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Sportsbook Consigliere Profile picture
@SportsbkConsig
Sep 16, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Story time from the book:

For the past 20+ years, I have spent the opening weekend of the NFL in a sportsbook, either as an employee or as a customer.

This year, we tried something different...

This past Sunday, I was on the 8th floor of a hospital in Las Vegas, watching..
the Raiders play the Panthers. The monitor was 16” and I was in the room by myself, except when I had a nurse or doctor come visit.

Obviously, this wasn’t my first choice, but I was never happier to be watching football in my life...

The timeline of events that led to this...
was I went to sleep Thursday night after finishing a phone call with a friend around 1:30am.

I woke up at 7:15am Friday unable to speak and limited motor skills.

Mrs Consig was on her way to work, and the Consig kids took action. Got me “lay down and breathe” while they were...
on the phone with 911. They were asking me questions but I could not get a word out...somehow, they stayed calm and held it together

Medics arrived, got me in an ambulance and to the hospital...a CT scan showed a blood clot on my brain, and they were going to go get it...
In surgery immediately, then next thing I know, I wake up...

In a room, cold as can be, and dark as night...

“Am I dead?” was my first thought..

I moved my right arm and touched my head...so, ok, that’s a good sign.

Then, to no one in particular, I blurt out “what the fuck...
just happened??”

Holy shit!!! I can talk.

Now, can somebody turn on the heat a little up in this mutha??

In walks a little man in a hazmat suit, glasses and a mask.

“Hello, Da-Veed, my name is GP. Do you know where you are at?”

Hospital? (Going out on a limb)...
GP leaned in and goes, “You are in the ICU recovery. You had a major stroke, and we removed a blood clot from your brain. Your daughters called 911 and saved your life.”

Took a deep breath. Wow. Even with GP’s Italian accent, it was clear. It was my lucky day.

Can I see them?
“I am sor-reee Da-Veed, there are no vee-zee-tors due to the Covid. But will call dem for you. Are you sure you are able to talk?”

GP, what does that stand for?

“I am from Italy, and my name is GianPaulo, but everybody calls me GP.”

Well, GP, I love the name GianPaulo and if..
you don’t mind, I’m going to call you that. I need the practice talking, apparently I just had a major stroke.

GP looked at me and said “you are talking good and making jokes already. Zat is good. I will call your wife now.”

My guy GianPaulo smiled and dialed the number...
I had butterflies like a 16 year old kid calling a girl for the first time...

The phone rang, and Mrs Consig clearly didn’t recognize the number...

She answered hesitantly..”Hello?”

“Heyyyyyy”

[more to come later]
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Story time from the book:

March Madness is finally here. Games all day & night.

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Story time from the book:

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Gray zip up guy walks up to us. He has an athletic bag over his shoulder and a notebook in his hand.

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Dec 25, 2022
Story time from the book:

At lunch with my dad, years ago, an old bookie guy told us..

“All this shit, all the sports, all the suits, all the hats, none of it means shit if you don’t take care of the home team.”

Remember like it was yesterday. Thought I knew shit. So I ask.. Image
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He smiled at my dad. Looked over at me. And went..

“Your home team is your family. You have to play strong at home. You don’t win every game, but you have to make sure they are good before you go on the road. You..
understand?”

I nodded.

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Dec 2, 2021
Story time from the book:

You guys know I talk about my time in the book fondly. Met so many people, have so many stories. Just was reminded of a couple from the Curacao days.

The names alone. All nicknames or monikers. The Rabbi. Lucky Larry. Gin Eddie. The Blade.

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Wes from Florida showed up to work at the office one day after a..
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Nov 25, 2021
Story Time from the Book:

Today is Thanksgiving. For many of us, today is a special day. For me, it is the three "F's." Back in school, F's were bad, but today, it's all about the Food, Football & Family.

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May 31, 2021
Story time from the book:

For the past 20+ years, Memorial Day meant it was going to be a busy day in the book..

All the games, people off work, and business was booming..

I’d hustle to go from working to getting to Pap Pap & Grandma’s for food..

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2020 was life changing for so many of us..

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A lot of generals up here in the ocean of estrogen, and, despite being a couple loud guys from Pittsburgh, Pap Pap and I are outnumbered..

As we completed this..
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