know why you turned out, Law. I know that for almost a year, you were a hold-up man. But in this last year, nothing's been heard of the smiling kid. Why? Because I went straight. Yes? And where has the money come from that you've been sending to your parents? You didn't steal enough to carry them through these last months. I came by it honest. My paws are mine, and, man, they taught me all he knew about it. I located paid dirt up north, and I've been working it. You can believe me or not, but it's so. You made just enough for your parents and yourself? Well... Answer. Well, there was other things. For instance. All right, you might as well know. You know I'm the smiling kid, so there ain't no use hiding what I've done. I stole from the bank and the express company, and it doesn't others. But I've paid every cent of it back. That's where the rest of the dust from my claim went to. To pay back what I took. You just handed over the money, told them who you were, and explained why you were doing it? Of course I didn't. Paying back the case wouldn't have scrabbed me with a law. I've done that to get... I only get square with myself. I sent the money back secret. I didn't tell anything. I see. And even if you don't believe me... But I do. Huh? I knew that money had been returned. It was never made public, however. I knew the money had been sent back without an explanation. The fact that you knew it also proves you're telling the truth. I am. Hey, who's that? I sent out a letter after someone I think you'll want to see. Someone I... What? Oh, that's got to be... Oh, it's me! Oh, it's you, me. Hello, Bob. Oh, me, honey. Oh, let me look at you. You've been so long. Well, I thought you'd forgotten. You haven't said any word. Honey, I couldn't. Gosh, it's a long story. There isn't time to explain it all now. We must make some quick decisions. Why was that brought here? Bob was known as a smiling kid. An outlaw? You must have suspected that. And you know why he did it. But he's repaid every dollar he took. Oh, you see, honey, that don't square me with a law. I've still got to keep on the prod, but...  She...she's dying, Bob. Dying? Oh, no. Then I got to see her. She blazed with the sheriff and going to jail. I'm going to see her no matter what. Of course. It's just possible that you can do it and still not be jailed. I don't know if it could... Have a plan in mind. But afterwards, it would mean that Bob would have to disappear from this district forever. Then I'll go with him. Bob, do you think you could persuade the sheriff not to arrest you openly until you're ready to leave your parents home? He'd always liked you, Bob. I shouldn't think he'd jail me as long as I was needed by my mom. I've talked to him. I think he's a man who will do his duty, but with judgment. In that case, Bob, have him delay the arrest. I will, somehow. I can't tell you more at present because I must make sure of certain facts before we act. I'll get in touch with you in a day or two. Come, tunnel. You ready? You're leaving? There's work to do. You and Bob ride on to town and don't worry. But why are you doing all this for me, stranger? Because I want to see justice done. And justice isn't always served by the letter of the law. Let's go, tunnel. Hail Silver Harbor! The curtain falls on the first act of our Lone Ranger story. Before the next exciting scenes, please permit us to pause for just a few moments. Now to continue our story. After leaving Bob, Jessup and May Williams, the Lone Ranger and Tonto returned to the abandoned mine. There they carefully examined the secret tunnel, leading from within the mine shaft, after which the masked man sent Tonto to town for certain supplies. At just about the time the faithful Indian was entering Fairfield, Bob was kneeling beside the bed of his mother. Mom, I've just got to get well. You've got to. It don't matter now, son. Oh, mom. Yeah, now. Don't you feel bad? I've lived my time. I've been happy. Had my share of the good things. Now that I've seen you once more, I've had all the mother could ask for. Oh, don't, mom. Please don't. Don't you listen to your mom, son. She's going to get well again. You bet she is. We'll take care of her, and one of these days she'll be up and around, singing and laughing, and singing and laughing. You both just appear a cry, baby. Why can't it be me instead of you, mom? Why can't... The door, son. Here. What is it, May? The sheriff killed Bob. He wants to speak to you. The sheriff? Now, what does he want? He can't be nothing for. Most likely, he heard I was home and dropped in to say hello. Tell him I'm coming, May. You'll be right there, sheriff. No. I won't be going but a second, mom. That's all right. Remember, Bob, you can't let him jail you now. Evening, sheriff. Evening, Bob. Gosh, you filled out some.   I'd rather we stepped outside on the porch. Oh, sure. You guessed I knew. Bob, I want you to know I'm sorry about this. I'm sheriff, so I've got to do my sworn duty. But it sure ain't what I'd be choosing.  You ain't never hinted about this to the folks, have you? Mary, a word. What kind of a polka you take me for? Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that. Sure, of course you didn't. Well, we... Oh, wait, sheriff. Look, mom's about gone. Doc was here when I rode in. He said she couldn't last more than a couple of days at the most. You don't have to arrest me before that, do you?    Then you won't arrest me? I don't know just what... I'll tell you what. Yeah? I ain't saying I want to go to jail. But I'll tell you plainly do the best I can to stay clear of the lock-up. But I'll give you my word of honor. I won't try to get away before... before mom's gone or gets well again if such is gonna be. You'll give me a word? I will. And you can be watching me all the time just so you don't let on to the folks about it. It sounds fair enough. Of course it is. You ain't likely to break your word, seeing as how if you tried sneaking away, you're more to learn the truth. That's just it. And if you didn't try it, you wouldn't get far anyhow. I'll see to that. Doggone, Sheriff. You're all right. Now, come on in and say a few words to the folks. Don't let on to a thing. It was the night of the following day that in answer to a signal from the masked man, Bob left the veranda where he'd been keeping watch and hurried across the yard. The lone ranger, Montadone Silver, waited in the deep shadow of a barn. When Bob arrived, he swiftly outlined his plan. You have everything clear now, Bob? You better have. And it's the slickest scheme I ever heard of. Are you sure you tell May what to do? I will. She's already resigned her position as school teacher and you can depend on the both of us. Good. And one more thing. Yeah? Your father. You should tell him the truth about these last two years. He'll understand and he'll forgive you. It won't come easy. Oh, I reckon I'll feel a heap better once it's done. Of course you will. You needn't mention our plan. You can, however, tell him how to join you and May when this is over. Once you've left, you won't dare get in touch with him. Josh, I never thought of that. That's just what I'll do. I'll fix on a place and he can meet us one of the times right for it. Then I'll be getting back to camp. And friend, I'll be seeing you when it's time for us to do like you said. Adios. Come on, Silver. It didn't seem to those watching beside the sick bed of Mrs. Jessup that she tried very hard to retain her weakening hold on life. The return of her son had made her happy. She seemed content to go and the end came when Bob had been home for a little more than a week. Bob spoke to his father the following morning. Everything settled in for? You'll know how to reach me and May when it's safe for it to leave town without the law suspicion and anything? Well, don't you fear, son. I'll get to you. Whoa, whoa. There's the sheriff. Yeah. He don't look real happy about what he figures he's got to do. The sheriff's a darn good fella. Come on in, Sheriff. Come on in, Sheriff. I reckon you folk savvy. How bad I feel about the tilt of that old. She was a fine woman. Thank you, Sheriff. Bye-bye. Oh, that's all right, Sheriff. I told Paul about being a smiling kid. I figured he ought to know. He's told me the whole thing, Sheriff. Gosh, I'm free to say I'm glad to hear it. It was gonna be a chore having to break the news to you, Martin. Well, Sheriff, it wasn't what you'd call good news, but the boy figured he had his reasons, I guess. And I kept my promise to you, Sheriff. You sure did, Bob. Well, you ready to get out to jailhouse now? Well, much use putting off. What has to be done. Sure. How'd it go with you? There's Bart. Sheriff! Hey, Sheriff! He's calling you, Sheriff. Seems excited about something. Most likely nothing. The old group's always getting fussed about nothing at all.  What's your racket for? Martin stole mine. There's been a caveman. Caveman? He made it there at the school market. Pin beneath the timber. Made. Creeping catfish. George? Ah, Sheena. I heard a yelling road by and looked inside. We've got to get back there right away before the rest of that shaft busts down. If it does, you'll be killed. Pa, I'll get witnesses. And make it for Otto. Couldn't you get it out of him? If I could, I would have. Hurry up, son. I'm calling. What could we have been doing there? Don't ask me. Give me a moment, Pa. Come on. Take it into your spurs.   Come on!  There they go, tunnel. Headed for the mine. Now to circle and get there before them and go around the hill to the secret tunnel. Come on. Here we go. Bob and his three companions drove their mounts to their greatest speed, racing for the entrance to the abandoned mine. They did not see the powerful horses of the lone ranger in Tonto, following a parallel arroyo, flash ahead and take the lead. At the mine, the masked man sent silver up the hill into which the mine had been built and beyond to a narrow tunnel screened by rocks and brush. Bob and his party arrived several minutes later. Move, move! Come on. Come on. It's her all right. Watch your head there. Don't bump them timbers and start any more rocks rolling. Over. Over here. Are you all right, honey? Are you all right? Look at that timber laying across the chest. Gosh. I don't see how she missed being killed outright. It hurt. Come there now, honey. We'll have you loosen the jiffy. Just as soon as we find out the best way to go about it. Oh, hurry. We'll get at each end of this timber and lift it right off her. Get a hooting out, fellas. Ready? Come on. Come on. Hold on. Let go of that timber. See what you're doing? Take it away and the whole thing will cave in on top of this hole. Then what do we do? Get me out. Don't you worry, honey. I don't see no other way to take the timber off. You can lift it and itch it, so enough so that Mary can crawl out from under. But then it's got to be braced there. All right. We'll brace it with rocks. There ain't none the right size. A pile of these small ones that just slip right away. I ain't got it. That's right. Wait, I got it. Please, please. Hurry, Bob. Honey, you're going to be safe out of there in just five seconds. Fellow, while me is crawling from under, I'll get there where she was. Then the timber can rest on me. You think there's mighty risky? I'd rather be there under there instead of me. Don't anybody argue with me. But then how will we get you out? You can make tracks with Tom and bring back every fully you can find. Bring him back, Prano. Then with help, you can dig out around me or put some timber to brace the sides and roof or anything you want to do. All right. Get in the end of that timber again. I'm ready. Right. Crawl as fast as you can, Mary. I will. Now then, easy now. Easy. Hold it just like it is. Making it, Mary. I'll be all right. Under with you, Bob. Just a little more. More. That's it. Thank you, fellas. Get on your horses and do like Bob said. I'll wait here. No, all of you go. But then I... I'll go on. You're being here. Can't help me. I mean, we both get caught and the roof slides down. The more of you to get fellas to come here, the more hands we'll have to do what's needed. That's sense. Well... Go on. Go on, then, fellas. Hurry. Hurry. What about your horse? I'll get the fellas under the cafe, Sheriff. I'll get my deputies. I'll ride for the fellas that are all just hanging around the store. Ready there, boys? Ready. The inside of the mine, where Bob had been held beneath the fallen timber, was filled with ton upon ton of earth and stones from overhead. But yet, while the sheriff was convinced that the smiling kid must have been crushed to death, Bob was one of the three dusty figures. Crawling on hands and knees through a tunnel, only large enough to admit their passage. How much farther do we have to go? Not far, Bob. See? There's light ahead in the mouth of the tunnel. It's not on the far side of the hill. Can we get there quick? Let's go. Making it? Go on. I'll get there. I need to give you a hand. Thanks. And just... Here we are. Quiet, old fella. We're all right. Oh, gosh. It's good to be back in the open. There's me. Whoa. Whoa, there, whoa. Oh, Bob, you're safe. It worked. Oh, honey, you bet it worked. You had no trouble. It went all right. It wasn't difficult. The other end of the secret tunnel was concealed just where Bob lay under the timber. Tondo and I waited for the others to leave, climb through and lift up the timber while Bob got inside the tunnel. And Maggie should have seen me hustle. But Tondo and the mask man... There was no real danger. As soon as we dropped the timber and let the support go, we jumped inside the tunnel too. We're just about an inch to spare. Bob, now you're free. Your father acted as part just fine and the sheriff thinks you're dead. The hunt will be off. Yeah, thanks to the mask man. You'd better be on your way before anyone comes along. No, there's no chance. The others headed for town. I slipped away without their noticing. Good. You can ride double? Oh, sure. Yeah. You ready, honey? Let's hurry. Oh, still there, boy. Mask man. I don't know how to thank you. Don't. You've got a new life ahead of you, Bob. And I never want to hear that the smiling kid is riding the out trails again. Friend, he won't be.  Get up there. They're plenty happy. They are, keep us happy. Ready, boy? Yep. Nintendo. Huh? Even though this time we kept the law from getting its man, I don't feel guilty. Oh, still there. Go on. The story you have just heard is a copyrighted feature of the Lone Ranger Incorporated.


How's that? Good morning. Today is Friday, June 23rd, 2023. This is an adjudicatory hearing. It's on the Master's of Gaming Commission relative to the suitability of Vimla Black Guvdel as an individual qualifier for Penn Entertainment Inc. Which is the parent company of the category to gaming licensee, playing field, gaming and redevelopment LSE doing business as Plain Ridge Park Casino. My name is Kathy Judd-Stein and I'm chair of the commission and I'm joined today by my colleagues commissioner, Ileena O'Brien, Brown Hill, Makisha Skinner and Jordan Maynard. The entire commission will preside over the hearing and decision of this matter. This hearing will be conducted in accordance with 205-CMR-101.01, the informal fair hearing rules outlined in 801-CMR-1.02 and chapter 30A of the general laws. I'd also like to notify everyone that this proceeding is being recorded. The notice of hearing dated June 13th, 2023 was issued to the parties. The notice identifies the issues that this hearing is intended to address. Specifically, the commission will focus its review on whether the facts presented constitute clear and convincing evidence that the suitability standards set out in general law, chapter 23K, sections 12 and 16 and 205-CMR-1, 15.01, subsection one have been mapped. There are two parties before us today and each are represented. I'll ask that Mr. Mercer and then Mr. Sariano please identify yourselves and your teams and advise the commission as to whom everyone represents as applicable. I'm gonna start now with Mr. Mercer. Good morning, Zach. Good morning, Chair and commissioners. Zach Mercer, Enforcement Counsel for the IEB. Also present today for the IEB would be Division Chief of Financial Investigations, Division Chief, Monica Chang, Financial Investigators, Zongfei Zhao and GEU Trooper, Thomas Roger. We can see them in the conference room there. That's right. Good morning. And now Mr. Sariano. Good morning, Chair and commissioners. Nice to see you all. Chris Soriano, Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer for Penn Entertainment, parent company of Plain Ridge Park, casino. With me is the applicant, Vimla Black Gupta who I don't believe the commissioners have had the opportunity to meet. So I'd like to take that opportunity to formally introduce her at this time. Good morning. Good morning. Nice to see you. Nice to see you. Okay, thank you all. And at the conclusion of my opening comments is proceeding with comments with opening remarks. Each party will be offered an opportunity to make a statement, though it is not required. After opening statements, we'll move to the presentation of the evidence. In this matter, the IEB will be called upon to present its findings as described in the investigation report. Any commissioner may ask a question of anyone presenting information at any point during the following the presentation. And at the conclusion of the IEB's presentation, Mr. Sariano will be afforded an opportunity to ask questions of any individual who presented information on behalf of the IEB relative to any matter addressed in the investigation report or to which he or she spoke. At the conclusion of the IEB's presentation, Mr. Sariano will be given the same opportunity to make a presentation. He may call any witnesses and present any other evidence he desires. Mission has directed in the notice of hearing that at a minimum, Mr. Black would that be available if called upon to testify at this hearing. Additionally, the commission may require any of the IEB investigators to testify as to their findings. Neither party may raise any objection at desires at any time. However, the basis for all objections must be clearly stated. Finally, at the conclusion of the presentations of all the evidence, Mr. Mercer, Mr. Sariano will be provided an opportunity to make closing remarks, summing up their view of the evidence. Again, this is optional. And before we begin, I understand that there are two exhibits for consideration at this hearing that they've been exchanged by the parties in advance. These exhibits are exhibit one. It's a notice of hearing dated June 13th, 2023 and exhibit two. The IEB's investigation report dated April 24th, 2023. Are there any objections to either of these exhibits being marked and entered into evidence? Mr. Mercer? No, no, Madam Chair. Thank you. Mr. Sariano. No, Madam Chair. Thank you. Thank you. So those exhibits will be admitted into evidence. Thank you, Judy. Okay. If either party would like to have any additional documents entered into evidence during the course of the hearing, please ensure that they're properly introduced and marked with the mark. Commission anticipates that its inquiry at this proceeding will be related to the matters addressed in the investigation report and contained in the notice of hearing. The line of questioning conducted by the commission moves into an area that has not been included in the report or notice that is material to the final determination of this matter. Any party may request a recess in the proceeding to review the issue. Commission will deliberate privately and make a final decision on the conclusion of the evidentiary portion of the hearing. And I'll swear all the witnesses in council, I understand all the individuals who anticipate presenting testimony are on this call. And if there's anyone who is not present for a later testify, they'll be up to you to alert commissioners to having that be placed under vote. So anyone who'll be testifying this proceeding, please raise your right hand. Thank you. Okay, raise your right hand. You saw me swear the testimony you'll provide before the commission at this proceeding will be the truth. Madam Chair, before I don't know if the Ms. Gupta is raising her right hand, because there's a possibility you'll be asked some questions, so. Oh, I am sorry. I guess maybe you are. You are, okay. Yeah, sorry. I don't think she's got it. Yeah, I think we see it. Yeah, it's all where we are posted in the box as I look at all the boxes. Thank you. So you saw me swear that the testimony you'll provide before the commission at this proceeding will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I do. I do. Thank you. I'll have responded in the affirmative and I suppose it will be for that. So given the nature of a suitability review, there is necessarily a significant amount of personal or commercially sensitive information of the commission is being called upon to consider. Public discussion of such information may result in an unwarranted invasion of an individual's personal privacy or replace an entity at a competitive disadvantage of such information or to be publicly disclosed or discussed. For the commission to be able to effectively and diligently execute its legal obligations prior to making a civility binding must be at liberty to fully inquire relative to any of these sensitive matters without compromising the individuals or entities involved. If you otherwise would be at a minimum unfair and potentially unlawful. Accordingly, my colleagues and I may elect to exercise the discretion afforded in accordance with 205 CMR 101 by 01 paragraph seven to close this proceeding to the public and fully address certain matters. Before we begin, it's my understanding that a pre-hearing conference was conducted with representatives of the applicant, the IEB and our legal department at which procedural and evidentiary issues were discussed. Do I have the parties have any preliminary issues or objections they'd like to raise? Mr. Mercer? No preliminary issues with the evidence. I would say I was remiss earlier in that Chief Enforcement Counsel Heather Hall is also present for the IEB today. That was my mistake earlier. But in regard to the evidence, I believe we worked through everything at the hearing. There's nothing from the IEB's end. Thank you. Mr. Sarriano? Nothing from the applicants and Madam Chair, we're ready to proceed. Okay, I'll set that. With that, I'll ask Council to please proceed with any opening remark he would like to make on behalf of Ms. Black Gupta. If it is your intention to stipulate to some or all of the investigation report, which has been marked as exhibit two, I invite you to do so at this juncture as well. Yes, good morning, Chair and commissioners. We'll stipulate to the IEB's report by way of opening comments. Again, Ms. Black Gupta is before you for a determination of suitability as a member of the Board of Directors of Penn Entertainment Incorporated. We concur in the IEB's recommendation that finding suitability be granted. I'd like to thank the commission as always for its consideration, staff for its diligence, particularly the IEB for as always a thorough and comprehensive and collaborative process as we work there. Ms. Black Gupta is available to answer questions and certainly Chair, subject to your earlier comments that if any of those questions relate to anything related to her personal background, we may seek to do so in a private session, but she is certainly here and available to answer any questions the commission may have. Okay, excellent. And is it your intention to stipulate to the investigation report, which has been marked as exhibit two? If so, let's be good to go. We so stipulate. Okay, thank you. I'm sorry if I missed that. All right, I'll turn to Mr. Mercer and ask that you make any introductory remarks that you'd like to make and then move directly into IEB's presentation. Thanks, Zach, appreciate it. Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't have any introductory remarks. I'm prepared to enter right into the IEB's presentation. Ms. Black Gupta is a qualifier for Penn Entertainment in the role of independent director on the board of directors. As the commission is aware, Penn Entertainment is the parent company of Plain Ridge Park Casino. Ms. Black Gupta submitted the required forms and complied with the IEB's request for additional information. She was also interviewed by IEB investigators and was available to answer follow-up questions from investigators related to her background investigation. Following the IEB's protocols for background reviews for casino qualifiers, the IEB verified identity, confirmed financial stability and integrity, conducted a search for criminal history and civil litigation history, confirmed that no prohibited political contributions were made in Massachusetts and conducted open-source and law enforcement database checks. Ms. Black Gupta had no prior gaming experience prior to accepting the independent director position with Penn Entertainment and thus did not hold any gaming licenses at the time of the submission of the application. Ms. Black Gupta assumed the role of an independent director on the board for Penn in June, 2021. In addition to her position on the board at Penn Entertainment, Ms. Black Gupta serves as the CEO for ourself, a skincare company and is on the board of directors for three other companies, SOMA Ayurvedic Skincare Company, Agrecycle Global Inc., a food recycling company and Lime Crime, a cosmetics company. In the time following the submission of her application in Massachusetts, Ms. Black Gupta has applied for gaming licenses in Ohio, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan and Maryland. Investigators sought verification information from those jurisdictions and verified that Ms. Black Gupta was in good standing with no derogatory information in the jurisdictions that supplied information. This investigation did not yield any known facts that would disqualify Ms. Black Gupta from a finding of suitability in accordance with the gaming law and regulations and the IEB recommends the commission issue a positive determination of suitability. That concludes the prepared remarks. The IEB is now available for any questions that the commission may have. Thank you. Commissioners, do you have questions from Mr. Mercer? I have just one. Madam Chair, good morning, Attorney Mercer. Good morning, Mr. Sariano. And good morning, Ms. Black Gupta. Attorney Mercer, there were a couple of instances and noted in the report where Ms. Black Gupta did not report certain assets as part of the qualify application with no real indication as to why. Can you speak to that? And do you have any information around that? Particularly in regard to reasons why something may have been missing, I would defer to the qualifier, to the applicant at this point. I know that the factual basis of everything we were able to compile is present in the report. So any reasons as to any additional reason why something was missing or there was an issue, I would defer to Ms. Black Gupta. But with respect to IEB's investigation, there was no concern about the withholding of that information at being intentional or anything else nefarious. Is that correct? The IEB was ultimately able to obtain information and those issues that you brought up did not factor negatively into the IEB's pain at the stage. Thank you. Other questions for IEB? Either Attorney Mercer or, of course, we have the investigative team and the conference room. Good morning again to the three of you. And then we have our some reports from the council hall. No questions. Thank you for the thorough report. We understand the complexities of the financial investigation. So thank you to the, I think the three of you who are sitting in the conference room. Very, very well done and very clear. Thank you for the report, Attorney Mercer. Thank you. Thank you. All right, then we'll turn next to Mr. Sariano. Did you want to make any further introductory remark or move into your presentation? Thank you. Thank you, Chair and commissioners. No further remarks. Again, we stipulate to the reporting and agree with the IEB's recommendation by way of affirmative presentation. We have nothing further and would yield tiny questions from the commission. Commissioners, do you have questions for Mr. Sariano or Ms. Black-Gupta? Mr. Ska. Thank you, Madam Chair. I would pose the same question, Mr. Sariano that I posed to Attorney Mercer. And I'm happy to repeat it if you'd like. No, I think we read all the questions, right? I would certainly defer to Ms. Black-Gupta to add anything to my response, but certainly if anything was missed during the filing of a very complex application, it was simply an oversight administrative error and by no way intended to omit or read or in any way leave anything out of the application. I think Ms. Black-Gupta had to pull a lot of information together, this being her first time going through this process that so many of us have gone through so many times and certainly was fully cooperative with the IEB provided that information, again, based solely on administrative oversight. General, if you have anything to add, please do. No, that's correct. Thank you, Mr. Sariano. Any further questions? Commissioners, am I sensing that you have no need to go into a private session then? Okay, excellent. Then I'm just gonna double-check because my notes tell me to double-check from legal. Is there any further questions, commissioners? Anything you'd like to address? And I am guessing that there's no need for any closing remarks, but this is an opportunity for you. Should you have one? Turn right, sir. No closing remarks from the IEB. Thank you to the commission and thank you to Mr. Soriano and Ms. Black-Gupta for their cooperation. Okay, great. And Mr. Sariano? Now, save on behalf of the applicant, Madam Chair, again, we'd like to thank the commission and again the IEB for their thoroughness and for their collaboration as we present these complex background investigations to the commission. Ms. Black-Gupta is a valued member of our board. She's the member of a number of our committees, including our compliance committee. I've had the opportunity to work very closely with her. And I think she's certainly an asset to the company and we concur with the IEB's recommendation that she be found suitable and respectfully request that the commission so find. Thank you. And Ms. Black-Gupta, I wanna thank you for appearing today as a witness. And we thank you in terms of all the submissions. It's a different, it's a different company than the other boards that you serve. And that is that if you're working on compliance with Chris then you understand the complexities of our review and I appreciate that very much. All right. Anything else commissioners? Okay, so that's our any further matters from either the parties or my fellow commissioners will conclude this portion of the proceeding. And then commissioners will deliberate about the matter in private. I believe we have a treaty commit, make sure that we have a link to a different meeting space. And we'll end this virtual meeting and shift to that other virtual room now unless there's anything else. Are we all set, Trudy, for a different link? Yeah, that should be in the calendars, so. All righty, so you could just click on that one. Yeah, I don't. Okay, great. All right, commissioners all set. Okay, thank you to IEB. Thank you to Tenor Detainment. Have a great day. Thank you. Thanks, Kevin. Thank you so much. Thank you a lot. Incredible. Why is it only showing half a screen? Do you see it? Oh, now it's there. It was like, oh, we have. Mckisha said they can't get into that meeting. The graces? Yeah. Maybe because Grace is in on it. Let me check. Yeah, Judy just sent me one too. Yeah, so. Nope, she didn't. I'm getting in. Oh, you got in? Yeah, I'm in. I'll see if I can get other people in. Okay, hello. Yeah, Crystal's walking on it to get you guys in. Okay. What is it? What's that look up on now? I'll be clear. One, two, three, eight. I think we just have one more. That's next one. Oh, yeah, I don't know, bro. I don't know, bro. Oh, I don't know. I don't know. I don't know, bro. Bye, women. Mm. Let's try another one.


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