Norman Chad unlocks the secrets of America's relationship recession. Prepare to have your views on love, sports betting, and socialization challenged! We also crack open the WNBA's growth, a prediction for the UFC that might just disrupt your fight night plans, and a special nod to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and his navigation of the sports betting landscape post-2018 Supreme Court ruling.
Gambling Mad with Norman Chad is written by Norman Chad and ghost written by...Norman Chad. Executive Producer Rick Barrio Dill and Jon Sheinberg. Produced by Rick Barrio Dill and Bri Coorey. Additional graphics and writing assistance by Dan Telfer. Socials and Marketing Nick Wolferman. Engineering and Editing by Bri Coorey. Equipment provided by SLAP Studios LA (SLAPStudiosLA.com) and studios provided by SLAP Studios LA and 360-Pod.
If you, or someone you know needs help around gambling related issues, there are more ways than ever to get connected with help. Call the Problem Gambling HelpLine at 888-ADMIT-IT (236-4848) or go to www.gamblinghelp.org
Norman Chad unlocks the secrets of America's relationship recession. Prepare to have your views on love, sports betting, and socialization challenged! We also crack open the WNBA's growth, a prediction for the UFC that might just disrupt your fight night plans, and a special nod to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and his navigation of the sports betting landscape post-2018 Supreme Court ruling.
Gambling Mad with Norman Chad is written by Norman Chad and ghost written by...Norman Chad. Executive Producer Rick Barrio Dill and Jon Sheinberg. Produced by Rick Barrio Dill and Bri Coorey. Additional graphics and writing assistance by Dan Telfer. Socials and Marketing Nick Wolferman. Engineering and Editing by Bri Coorey. Equipment provided by SLAP Studios LA (SLAPStudiosLA.com) and studios provided by SLAP Studios LA and 360-Pod.
If you, or someone you know needs help around gambling related issues, there are more ways than ever to get connected with help. Call the Problem Gambling HelpLine at 888-ADMIT-IT (236-4848) or go to www.gamblinghelp.org
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I'm a little concerned by some recent numbers I saw from Pew Research. 63% of young men in America are single that's a historically high number and 50% of those young single men have no interest in dating and 30% haven't had sex for more than a year. Why is this happening, you know Well. In part, I believe, due to increased gambling, fantasy sports and online betting. If you're spending all day making sports bets on your iPhone, I don't think you're meeting a lot of women. You're not even thinking about women. I mean, your disposable income has switched from socializing to sports betting.
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Also, guess what? Even if you're lucky enough to have a female with an arm's reach in your life, you're never in the mood to have sex after you lose a bet, and you're going to lose most of your bets. Okay, let's take this further, guys. If you're not having sex anymore and you're not getting married anymore, it stands to reason you're not having kids anymore. If nobody's having kids, don't we go extinct Dinosaurs, stop screwing and look what happened to them. Who doesn't want to have sex? I mean, you're trying to tell me you're going to spend every God-given moment making prop bets on rebounding totals and thinking about three-team parlays while the planet goes belly up. You've got to procreate.
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Who doesn't want to have sex? Who doesn't want to have sex? You've got to procreate, you dingleberry DJs. So put down your phone and put down your clicker and find a partner who will put out and put on a Barry White song and give me a family of four, or I will go gambling Gambling, mad Norman.
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Chad Gambling Mad, norman Chad Gambling Mad, norman Chad, and welcome to Gambling Mad. I am your host, norman Chad Gambling Mad, sponsored, as always, by Fritos picked in the afternoon fresh off of Central California trees, directly to your retailer later that day, and by Fresca, always refreshing, recuperative, remarkable the taste of Fresca, fritos and Fresca, it's an entire meal. Today, on Gambling Mad, we have the UFC about to have a record-breaking day. Next month I will address MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, face-to-face, person-to-person, man-to-man, and the World Series of Poker is upon us. I will help you have a winning summer.
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But first the Caitlin Clark-infused WNBA is underway, which raises a question Is the WNBA the next big thing? The answer I don't know. No, I'm really not sure. Here's the situation Most sports viewers are still men. What do we know about men? One most men don't enjoy watching women's sports. Two most men love bacon. And three most men are pigs. Okay, so, considering these three unassailable facts, the long-term prospects for the WNBA might not be as bright as one might like Now.
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Maybe Kaitlyn Cart will be the spark, but hey, pele, pele himself, the legend, could not even be the spark for professional soccer in America 50 years ago. The fact of the matter is, there are shifts in the sports culture, but they move pretty slowly. When the NFL came into being, college football was much more popular. It took decades for that to change. In the first half of the 20th century, boxing and horse racing were prominent players in our sports nation. In the 21st century, boxing has been eclipsed by MMA and horse racing might be in its final stretch. So yeah, stuff changes, but not real quickly. The soccer boom has been a half a century in the making here in America, so we'll have to wait and see.
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On the WNBA, heck, we gave women the vote 100 years ago and we still can't find elected officials we like. What are they doing for us? I mentioned MMA. Let's talk UFC, ufc poobah. Dana White says that UFC 303, it's coming up on June 29th has broken the record for highest gate in company history Already $20 million in paid attendance. And why? Because of the anticipated return of Conor McGregor, scheduled to fight Michael Chandler.
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What's my prediction for the fight? It doesn't even happen. You heard me? The fight doesn't even go off. Mcgregor has not stepped into the octagon in nearly three years since he broke a leg in his match against Dustin Poirier. You know it's tough to come back from a broken leg in a sport in which you not only have to be on your feet but you also must know how to kickbox which, my friends, involves using your legs Would you want to be executing a leg kick with a previously broken leg? I once had a blister on my non-writing hand and I didn't pick up a pen or a pencil for seven months.
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Anyway, people think the fight is going to look like this. Let me show you All right, here are your two fighters. That's Michael Chandler. This, of course, is Conor McGregor. Okay, now, maybe early in round one we'll see Chandler with an armbar Okay, ooh, that hurts. Okay, with an arm bar Okay, ooh, that hurts, okay. But I think McGregor would come back with a rear naked choke. You can end a fight with a rear naked choke, but you know, I think the fight is going to look like this. That's Michael Chandler. Where's Conor McGregor? Nowhere to be found. He's the winner. No, fight Michael Chandler. By default.
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People say I'm an idiot. I know what I'm talking about. I'd like to address MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred directly right now, if I may. Hey, rob, how's it going? Oh, don't worry about me, I'm fine. I see you were recently asked about MLB's stance on gambling and you said, quote we were kind of dragged into legalized sports betting end quote by the landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling that overturned a federal law preventing states from allowing sports gambling. Okay, I'll give you that you couldn't stop that, but don't act as if you don't have a choice now. Baseball can embrace sports betting or not. Naturally, all sports leagues are going to embrace it for obvious reasons Money, and baseball has done exactly that. Mlb has official betting partners and most individual franchises have betting sponsors, betting partners, and most individual franchises have betting sponsors. So don't pretend, don't pretend like you are wrestling with some moral quandary here, rob. In terms of the legalized sports betting, we are men of action. Lies do not become us. Accept the betting money, accept the betting fan base, except the betting culture that might swallow up your whole game and just pray the whole enterprise doesn't come tumbling down because of some major gambling scandal.
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The Price is Right debuted in 1972. In its 50-plus year history, it has had two hosts, bob Barker and Drew. Carey Barker quit in 2007, and Carey has hosted the past 17 years. Carey, now at age 65, was asked recently about his future with the show. I'm not going anywhere, he said, I think Bob made a mistake by retiring. I'm not going to make that same mistake. That's interesting. You know, when Bob Barker finally retired from the Price is Right, he was 83 years old Now I know that presidents, popes and game show hosts can work well into their 90s if they want, but maybe Bob Barker just grew tired of holding that damn stick mic. By the way, barker passed away last year at age 99. On the other hand, drew Carey just said as long as my heart is ticking, I'm going to do the Price is Right. He's not going to give it up. Which raises an existential question Just how many showcases can one man give away in a single life Time? For D-Gen's going to D-Gen?
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A 41-year-old mother faces DUI charges in Newtown Township, pennsylvania, after she ran into her seven-year-old son with her car in the parking lot of a Little League baseball field, according to WPVITV. Now, I have long railed against the evils of youth sports and Little League in particular, but I never imagined that included your mom running you over. The mom told police she didn't realize her son wasn't inside the car until she backed into the boy. I would not be laughing if he was seriously injured. Her son suffered some injuries to one of his ankles. Police said the woman was slurring her speech and had a strong odor of alcohol. This reminds me why, as a kid, I never let my mother come to any of my piano recitals. D-gen's gonna D-Gen.
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The World Series of Poker is descending upon Las Vegas. I have been there for the past 20-odd years and I am uniquely qualified to give you good people tips on going to the World Series. Number one give a heartfelt goodbye to all loved ones. You might never see them again. Number two take breaks from the WSOP madness. You know, maybe an afternoon at nearby Mount Charleston, maybe a little bowling at Gold Coast Las Vegas is one of the best bowling towns in all of the USA. Three if you are driving from Las Vegas to Los Angeles, it is a run good must that you make a pit stop at Eddie World in the year Mo, the best gas station, slash mini-mart on the face of the earth. I would take Eddie world over the Chantal is a in Paris Anytime. You heard me correctly, eddie world beats Chantal is a.
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Bathrooms are so clean you can eat off the floor. You cannot believe how many snacks they have. You can't believe how much beef jerky they have. You can't believe how many Philadelphia cheesesteaks they have. You can't believe how much Mexican candy they have. It is an apocalypse. And it's all large, it's all clean, it's all friendly, it's all good for you. By the way, it's a place where you can pick up Fritos and Fresca. Number four keep a healthy supply of Fritos and Fresca in your hotel room or in your Airbnb. And number five if you happen to see me you know walking on the strip please cross to the other side of the road. You know I am just too busy and too important to allow you to speak to me. I'm Norman Chad.
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Before we wrap up, I'm going to say this one time, and one time only Woof, woof, woof, woof. That is the sound of a dog barking. And when a dog barks, woof, woof, woof, woof, it is not saying take me to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. The annual Westminster Dog Show just completed for the 141st time. Trust me, virtually none of the dogs wanted to be there time. Trust me, virtually none of the dogs wanted to be there. That's right, you huckadoodles.
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I am now a dog spokesperson and I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that they have no desire to be paraded in front of judges who check out their appearance, temperament and bone structure. All most dogs want to do is eat, poop and sleep. Occasionally they don't mind snuffing another friend's butt. Occasionally they don't mind chasing a tennis ball. Occasionally they don't mind sticking their head out of your car window. But pretty much those wonderful creatures all they want to do poop and sleep. So the next time you hear woof, woof, woof, woof, go get your pooch a nice peanut butter treat or treat. That will do it for another episode of Gambling Mad. I am your host, norman Chad. Hope to see you next time and remember if you're going to roll the dice make sure they're loaded, and Rick Barrio-Dill.
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