Mikki Mase went from being homeless and addicted to drugs to a sober life running several small businesses. Within a couple years he found himself making big money at the tables in Vegas and quickly became one of the cities’ most notorious high rollers. He joins the show to discuss how he discovered the casino industry cheats its customers, how he flipped the tables on the house, and the work he’s doing now to help people recover from gambling addictions!
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0:00 - Intro
1:28 - Original Aspirations For Fame
2:40 - Tour Dates!
3:12 - Early Life And Petty Crime
7:34 - Getting Addicted To Drugs And Getting Clean
11:14 - Working Odd Jobs and Learning Business
15:14 - This Episode Is Sponsored By ExpressVPN
17:05 - Starting A Pharmacy Business
26:26 - The Profitability of Pharmacies
30:13 - Starting A Business Incubator With Friends
33:42 - Requalifying Consumer Data
37:20 - Starting To Discover Casinos
41:01 - Vegas Adventures and Gambling
44:06 - This Episode Is Sponsored By Factor Meals
45:41 - Winning Big at the Casino
48:26 - Transitioning from Fun to Business
52:20 - Uncovering Cheating in Casinos
56:23 - The Difference Between Sharps and Sharks
59:54 - The Conspiracy to Cheat Players in Casinos
1:03:37 - Family Rumors and Casino Ownership
1:07:11 - Casino Cash Out Process
1:10:47 - Largest Win In Vegas
1:14:45 - How The Casinos Retaliated
1:18:21 - From Homeless to Gambling with Celebrities
1:22:06 - Learning to say No and Losing Money
1:25:38 - The Emotional Hangover of Gambling
1:29:41 - Banned from Casinos for Touching Too Many Forks
1:33:17 - Celebrity Gambling and Staying Under the Radar
1:36:57 - Acting and Giving Back
1:40:28 - Funding Gambling with Fans
1:44:16 - The Global Gambling Group
1:48:06 - Vetting Process and Potential Risks
1:51:47 - Wrapping Up