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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 45 MIN

UNLIKE THE PROFESSOR, THE HOUSE ALWAYS WINS

from GAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY - The true crime story of "Shinehead," the king of college gambling

With operations as large as they were at this point, it was becoming almost impossible for Shinehead to stay out of the spotlight. Wall to wall cash was constantly collecting in Shinehead’s fraternity house room. And when an all-out brawl between other fraternity houses trying to get in to one of Shinehead's VIP parties lead to a call into the office of the dean of Greek life, Shinehead knew that something had to be done. So he hid his empire in the basement of a apartment next to campus. Quiet, dark, no windows. It seemed the perfect place to keep a low profile. So low, in fact, that Shinehead’s new partner decided to lead them into the next phase of their operation: an all-out Vegas-style casino, they simply called, “The House." Shinehead went to school on a math scholarship. He graduated with a master’s degree in casino management.We also speak with “The Professor,” a life-long friend of Shinehead’s whose attempt to become a bookie on his own university’s campus, went horribly wrong. We take a look into the darker side of the booking business, as well as the main reason how Shinehead was able to take over the gambling on so many other universities.

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