![]() ![]() These sports services promise sacrifices (one tout, Jack Price, offered to “blow his brains out” if his predictions were wrong) and connections of unbelievable repute (the inside scoop on a game that’s been fixed in advance) that are worth about as much as their recommendations. Few gamblers, after losing their money while gambling illegally, are likely to complain. Sports touts are not illegal, but the business is full of cheats, cons, and scams akin to the Psychic Friends Network (which was started by a former sports tout). They are appealing to people who are likely already losers-you’re not going to pay if you’re already winning-searching for a way to get themselves out of a hole. Open up USA Today and you’ll see ads for tout services offering stats that are incredible. Other handicappers will occasionally tout a “blank check release,” which is insane. In gambling parlance a dime is $1,000, so a 300 dime release is a recommendation to bet $300,000. This is a rating system for how much he believes in a particular bet, but it also refers to an actual amount of money. Often, the prices go up for games they claim are “locks,” or “can’t miss opportunities.” On Brandon Lane’s Web site, he lists the games as 25, 50, 100, 300, and 1,000 dime releases. They usually sell their advice on a subscription basis for several hundred to several thousand dollars a season, or by single picks for $10 to $100 per game. AFP via Getty ImagesĬohen, who’s expected to be the star witness if the case were to go to trial, has said that Trump directed him to pay Daniels shortly before the 2016 election.īragg reportedly wants to charge Trump with falsifying business records to allegedly disguise the Trump Organization’s reimbursement of Cohen as legal fees.īragg is also considering a novel legal theory that would make the offense a felony by linking it to the alleged concealment of an illegal contribution to his successful 2016 campaign, according to the New York Times.There are upward of 1,500 tout services in the United States today, unlicensed and largely unmonitored, that offer tips over the phone, on the Internet, and by mail. Pecker, a longtime pal of Trump who helped cover up his alleged affair with former Playboy model Karen McDougal, was recalled to the witness stand after sources said District Attorney Alvin Bragg wanted to rebut testimony last week from lawyer and Trump ally Robert Costello.įollowing his appearance, Costello told reporters that former Trump lawyer and ex-con Michael Cohen masterminded a $130,000 payment to silence Daniels “on his own, that’s what he told us.” Bragg reportedly wants to charge the ex-president with falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case. The most recent person to testify before the panel was former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, who made his second appearance on Monday after being among the first witnesses in late January. The move means a possible indictment of Donald Trump can’t be handed up before next week. ![]() Under state law, 16 of the grand jury’s 23 members need to be present for them to conduct any business and only those who’ve heard the testimony from all key witnesses can vote on whether to hand up an indictment against Trump, 76. The grand jury is scheduled to reconvene Thursday but the Trump case won’t be on its agenda, sources said. The move means a potential indictment of the ex-president can’t be handed up before next week at the earliest.īut the panel also isn’t expected to take up the Trump case next week, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday. made over 500 trades during first months on job: Midas touchĭA Alvin Bragg, House GOP reach deal in probe over Trump indictmentĪ Manhattan grand jury won’t consider evidence against former President Donald Trump in the Stormy Daniels “hush money” case again this week, The Post has learned. Gone west: Ron DeSantis woos Utah Republicans as GOP primary race heats up Pro-DeSantis PAC says it will help finance Trump to move from ‘worst state’ Florida to ‘his beloved California’ ![]()
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