An error that turned into a victory

I used to work in Vegas for this recognized sportsbook, and I was one of the most skilled NFL betting agents in the floor, but as everyone else, I made a few mistakes here and there.

The one I am going to tell you about is one that could have costed me my job, but ended up being my ticket to a better lifestyle.

When you take an NFL football bet, you can’t make a mistake as everything revolves around money. So when you receive a call, the guy on the phone tells you his username and password which you use to access his account and place the wager for him. Well, a man called and asked me for a rundown on all of the NFL football betting lines, he then proceded to do some numbers and wanted a wager on the NFL football point spread for the game Packers – Patriots, taking New England, but I accidentally placed the bet to Green Bay.

What is most interesting is that the amount of the wager was 50 grand, so a couple of hours passed and the guy called in to place a smaller one, at that moment when I was checking his NFL betting account, I realized what I did, and I thought that this particular bettor was going to be the ruin for me, but for some reason, I didn’t said a thing.

Well, the Packers won the game, and when he called to find out what happened I told him the truth, and he couldn’t be more happy, well it was a mix of anger and joy, since he knew I made a big mistake.

But since I was the man taking his wagers all the time, he knew it was the first time I messed up with his account, and he knew I was the most capable person on the floor, so he asked me to go for an interview in order to work for him at his new NFL betting operation, since then, I am making 4 times more cash that what I was making in my previous job...

What can I say? Life is odd...