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David Hill

Business

The Beach Bum Who Beat Wall Street and Made Millions on GameStop

Mike McCaskill spent years scouring the stock market and betting on long shots. Then he found the opportunity that changed his life—and helped spark the mother of all short squeezes.

David Hill The Ringer Feb 2021 30min Permalink

The Man Who Brought ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ to Life

Walter Tevis, the author of the book upon which the Netflix hit is based, spent his life gambling and drinking in pool halls before turning to chess.

David Hill The Ringer Nov 2020 15min Permalink

Sports

Requiem for a Sports Bettor

On the rise and fall of the professional sports bettor.

David Hill The Ringer Jun 2019 40min Permalink

In the Pit With the Fighting Roosters

A massive raid on a long-running cockfighting ring in Arkansas has raised complex questions about ICE, immigration, and the future of a centuries-old tradition.

David Hill The Ringer Jul 2018 35min Permalink

Business Politics

The Wolves of K Street

On PredictIt, a site that allows you to bet on politics, and the people who are getting rich off it.

David Hill The Ringer Mar 2018 20min Permalink

Crime Sports

The Weight of Guilt

Inside the world of bass fishing cheaters.

David Hill Grantland Dec 2014 25min Permalink

The Invaders

A writer’s trip home to Hot Springs, Arkansas, and the racetrack inextricably linked with the histories of his family and his hometown.

David Hill Grantland Apr 2012 25min Permalink

$5 Chess Game, Best-of-Three, Zuccotti Park

On playing chess and waiting to get arrested.

David Hill McSweeney's Nov 2011 10min Permalink

Sports

Betting It All On Basketball: A Gamblers Grind In The NBA

Basketball is considered one of the most difficult sports to effectively bet on, therefore gamblers like Haralabos Voulgaris who make a handsome living on NBA lines are a rare breed, whose knowledge of the game and personal statistical databases rival most of the league’s front-offices’.

David Hill Business Insider Apr 2011 10min Permalink