The tweet sent a clear message to potential bettors: 'BEAU KNOWS BETTING,' read the post, which also featured a photo of Wagner's winning ticket. When Fournier put up 41 points - best on either team - Wagner won $50,000, and DraftKings commemorated the bet by tweeting about it. Wagner was profiled in the Washington Post earlier this month, after placing $1,000 on 50-to-1 longshot Evan Fournier to finish a recent Knicks-Celtics game as the leading scorer. But if you saw how DraftKings dealt with a customer named Beau Wagner, you'll know it's a fair question. As I've mentioned repeatedly, I don't gamble, and so I don't know first-hand how any of these betting outfits reacts to successful bettors. It's not a dig at North Star in particular. Does the company incentivize big wins, or penalize them?
Given a do-over, I would ask Moskowitz how North Star would react to skilled gamblers who earn higher-than-expected returns on long-shot bets. Īs a pro journalist, I hate admitting in public that I whiffed on an interview question, but I wish I had a second chance with Michael Moskowitz, the CEO of North Star Gaming, who joined me on Bring it In back in May. For more information about CBC's Opinion section, please see the FAQ.
This is a column by Morgan Campbell, who writes opinion for CBC Sports.
