Kit Chellel - Lucky Devils

Kit Chellel - Lucky Devils

From Gambling With an Edge by Bob Dancer & Richard Munchkin

April 6, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Kit Chellel discusses his book 'Lucky Devils' and the stories of three legendary gamblers.

Our guest today is Kit Chellel, author of the new book, "Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game." The book profiles three legendary gamblers, Bill Benter, Rob Reitzen, and Bill Nelson. Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Kit Chellel, author of Lucky Devils [00:41] Kit’s background in journalism [03:25] How did Lucky Devils come about? [05:42] Meeting Rob Reitzen and Bill Nelson [08:52] Gambling coverage in media [10:44] The moment that computers revolutionized gambling [13:13] Bill Benter and Alan Woods betting on horses in Hong Kong [17:26] Rob Reitzen’s wearable tech and poker bots [25:11] Banking tables in California [25:32] Bill Nelson’s roulette play and the sports betting “The Computer Group” [29:49] The FBI investigation into “The Computer Group” [31:31] Roulette advantage players subculture [34:36] Biased roulette wheels and design countermeasures [35:32] The never ending war between casinos and advantage players [38:56] The genesis of the title Lucky Devils [40:07] Will Kit write about other gamblers? [41:43] How can listeners contact Kit? [42:47] Kit’s favorite resistant in Las Vegas that is not in a casino Get Lucky…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob Dancer, Richard Munchkin

Guest: Kit Chellel

Topics covered

  • gambling
  • journalism
  • advantage players
  • roulette
  • sports betting
  • technology in gambling

Keywords

  • gamblers
  • Bill Benter
  • Rob Reitzen
  • Bill Nelson
  • roulette
  • sports betting
  • advantage play
  • technology
  • journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Computer Group, Bloomberg.com, X.com

Books & works: Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game

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