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This zoomer pulled himself by his bootstraps and now the boomer casinos won’t pay him the money he’s owed
This 24 year old guy figured out how to beat a casino and won $800,000
The casino refused to pay him and gave him back just $50,000 and when he complained to gambling regulators, they sided with the casino.
His name is Thomas McPeek, he’s from Chicago who still lives with his parents.
Early 2024
- spends months reading sports betting books
- studies football parlays
- discovers Caesars is offering odds he believes are mathematically mispriced
He realizes he might have found a way to beat the house.
August 2024
McPeek walks into Horseshoe Casino in Indiana with around $30,000.
Instead of placing a few enormous bets, he spends an entire week making hundreds of small wagers through self-service kiosks.
(He doesn’t want the casino noticing his strategy)
By the end of the week, he’s won $350,000.
September 2024
He travels to another Caesars casino in Iowa.
Same strategy.
Another $450,000.
October 2024
McPeek returns to Horseshoe to collect his money.
But Caesars has other plans.
The casino voids his winning tickets, accusing him of coordinating bets across state lines and splitting his wagers into smaller amounts to circumvent its rules.
Instead of paying his winnings, Caesars returns his original $50,000.
And that’s it.
Another casino, Blue Chip, had already paid him $127,000 using his betting strategy.
They simply banned him from coming back.
McPeek complains to gambling regulators in Indiana and Iowa.
Both side with Caesars.
2025
McPeek takes Caesars to federal court, demanding the winnings he believes he’s owed.
Caesars argues that he violated the rules he agreed to when placing the bets and asks the court to dismiss his lawsuit.
McPeek responds:
“It’s not like I can snap my fingers and make the bets win. They still have to win.”
And he’s still fighting for his money.
Imagine spending months learning how to beat the house, actually beating it, and then being told your winning tickets don’t count.
But if those same bets had lost, would the casino have returned his $50,000?
Tbh I don’t think so.
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Gamblers don't get write-offs when they make bad bets and neither should the AI industry.
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The technical term for this is "lie."
WATCH — @RepJeffries: “There’s no indication members of Congress have been overwhelmed by any calls.”
(This gaslighting seems to contradict what @axios @AndrewSolender have reported, and the million+ signatures on a petition for new leadership @MarkRuffalo helped circulate)
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"Thanks in part to state funding, allowing for Super Duper to serve burgers."
The mayor is giving public subsidies to Back of the House – a highly profitable company with 40 restaurants locally and $85 million in annual revenue, to operate a for-profit business.
Why???
Super Duper is now open in Union Square! The cafe spot on the east side of the square has been upgraded into a full-service restaurant, thanks in part to state funding, allowing for Super Duper to serve burgers, fries, and shakes. Our Recreation and Park’s Department selected Super Duper to bring new energy to this space and give visitors another reason to spend time in Union Square.
We’re bringing new activity downtown and creating welcoming spaces for everyone to enjoy. Come by to grab food on your next visit.
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Dear @AOC,
It hurts? That's it??
It's the leader of the Dems in the House - @hakeemjeffries job to make sure Dems are there and vote. Why not say that?
He bragged yesterday about having the votes to name him Speaker so why didn't he have these????
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Btw the reason the 11 Democrats were absent is that they were conveniently attending an event organised by a Zionist lobby group which just happened to clash with the vote. Curious.
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Just Hakeem Jeffries reminding you that YOUR votes are not the ones that count.
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I find it very belittling to voters when they say it’s Schumer and Jeffries who delivered this dem victory as if us going to the ballot box had nothing to do with it.
.@RepDebbieDingell (D-MI) says she supports Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for House Speaker: "He has earned the right to lead us."
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Don Leonard says straight up here that Hakeem Jeffries is willing to sabotage these red-to-blue candidates and LOSE this seat in 2028 in order to be Speaker.
We need new leadership that actually cares about the blue wave continuing.
Incoming Rep. Don Leonard says top House Democrats have threatened to “make [his] life a living hell” and cost him re-election if he continues attaching conditions to his support for Hakeem Jeffries for speaker.
His conditions: 1) a vote on an amendment to end Citizens United and 2) “end U.S. support for the war in Iran and the country, Israel, that led us into it.”
He says Jeffries is refusing to meet with him and the threats are like something “out of a movie.”
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The vote was at like 4pm how are you not in the Capitol by then? Y'all get paid $174,000 for what???
Tonight, House Republicans used a procedural motion to kill the impeachment of Pete Hegseth, by referring it to the Judiciary Committee.
Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the Capitol to vote due a traffic incident and a police escort of a bus during the vote. When she reached the chamber the vote had just gaveled out. She immediately filed a report of her vote of “NO” to the motion meant to kill the impeachment articles and refer them to the Judiciary Committee, as documented in the Congressional Record.
Pete Hegseth must be impeached now.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Despite this "traffic incident", 415 other members of the House were able to appear to vote.
npr.org/2026/11/10/nx-…
The date and time of the procedure was known since November 9th.
newsroomamerica.com/a/DVtz14TX8UsN…
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I asked Hakeem Jeffries about attendance appearing decisive in the Pete Hegseth vote. (11 House Dems did not vote tonight.)
He told me and reporters: "I haven't had a conversation with anyone on the floor team about what may or may not have happened in terms of the Hegseth resolution, but this is not the end of it. It's just the beginning."
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Well, maybe it's time to make the "Senior Dems" more uncomfortable! How dare they snub their base with such arrogance.
Senior Dems will make life ‘hell’ without Jeffries vote, freshman rep says politi.co/3WAWpOV
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Senior Dems will make life ‘hell’ without Jeffries vote, freshman rep says politi.co/3WAWpOV
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BREAKING: According to freshman Democrat Congressman Don Leonard, senior Dems have warned that they will make his life "a living hell" if he doesn't support Jeffries as Speaker (Politico)
Another example of establishment dinasour democrats holding progress back. They've been doing this for decades, by the way!
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the old leaders of the democratic party are out of touch with the base
Nancy Pelosi on Kicking Haley Stevens Out of the Caucus:
We have a few more weeks of being in Congress, so I don’t think we should start making judgments about anybody in the caucus at this point.
I was disappointed. I conveyed that to her. I want to be helpful to her in terms of how she deals with this, but I’m not supporting kicking her out.
Let’s focus on the very positive