Mark Paul

by Letter to the Editor |10.05.2023| 4:16pm by Mark Paul Letter To The Editor: Racing In Crisis – Thoughts From A Passionate Fan https://paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/letter-to-the-editor-racing-in-crisis-thoughts-from-a-passionate-fan/ I have been obsessed with horse racing for decades. Racing combines beauty, adventure, triumph, and (occasionally) the sophistication of a Hollywood movie. Throw in the excitement of gambling and “You had me…

Dear Friends, Have you ever thought of writing a book? …My personal experience three years later…. & The release of my NPR Podcast! I took the leap three years ago when I published my true story: “The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told – A True Tale of Three Gamblers, The Kentucky Derby, and The Mexican Cartel” How…

How an Unknown Author Sold 21,000 Books in Ten Months & Optioned the Book for a Hollywood Movie Deal Racehorses are born knowing how to run.  But, unlike Seabiscuit on the track, I had no idea what I was doing when I first decided to write a book. Thirty years ago, I had experienced a…

Create an Attractive Author Web Site:  https://markpaulauthor.com/ Photo Gallery. Blog Articles. Editorial Review Media Room. Bio. Book Trailer. Podcasts. “Buy” Links to Amazon, B & N, Apple Books, etc. Respond to readers that email you from your author site – I send them an “epilogue” and request an Amazon review (I have been fortunate to…

Why is it investing in the stock market, but it’s gambling when making a wager on a sports team? Is the stock market an institution of social morality while a racetrack is a hotbed of moral corruption? Racetrack workers and stockbrokers have one thing in common—they get to work early. Beyond that I would trust…

The Best Bet in Gambling:  Having been fortunate to hit a couple of game-changing horse racing and sports betting scores in my lifetime—I am always asked “What is the best way to bet?” It is an easy answer for me. Bet a “Future” bet on a top contending sports team. Futures wagering allows a gambler…

Most horse racing fans are hooked the first moment they watch a race. Perhaps it’s a gene one has or doesn’t have. I first attended the races at age 14 and it remains one of the greatest days of my life. Not because I won—I didn’t experience a winning day until several gambling junkets later—but…

Solutions To The New Threat to Horse Racing – Legalized Sports Gambling: In my Blog #1 – I detailed the problems that the horse racing industry is now facing due to the May 2018 Supreme Court ruling allowing state -legalized sports betting. Here I discuss some possible solutions: ●  Dramatically fewer racetracks. With increased competition…

A New Problem: Legalized Sports Gambling One day during the running of the Santa Anita Handicap, my youngest son leaned into me and yelled “This is the greatest game in the world!” Will there be a Santa Anita Handicap in his son’s future? In May 2018 the Supreme Court ruled to allow state-legalized sports betting—and…