Brad Reagan

We've heard stories that these guys will hear reports of a roulette wheel that's slightly out of balance in some obscure country and they will just go there and gamble and gamble and gamble because they're just looking for that slight edge. These guys like to operate in the shadows. They don't want competition.

We've heard stories that these guys will hear reports of a roulette wheel that's slightly out of balance in some obscure country and they will just go there and gamble and gamble and gamble because they're just looking for that slight edge. These guys like to operate in the shadows. They don't want competition.

They don't want casinos and racetracks to know what they're doing because the odds will then shift against them. So they often disguise their activities or they try to stay under the radar. So there's a lot about them that is not known.

They don't want casinos and racetracks to know what they're doing because the odds will then shift against them. So they often disguise their activities or they try to stay under the radar. So there's a lot about them that is not known.

They don't want casinos and racetracks to know what they're doing because the odds will then shift against them. So they often disguise their activities or they try to stay under the radar. So there's a lot about them that is not known.

He used to work for a big investment bank, did some other things, but he's always been a gambler. His dad was a gambler. He's always been interested in gambling. And one of the things we learned about him is that his father instilled in him at an early age, you only gamble when you have an edge.

He used to work for a big investment bank, did some other things, but he's always been a gambler. His dad was a gambler. He's always been interested in gambling. And one of the things we learned about him is that his father instilled in him at an early age, you only gamble when you have an edge.

He used to work for a big investment bank, did some other things, but he's always been a gambler. His dad was a gambler. He's always been interested in gambling. And one of the things we learned about him is that his father instilled in him at an early age, you only gamble when you have an edge.

Exactly. He's not only strategizing, he's crunching the numbers in a very methodical way. It really is more like Wall Street traders approach buying a stock. It's like they want to know that the asset is underpriced or mispriced in a way that if they buy it, more often than not, they'll come out ahead.

Exactly. He's not only strategizing, he's crunching the numbers in a very methodical way. It really is more like Wall Street traders approach buying a stock. It's like they want to know that the asset is underpriced or mispriced in a way that if they buy it, more often than not, they'll come out ahead.

Exactly. He's not only strategizing, he's crunching the numbers in a very methodical way. It really is more like Wall Street traders approach buying a stock. It's like they want to know that the asset is underpriced or mispriced in a way that if they buy it, more often than not, they'll come out ahead.

His partner is this guy, Zeljko Ranagajic. Maybe because his name's a little bit hard to pronounce, he's often gone by this nickname, The Joker. The Joker's, to me, the most fascinating part of this story. I mean, he is a legend in the gambling world. Some people over the years have called him the Loch Ness Monster because he's so rarely photographed. Wow.

His partner is this guy, Zeljko Ranagajic. Maybe because his name's a little bit hard to pronounce, he's often gone by this nickname, The Joker. The Joker's, to me, the most fascinating part of this story. I mean, he is a legend in the gambling world. Some people over the years have called him the Loch Ness Monster because he's so rarely photographed. Wow.

His partner is this guy, Zeljko Ranagajic. Maybe because his name's a little bit hard to pronounce, he's often gone by this nickname, The Joker. The Joker's, to me, the most fascinating part of this story. I mean, he is a legend in the gambling world. Some people over the years have called him the Loch Ness Monster because he's so rarely photographed. Wow.

He's one of these characters that people know about. A few people know what he actually looks like. He's from Tasmania originally, which I think adds an extra layer of intrigue.

He's one of these characters that people know about. A few people know what he actually looks like. He's from Tasmania originally, which I think adds an extra layer of intrigue.

He's one of these characters that people know about. A few people know what he actually looks like. He's from Tasmania originally, which I think adds an extra layer of intrigue.

One fairly simplistic way to say it is, Marantelli looks for the opportunities, the Joker is the money man.

One fairly simplistic way to say it is, Marantelli looks for the opportunities, the Joker is the money man.

One fairly simplistic way to say it is, Marantelli looks for the opportunities, the Joker is the money man.