Gambling With Good JuJu - Sports Betting, Casino Gambling, Las Vegas, and Shenanigans

This week, we're getting ready for our biggest Vegas trip yet... but first, we head deep into the woods to play craps in Pat the Plow's legendary garage casino. We break down our home craps tournament, what we learned after taking turns dealing a real table, and why being a craps dealer is much harder than it looks. Then it's all about Las Vegas. We're revealing our complete Be...

Juice just got back from Barcelona, and of course the first stop wasn't a museum... it was the casino. In this episode, we break down everything that surprised us about gambling in Spain—from single-zero roulette and $5 blackjack to casinos with no chips, no craps, and slot machines hidden inside neighborhood bars. We also talk about: The 17-hour journey from Illinois to Barcelona Why Europea...

What happens when two gamblers force each other into impossible choices? In this episode of Gambling With Good JuJu , Ryan and Peter put each other through five brutal gambling-themed rounds of Would You Rather . The questions start simple—oxtail soup at the California or hot dogs at The D—but quickly spiral into debates about sports betting, Vegas trips, casino loyalty, craps strategy, Bears fand...

It’s time for the Top 10. After watching and ranking 22 gambling movies, Breezy finally reveals his all-time favorite gambling films — the movies that truly capture the sweat, swings, scams, action, and degeneracy of gambling culture. This isn’t a critic list. This is a gambler list. We break down:  🎲 The gambling scenes that actually feel real  🔥 Which movies make you want to sprint to a casino...

Breezy did it. He watched 22 gambling movies and ranked every single one of them. In Part 1, we break down movies ranked #22 through #11 — including some films Breezy thinks NEVER should’ve been called gambling movies in the first place. From brutal takedowns of The Card Counter and Croupier … to debates about Rounders , The Hustler , Molly’s Game , The Sting , Owning Mahowny , Hard Eight , and mo...

We’re back… for real this time. After a weird stretch off-mic, we kick things off with a personal update, a reset for Season 4, and a promise to get this thing rolling the way it should be. Then it’s straight to the casino. We recap a chaotic night at the boat—losing at craps (again), chasing slot machine dreams, and finally meeting a real-life listener (shoutout Pat the Plow). There’s also a near...

What happened to Tunica, Mississippi? Once a booming casino destination, now a ghost town with just a few survivors… and we sent Jolly St. Vik to find out. In this episode of Gambling with Good JuJu , Kurtis (aka Jolly St. Vik) breaks down:  The shocking rise and collapse of Tunica’s casino scene   What it’s REALLY like walking into these casinos today   The only two spots still worth gambling at ...

The Big Dance is here! Join Breezy, Juice and special guest Mike Montesano as we go live to break down the full NCAA Tournament bracket. We’re diving into the metrics, finding the value, and seeing where the sharpest plays are in this year's bracket. In this episode, we cover: 🏀 Region-by-Region Breakdown: Which favorites are on upset alert? 📈 The "Answer Key" Metrics: Using tempo...

How good is the St. Louis casino scene ? We put it to the test by gambling at 5 casinos in one day across the STL area. In this episode of Gambling With Good JuJu , we hit River City Casino, Casino Queen, Horseshoe St. Louis, Hollywood Casino, and Ameristar , plus a stop at Fairmount Park Racetrack . We break down the table limits, blackjack rules, craps action, slot opportunities, and overall vib...

Welcome back to Gambling with Good JuJu , the podcast covering sports betting, casino gambling strategy, blackjack, craps, advantage play, and real-life gambling stories from low rollers who take the grind seriously. In this episode, we dive into: 🔥 Casino Superstitions at the Craps Table – Is bringing $50 bills to a craps table actually bad luck? Breezy gets called out after dropping $300 in $50...

It’s officially Season 4 of Gambling With Good JuJu … and we just crossed the 100-episode mark. In this milestone episode, Juice and Breezy take a moment to celebrate the journey—no prep, no scripts, just raw reflection. Favorite moments from the first three seasons. Biggest “aha” realizations from 100+ episodes of gambling talk. The worst moments. And what they still need to learn before the next...

Elihu D. Feustel returns to Gambling With Good JuJu as a 3-time guest, and this one gets deep. After wrapping our first full College Football season using Elihu’s Beyond The Odds framework, we sit down with the source of truth to break down what actually happened vs. what the model said should happen. Over 500+ wagers, we landed at a 2.35% ROI — solid, profitable, but well below the 7–8% edge the...

Friend of the show and elite college sports handicapper Mike Montesano is back, and we’re covering everything from the College Football Playoff to college hoops—and how bettors can actually stay ahead of the market. We start with a long-overdue confession: We were dead wrong about Indiana, and Mike explains how his power rankings sniffed out the Hoosiers long before the rest of the market caught u...

The Juicys did Vegas … and then they did Disney . Strap in, because this week we’re recapping one of the wildest two-week stretches Juice has pulled off yet. We kick things off with a full Las Vegas deep dive : • How the Strip felt in mid-November after months of “Vegas is dying” headlines • Craps at the Flamingo, Ultimate X runs, downtown 3:2 blackjack, and whether Knockout 52 actually exists • L...

In this week’s episode of Gambling with Good JuJu , Juice and Breezy are back from a wild birthday weekend at the casino — and the Good JuJu just keeps rolling. From hitting the hard 4 at craps to leveling up their casino status, it’s been a profitable and hilarious stretch for the crew. Juice breaks down his big wins on Knockout 52, Baccarat, and Craps — plus why bringing the wives to the slot ma...

This week on Gambling with Good JuJu , Juice and Breezy sit down with Tony from The Last Men Standing Podcast for a full breakdown of NFL Survivor strategy. Tony is a three-time Top-40 finisher in the Circa Survivor contest, and together the group dives into what it really takes to survive one of the toughest NFL betting challenges in the world. We discuss tactical mistakes most players make, when...

On this week’s episode of Gambling with Good JuJu , we’re joined by a true veteran of the casino floor — The Ramblin Gambler , better known as TRG , host of the Our Casino Kombat Podcast (that’s Kombat with a K). TRG has spent over 40 years taking advantage of casinos the smart way , and he’s here to teach us how to bet smarter, not harder . From understanding when to press or pull back your bets...

This week on Gambling with Good JuJu , we’re taking it to the therapy couch. Survivor? Lost. Answer Key? Flatlined. Buffalo Ascension? Didn’t ascend. But hey — we’re still standing, still laughing, and still chasing that Good JuJu. Ryan and Breezy vent about their recent rough stretch, dig into why edges are smaller than you think, and debate what CLV really means in the world of sharp betting. Th...

On this episode of Gambling with Good JuJu , we’re sitting down with a true casino veteran — The Ramblin Gambler , or TRG for those in the know. He’s the host of Our Casino Kombat (with a K) Podcast and has spent over four decades mastering the art of taking advantage of casinos. In Part 1 of our two-part conversation, we dig into TRG’s origin story — from learning Blackjack theory before ever set...

Howdy, y’all! Pistol Pete here—have you snagged your Parlay Pete Tee yet? Don’t be a heel-squatter or owlhoot—head to goodjujubets.net and grab some merch to show your support! On this episode of Gambling With Good JuJu , we break down our Mucho Dinero Answer Key results so far this year, covering the highs, lows, and lessons learned from betting into openers vs closers. We also check in on Surviv...

This week on Gambling with Good JuJu , Juice and I dive into the wild start of NFL Survivor—where we’ve somehow outlasted 6.5% of the field! We break down our Answer Key results, talk Survivor ownership trends, and debate whether the Seahawks are the right pick this week. Plus, we recap Juice’s birthday boat party, a night of blackjack characters, slot hustlers chasing Buffalo jackpots, and whethe...

This week on Gambling with Good JuJu , we sit down with Jordan from Bee Bettor , the free sports betting tool that helps you build, execute, and track your strategies. Jordan is also known for his Bee Bettor Discord Reviews , where he puts betting Discords to the test to see if any of them are worth your time—or if they’re just scams. We cover: Jordan’s takeaways from Bet Bash in Las Vegas Whether...

Welcome back to Gambling with Good JuJu ! In this episode, we dive headfirst into NFL Week 1 Survivor picks , breaking down ownership percentages and debating whether fading the crowd is the sharp play. We also tackle the hot topic of Illinois sportsbook fees , ranking all 10 books from worst offenders to best for bettors. Plus, we celebrate the launch of Answer Key , our new betting tool, and dis...

Juice and Breezy are back from an epic stretch in Las Vegas and a wild time at Bet Bash . In this episode, we cover everything from open-bar networking and seminars to 47 logged gambling sessions, AP slot plays, 6–5 blackjack, and Buffalo Ascension. We share stories from the Strip, Fremont, Jerry’s Nugget, and even the $400 Uber ride home. Plus, the debut of our very own Answer Key —already 1-0 an...

This week on Gambling with Good JuJu , we're bringing the brainpower! After 8 months of trial, error, and a whole lot of Python, Juice, Breezy, and show superfan Uncle Justin have taken Elihu Feustel’s book Beyond The Odds and built a working sports betting model from scratch. We walk through every step of the journey—from scraping college football data, building a custom pipeline, and coding...