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DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) - Deep Dive Research - Part 1
TL:DR
This is Part 1 of my two part deep dive on DraftKings (Ticker: DKNG, I will refer to the company as “DK”)
This first part introduces you to (1) me, (2) the company, (3) my thesis on the company, and (4) digs into how they make money.
The second part (already released, you can read it here - but get through part 1 first :) ) will go in depth to explore the question “Can we 10x from here?”
DK is an exciting, disruptive company working to change how we experience watching sports and make it better.
I am not a financial advisor and this is not investment advice. These are just my opinions to help facilitate learning and discussion.
Hello, welcome to my first deep dive write up. My name’s Mark and I’m an accountant with a passion for investing. About two years ago, I used to work as an auditor at a public accounting firm and have been behind the scenes at many different publicly traded and privately held companies in the U.S. My goal is to bring my unique perspective from that past experience, my current experience working in a new role at a large corporation, and my understanding of accounting to help break down some of the most exciting growth stocks on the market today. I’m a long-term investor. I am focused on finding great companies and holding them for a long time. I’m willing to endure volatility, crazy price drops, and everything that comes with this approach as long as the facts that led me to originally invest and believe in that company have not changed. If you want to learn more about this approach. I recommend reading the book “100 Baggers” by Chris Mayer. Introduction I think it’s fitting that my first stock pick has to do with sports. Sports has been a part of my life since I could walk at the age of 2. First with baseball and soccer, and then later in my childhood with golf. I’ve always played American football and basketball for fun as well and have always been an avid fan of all the major sports in the US. I started playing fantasy sports (mostly just fantasy football) about 6 years ago and have always enjoyed it. Traditionally, with fantasy football you draft a team at the beginning of the year and those are your players for the rest of the season. If you have a bad draft, oh well. You can try to improve your team with trades and free agent additions but it is tough. Leagues usually consist of 10-14 teams (each managed by an individual) and there’s obviously only one winner at the end of the season (about 4 months after the draft). This can lead to the managers of the lower performing teams losing interest as the season wanes on. I believe DraftKings’ (DK) founders saw this issue and saw an opportunity. Enter, daily fantasy sports. Now, with the DK platform you can draft a new team every week. Or if you want, every day. This allows fans of fantasy sports to engage at whichever point of the season they want and at varying financial stakes. The Thesis Statement For every stock pick I make, I want to provide a quick thesis statement that can serve as a reminder for why I’m buying and holding that stock for the long term. I’ll always aim to make it just a few sentences long so it can easily be remembered and internalized. This helps during times when the price may sporadically drop and you need to remember why you’re holding this position. The thesis statement I have come up with for DK is as follows: “DraftKings: The leader in allowing fans to engage financially with their favorite sports, teams, and players. Having money at stake makes the game a lot more interesting to watch. The era of daily fantasy sports games, online sports betting, and online betting (outside of sports), is just getting started and DK is as well positioned (or better positioned) than anyone to capitalize off of this trend.” Notice how I said “allowing fans to engage financially” as the first sentence and not necessarily “allowing fans to gamble”. There’s a reason for that. According to US Federal Law, Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) contests have specifically been exempted from the prohibitions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). DK has always been, and I believe will continue to be DFS contests 1st, sports betting 2nd, and other forms of gambling/entertainment 3rd. It is noteworthy that states at an individual level can still deem DFS contests illegal if they so wish, but as of this writing (11/26/20), 43 of the 50 US States allow DFS contests and DK, accordingly, is offering DFS contests in all 43 of those US States. I’ll try to clarify the difference between DFS contests and sports betting real quick: DFS Contest – Pay a pre-set entry fee to enter a contest. All entry fees go towards “The Pot”. “Draft” 9 players to be on your “Team” for 1 week. Enter your “Roster” into a contest with other players (could range from 1 other person to 1,000s of people, the DK user can choose). Whichever “Roster” amasses the most points for that week out of all contestants wins. The winner will get the highest payout, and depending on the nature of the contest, other top finishers will receive smaller payouts as well. Sports Gambling – Team A is considered a 10 point favorite to defeat Team B. This means that Team A is expected, by the professional gambling line setters, to outscore Team B by 10 points. This is known as a point spread. You can bet on the underdog or the favorite. If you bet on the favorite, they have to win by more than 10 points for you to win the bet. If you bet on the underdog, you will win the bet as long as the underdog keeps the game within less than a 10 point defeat. These are just a couple simple examples to help you see the difference. Sports Gambling (the 2nd priority of DK) is a very lucrative market just as the DFS contests are. However, in the US, Federal Laws and regulations are a lot stricter on Sports Gambling than they are on DFS. As of this writing (11/27/20), 22 states (including the District of Columbia) out of 51 possible allow sports gambling. DK is still in the infancy stages of getting their sports gambling business going. In the 22 states where they could potentially operate, they currently have a sports gambling offering in 11 of those states. The sports gambling business model for DK can be broken into two main offerings – mobile sports betting, and retail sports betting. Mobile sports betting means you can place a sports bet online from the comfort of your own home, while retail sports betting means you must go to a casino and place a bet with the sportsbook in person. I personally believe mobile sports betting is the real potential cash cow for DK out of the two types of sports betting offerings due to the convenience and ease of access. DK is currently working on and encouraging customers to lobby their state lawmakers to legalize sports gambling in more states. How DK makes money At the very least, before you invest in a company, you better understand how they make money. In Chris Mayers’ excellent book, 100 Baggers, that I mentioned above, he continually references top line revenue growth as one of the main common indicators of a possible 100 Bagger. This isn’t to tell you that any stock I pick will be a 100 Bagger just because it has great top line revenue growth, but if I am looking at a growth stock to hold for the long term, revenue growth is one of the first things I look at. For DK, their means of making money is quite simple. I already went into detail above about DFS Contests and Sports Gambling. In DK’s latest 10-Q filing with the SEC (filed 11/13/20), revenue is broken out into two main streams: Online Gaming and Gaming Software. Online Gaming (82% of Total Revenue for 9 months ended 9/30/20): Online gaming is the true core business of DK and includes the aforementioned DFS Contests, Sports Gambling and additional gambling (non-sports) opportunities. DK refers to their additional gambling (non-sports) as “iGaming” or “online casino”. For the 9 months ended 9/30/20, Online Gaming revenue totaled $239M, up 30% YoY from $184M in the same prior year period. Keep in mind, that this is an increase that happened during a COVID-19 global pandemic that delayed and shortened many professional sports seasons. Online gaming revenue is earned in a few ways that are slightly different, but very similar overall. In order to enter a DFS contest, a customer must pay an entry fee. DFS revenue is generated from these entry fees collected, net of prize payouts and customer incentives awarded to users. In order to place a sports bet (sports gambling), a customer places a wager with a DK Sportsbook. The DK Sportsbook sets odds for each wager that builds in a theoretical margin allowing DK to profit. Sports gambling revenue is generated from wagers collected from customers, net of payouts and incentives awarded to winning customers. The last form of online gaming revenue is earned in similar fashion to a land-based casino, offering online versions of casino games such as blackjack, roulette, and slot machines. Gaming Software (18% of Total Revenue for 9 months ended 9/30/20): While the Online Gaming revenue stream mentioned above is a Business to Consumer (B2C) model, the Gaming Software revenue stream is a Business to Business (B2B) model. The Gaming Software side of the business was born out of the acquisition of SBTech, a company from the Isle of Man (near the UK) founded in 2007 that has 12+ years of experience providing online sports betting platforms to clients all over the world. The acquisition occurred as part of the SPAC driven IPO in April of 2020 that combined “the old DK company” with SBTech so that they now are “the new DK company” listed as DKNG on the NASDAQ. SBTech is a far more important part of the story than just being 18% of today’s revenue. The reason for this is because DK will eventually (planned mid-late 2021) be migrating all of their DFS and gambling offerings onto SBTech’s online platforms. Currently, for DFS, DK uses their own proprietary platform but that will move to SBTech with the migration. Currently, for online gambling, DK uses Kambi, the same online gambling platform that services Penn Gaming (PENN), a DK rival. But that’s enough about the software migration for now, back to the Gaming Software revenue. The Gaming Software revenue stream for DK is essentially a continuation of SBTechs’ B2B business model. DK contracts with business customers to provide sports and casino betting software solutions. DK typically enters two different type of arrangements with B2B customers when selling the gaming software:
Direct Customer Contract Revenue: In this type of transaction, the software is sold directly to a business (casino for example) that wants to use the software for their own gambling operations. This revenue is generally calculated as a percentage of the wagering revenue generated by the business customer using DK’s software and is recognized in the periods in which those wagering and related activities conclude.
Reseller Arrangement Revenue: In this type of transaction, DK provides distributors with the right to resell DK’s software-as-a-service offering to their clients, using their own infrastructure. In reseller arrangements, revenue is generally calculated via a fixed monthly fee and an additional monthly fee which varies based on the number of gaming operators to whom each reseller sub-licenses DK’s software.
As mentioned above, SBTech was an international company based in the Isle of Man before being acquired by DK. Thus, the majority of their business in their first 12 years of operating independently has always been international and outside of the United States. This has helped DK, which has historically been US focused, expand it’s international reach. A perfect example of expanding this international reach occurred recently during October (technically Q4) in which DK’s B2B technology (powered by SBTech) helped enable the launch of “PalaceBet”, a new mobile and online sportsbook offering from Peermont, a South Africa based resort and casino company. The deal was headed by DK’s new Chief International Officer, Shay Berka, who previously spent 10 years working for SBTech as CFO and General Manager. Mr. Berka took on the role of DK’s Chief International Officer upon the merger in April earlier this year. I think this deal shows that DK has integrated SBTech and it’s business very well into the larger business as a whole. They are not wasting any time using their newly acquired resources to expand their reach and bring in new sources of revenue. This is the end of my first article about DK. My goal is to drop Part 2 later this week. The focus of Part 2 will be an in depth answer of the question – “Can we 10x from here?” Disclosure: I am/we are long DKNG. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) - Deep Dive Research - Part 1
TL:DR
This is Part 1 of my two part deep dive on DraftKings (Ticker: DKNG, I will refer to the company as “DK”)
This first part introduces you to (1) me, (2) the company, (3) my thesis on the company, and (4) digs into how they make money.
The second part (to be released later this week) will go in depth to explore the question “Can we 10x from here?”
DK is an exciting, disruptive company working to change how we experience watching sports and make it better.
I am not a financial advisor and this is not investment advice. These are just my opinions to help facilitate learning and discussion.
Hello, welcome to my first deep dive write up. My name’s Mark and I’m an accountant with a passion for investing. About two years ago, I used to work as an auditor at a public accounting firm and have been behind the scenes at many different publicly traded and privately held companies in the U.S. My goal is to bring my unique perspective from that past experience, my current experience working in a new role at a large corporation, and my understanding of accounting to help break down some of the most exciting growth stocks on the market today. I’m a long-term investor. I am focused on finding great companies and holding them for a long time. I’m willing to endure volatility, crazy price drops, and everything that comes with this approach as long as the facts that led me to originally invest and believe in that company have not changed. If you want to learn more about this approach. I recommend reading the book “100 Baggers” by Chris Mayer. Introduction I think it’s fitting that my first stock pick has to do with sports. Sports has been a part of my life since I could walk at the age of 2. First with baseball and soccer, and then later in my childhood with golf. I’ve always played American football and basketball for fun as well and have always been an avid fan of all the major sports in the US. I started playing fantasy sports (mostly just fantasy football) about 6 years ago and have always enjoyed it. Traditionally, with fantasy football you draft a team at the beginning of the year and those are your players for the rest of the season. If you have a bad draft, oh well. You can try to improve your team with trades and free agent additions but it is tough. Leagues usually consist of 10-14 teams (each managed by an individual) and there’s obviously only one winner at the end of the season (about 4 months after the draft). This can lead to the managers of the lower performing teams losing interest as the season wanes on. I believe DraftKings’ (DK) founders saw this issue and saw an opportunity. Enter, daily fantasy sports. Now, with the DK platform you can draft a new team every week. Or if you want, every day. This allows fans of fantasy sports to engage at whichever point of the season they want and at varying financial stakes. The Thesis Statement For every stock pick I make, I want to provide a quick thesis statement that can serve as a reminder for why I’m buying and holding that stock for the long term. I’ll always aim to make it just a few sentences long so it can easily be remembered and internalized. This helps during times when the price may sporadically drop and you need to remember why you’re holding this position. The thesis statement I have come up with for DK is as follows: “DraftKings: The leader in allowing fans to engage financially with their favorite sports, teams, and players. Having money at stake makes the game a lot more interesting to watch. The era of daily fantasy sports games, online sports betting, and online betting (outside of sports), is just getting started and DK is as well positioned (or better positioned) than anyone to capitalize off of this trend.” Notice how I said “allowing fans to engage financially” as the first sentence and not necessarily “allowing fans to gamble”. There’s a reason for that. According to US Federal Law, Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) contests have specifically been exempted from the prohibitions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). DK has always been, and I believe will continue to be DFS contests 1st, sports betting 2nd, and other forms of gambling/entertainment 3rd. It is noteworthy that states at an individual level can still deem DFS contests illegal if they so wish, but as of this writing (11/26/20), 43 of the 50 US States allow DFS contests and DK, accordingly, is offering DFS contests in all 43 of those US States. I’ll try to clarify the difference between DFS contests and sports betting real quick: DFS Contest – Pay a pre-set entry fee to enter a contest. All entry fees go towards “The Pot”. “Draft” 9 players to be on your “Team” for 1 week. Enter your “Roster” into a contest with other players (could range from 1 other person to 1,000s of people, the DK user can choose). Whichever “Roster” amasses the most points for that week out of all contestants wins. The winner will get the highest payout, and depending on the nature of the contest, other top finishers will receive smaller payouts as well. Sports Gambling – Team A is considered a 10 point favorite to defeat Team B. This means that Team A is expected, by the professional gambling line setters, to outscore Team B by 10 points. This is known as a point spread. You can bet on the underdog or the favorite. If you bet on the favorite, they have to win by more than 10 points for you to win the bet. If you bet on the underdog, you will win the bet as long as the underdog keeps the game within less than a 10 point defeat. These are just a couple simple examples to help you see the difference. Sports Gambling (the 2nd priority of DK) is a very lucrative market just as the DFS contests are. However, in the US, Federal Laws and regulations are a lot stricter on Sports Gambling than they are on DFS. As of this writing (11/27/20), 22 states (including the District of Columbia) out of 51 possible allow sports gambling. DK is still in the infancy stages of getting their sports gambling business going. In the 22 states where they could potentially operate, they currently have a sports gambling offering in 11 of those states. The sports gambling business model for DK can be broken into two main offerings – mobile sports betting, and retail sports betting. Mobile sports betting means you can place a sports bet online from the comfort of your own home, while retail sports betting means you must go to a casino and place a bet with the sportsbook in person. I personally believe mobile sports betting is the real potential cash cow for DK out of the two types of sports betting offerings due to the convenience and ease of access. DK is currently working on and encouraging customers to lobby their state lawmakers to legalize sports gambling in more states. How DK makes money At the very least, before you invest in a company, you better understand how they make money. In Chris Mayers’ excellent book, 100 Baggers, that I mentioned above, he continually references top line revenue growth as one of the main common indicators of a possible 100 Bagger. This isn’t to tell you that any stock I pick will be a 100 Bagger just because it has great top line revenue growth, but if I am looking at a growth stock to hold for the long term, revenue growth is one of the first things I look at. For DK, their means of making money is quite simple. I already went into detail above about DFS Contests and Sports Gambling. In DK’s latest 10-Q filing with the SEC (filed 11/13/20), revenue is broken out into two main streams: Online Gaming and Gaming Software. Online Gaming (82% of Total Revenue for 9 months ended 9/30/20): Online gaming is the true core business of DK and includes the aforementioned DFS Contests, Sports Gambling and additional gambling (non-sports) opportunities. DK refers to their additional gambling (non-sports) as “iGaming” or “online casino”. For the 9 months ended 9/30/20, Online Gaming revenue totaled $239M, up 30% YoY from $184M in the same prior year period. Keep in mind, that this is an increase that happened during a COVID-19 global pandemic that delayed and shortened many professional sports seasons. Online gaming revenue is earned in a few ways that are slightly different, but very similar overall. In order to enter a DFS contest, a customer must pay an entry fee. DFS revenue is generated from these entry fees collected, net of prize payouts and customer incentives awarded to users. In order to place a sports bet (sports gambling), a customer places a wager with a DK Sportsbook. The DK Sportsbook sets odds for each wager that builds in a theoretical margin allowing DK to profit. Sports gambling revenue is generated from wagers collected from customers, net of payouts and incentives awarded to winning customers. The last form of online gaming revenue is earned in similar fashion to a land-based casino, offering online versions of casino games such as blackjack, roulette, and slot machines. Gaming Software (18% of Total Revenue for 9 months ended 9/30/20): While the Online Gaming revenue stream mentioned above is a Business to Consumer (B2C) model, the Gaming Software revenue stream is a Business to Business (B2B) model. The Gaming Software side of the business was born out of the acquisition of SBTech, a company from the Isle of Man (near the UK) founded in 2007 that has 12+ years of experience providing online sports betting platforms to clients all over the world. The acquisition occurred as part of the SPAC driven IPO in April of 2020 that combined “the old DK company” with SBTech so that they now are “the new DK company” listed as DKNG on the NASDAQ. SBTech is a far more important part of the story than just being 18% of today’s revenue. The reason for this is because DK will eventually (planned mid-late 2021) be migrating all of their DFS and gambling offerings onto SBTech’s online platforms. Currently, for DFS, DK uses their own proprietary platform but that will move to SBTech with the migration. Currently, for online gambling, DK uses Kambi, the same online gambling platform that services Penn Gaming (PENN), a DK rival. But that’s enough about the software migration for now, back to the Gaming Software revenue. The Gaming Software revenue stream for DK is essentially a continuation of SBTechs’ B2B business model. DK contracts with business customers to provide sports and casino betting software solutions. DK typically enters two different type of arrangements with B2B customers when selling the gaming software:
Direct Customer Contract Revenue: In this type of transaction, the software is sold directly to a business (casino for example) that wants to use the software for their own gambling operations. This revenue is generally calculated as a percentage of the wagering revenue generated by the business customer using DK’s software and is recognized in the periods in which those wagering and related activities conclude.
Reseller Arrangement Revenue: In this type of transaction, DK provides distributors with the right to resell DK’s software-as-a-service offering to their clients, using their own infrastructure. In reseller arrangements, revenue is generally calculated via a fixed monthly fee and an additional monthly fee which varies based on the number of gaming operators to whom each reseller sub-licenses DK’s software.
As mentioned above, SBTech was an international company based in the Isle of Man before being acquired by DK. Thus, the majority of their business in their first 12 years of operating independently has always been international and outside of the United States. This has helped DK, which has historically been US focused, expand it’s international reach. A perfect example of expanding this international reach occurred recently during October (technically Q4) in which DK’s B2B technology (powered by SBTech) helped enable the launch of “PalaceBet”, a new mobile and online sportsbook offering from Peermont, a South Africa based resort and casino company. The deal was headed by DK’s new Chief International Officer, Shay Berka, who previously spent 10 years working for SBTech as CFO and General Manager. Mr. Berka took on the role of DK’s Chief International Officer upon the merger in April earlier this year. I think this deal shows that DK has integrated SBTech and it’s business very well into the larger business as a whole. They are not wasting any time using their newly acquired resources to expand their reach and bring in new sources of revenue. This is the end of my first article about DK. My goal is to drop Part 2 later this week. The focus of Part 2 will be an in depth answer of the question – “Can we 10x from here?” Disclosure: I am/we are long DKNG. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it. I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.
I was fortunate to work with a group of guys who also became my close friends. I work for a small private sales firm that specializes in selling medical equipment. The owner of the company believes in revenue sharing so we are always trying to cut expenses. We never fly first class and we stay at cheap hotels. Ben and I were scheduled to take a flight from Harrisburg to Chicago on Budget Airlines. When I arrived on the flight I was a little bummed out that they didn’t have movies available and instead they had audiobooks available through their WiFi. I figured that I would just sleep and Ben decided to listen to “The Shining” audiobook. Ben seemed to be intently listening almost like he was in a trance and I eventually passed out. We arrived in Chicago and checked into our hotel. We met the hospital administrator at the local hospital and we were happy because they actually bought 40 of our medication carts. We were even able to cut our trip short because of the quick sale so we arrived back in Harrisburg on Tuesday night. That same Friday something horrible happened. Ben was pulled into the owner of the company, Doug’s office and was terminated for stealing money from the company. Doug even called the police. This completely caught me off guard almost like if you were told that Mr. Rodgers was responsible for introducing methamphetamines into the United States. I’ve been working with Ben for almost a decade and he attended church every Sunday and he was married with two kids. He was the absolute last person I would suspect to steal money. Apparently he stayed late at the office on Wednesday and rerouted funds to his personal account. The office security cameras saw him doing it so when Ben was pleading to the point where he was crying, Doug wasn’t listening to his sob story. Ben kept saying “I swear I have no idea what your talking about.” I always heard of people living double lives, but I was in complete shock. Ben was actually charged with grand theft and was released on bail. He called me and said that he had zero recollection of ever staying at the office on Wednesday night. He also told me that security cameras at his bank caught him withdrawing that same money. Then the police were able to track him to going to the post office, where he mailed the money to an unknown address. Ben said he had zero recollection of going to the bank or to the post office. Typically when your caught on camera it’s kind of hard proving your innocence, but I knew Ben and I wanted to help him. He came over to my house and we met in my backyard. He seemed like he was a completely defeated person. He was going to loose his house and possibly his wife. We both talked for hours trying to figure out what happened. He called off sick on Wednesday. Ben had only called off one other time so that was highly unusual for him. He fully admits that looking at the security cameras that unless there is a spot in doppelgänger then it’s probably him, but he has absolutely zero recollection. Ben’s wife thought he was at work that Wednesday and Ben says he doesn’t have an inkling of where he went. Nothing weird happened on the trip and he wasn’t into drugs or gambling. Ben payed a fortune on hiring a lawyer and still had to spend 30 days in jail. Absolutely no one would hire him so he’s been out of work and his wife has been supporting the family working as a cashier. I had to go to California on Monday this time by myself. I flew the same Budget airlines. I wasn’t tired so I decided to listen to one of their audiobooks on the plane. Right before takeoff I chose “The Shining” to listen to, because I never read the book. Our takeoff was delayed so I was already an hour into the audiobook before our flight took off. I was completely enamored with the audiobook. I felt myself drifting into a different dimension. Almost like my body was floating out of my seat and I was being transported to this other place. This other place was just so vivid and lifelike. It felt like I was in England hundreds of years ago. I see a princes who is magnificently beautiful who is begging me. Then I hear “Sir! Excuse me sir. Sir Excuse me sir,” from a distance and My body floats back to my seat and I quickly come back to reality. I couldn’t explain the feeling it was almost like being pulled back from the best dream I ever had. Then the flight attendant says “Please put your carryon bag under the seat.” I try to start the audiobook again and it starts over from the beginning and it won’t let me fast forward, so I just turn it off. I’ve seen the movie “The Shining” so I was completely lost of why my mind drifted to meeting a princess which had nothing to do with the movie “The Shining.” I was able to get a quick sale in California, so I went back home the next morning on the same Budget airlines. I thought to myself that Stephen King wouldn’t appreciate someone altering his original book, so I actually audio copied the portion of the audiobook that went awry onto my cell phone. I remembered it was about 55 minutes into the audiobook where the plot of “The Shining” went into a different direction. I decided that I would listen to the copied audiobook portion sometime this week. I got off the plane and drove home. I greeted my wife and we went food shopping and eventually I went to bed. Something extremely odd happened this night that has never happened to me in my adult life. At 4:00 am I was in a sleepwalking type of trance about a mile from my house. Apparently the cops were patrolling the area and saw me walking then they saw me stop and from what they told me it seemed like I was confused like I didn’t know what direction I should go. The cops told me that once they grabbed my arm towards their police car I snapped out of whatever trance I was in. I declined EMS services and just walked home. When I got home My wife confirmed to me that in the 12 years that we were married I had never sleepwalked. I’m now pondering what the heck just happened to me. I had no recollection of getting changed and leaving the house. The thought came to my mind that this scenario seemed eerily similar to Ben’s where he had no recollection of staying late at the office or going to the bank and the post office. It eventually dawned on me that somehow both Ben’s and my brains were subconsciously infiltrated. Eventually I focused on the commonality of “The Shining” audiobook that both Ben and I listened to. I did some online research and from what what I gathered was “The Shining” was used to get your mind to focus intently and then from there someone goes off topic and breaks through the person’s protective central nervous system and implants subliminal messages. Based on Ben’s behavior the subliminal messages were meant for him to carry out criminal behavior. I listened to the remainder of the recording I made on the plane and I was struck with awe on just how soothing the woman’s voice was who was narrating the audiobook. She was the Michael Jordan of voice overs. I purposely put my guard up to listen objectively and not let my self get pulled into the trance. I figured out what my objective was supposed to be. The “princess” on the audiobook wanted me to rob the local Burger King by my house and then mail the money to a PO Box in Missouri. The oddest thing that I learned from my online research is that for the most part there are no laws regarding the use of hypnosis so I didn’t know where to turn next. I actually called the airlines and after waiting nearly two hours I finally spoke to a customer sales rep who had no idea what I was talking about. I was at a dead end. I couldn’t find anymore information that would help my cause. I knew the woman’s voice on the audiobook was non American, but I couldn’t pin point the exact country perhaps South Africa or Wales. The one thing that I did learn was trying to get a name from a P.O. Box was difficult. One way to get the name of the company or the name of the individual is to say you were receiving political advertisements from the P.O. Box then there is a form to fill out and then the USPS will release the owners name. I made up a political flyer and I sent it to the Missouri post office along with the corresponding forms. I waited three weeks then I received a response from USPS which stated that the owner of the P.O. Box was Hunsucker enterprises. That name sounded way too familiar, but I just couldn’t pin point it. I jogged my memory for a while, then I realized where I heard that name “Hunsucker enterprises.” Doug the owner of the company that I work for was using them as a consultant firm. Another odd coincidence that I learned was that my employer, Doug had received a substantial insurance check for the money Ben had stolen. After about literally making 100 phone calls to budget airlines I learned some additional information. The airlines was close to declaring bankruptcy, so Hunsucker Enterprises approached the airlines with an offer that Hunsucker would install the audiobook hardware on each plane and would pay the airlines a certain percentage for each person who listened to an audiobook. I couldn’t figure out if Budget Airlines was aware of the hypnoses scheme. The airlines went out of business a few weeks later so I my unresolved questions would always remain unresolved. I approached Doug, about Hunsucker Enterprises and he started to get squirmy about owning up to any type of affiliation with the company. Then the following day I was metaphorically punched in the gut by Doug. He actually terminated my employment. Pennsylvania is an at will state so Doug didn’t have to give me any rationale for my termination. I am now left pondering how long Doug had been using Ben and I to carry out his wicked mind game deceptions. Another odd thing I learned was the hospital system that purchased 40 medication carts had actually canceled the order for the carts and returned them back to Doug’s medical supply company. I questioned if the medication carts were actually being used to transport illegal drugs from state to state. The buyer of the carts always seemed way to willing to purchase from us almost like arrangements had been set up prior to me or Ben meeting the person. Since I was terminated from Doug’s company I couldn’t do anymore internal research, so the extent that Doug was using Ben and I over the years will probably always remain a mystery.
I was fortunate to work with a group of guys who also became my close friends. I work for a small private sales firm that specializes in selling medical equipment. The owner of the company believes in revenue sharing so we are always trying to cut expenses. We never fly first class and we stay at cheap hotels. Ben and I were scheduled to take a flight from Harrisburg to Chicago on Budget Airlines. When I arrived on the flight I was a little bummed out that they didn’t have movies available and instead they had audiobooks available through their WiFi. I figured that I would just sleep and Ben decided to listen to “The Shining” audiobook. Ben seemed to be intently listening almost like he was in a trance and I eventually passed out. We arrived in Chicago and checked into our hotel. We met the hospital administrator at the local hospital and we were happy because they actually bought 40 of our medication carts. We were even able to cut our trip short because of the quick sale so we arrived back in Harrisburg on Tuesday night. That same Friday something horrible happened. Ben was pulled into the owner of the company, Doug’s office and was terminated for stealing money from the company. Doug even called the police. This completely caught me off guard almost like if you were told that Mr. Rodgers was responsible for introducing methamphetamines into the United States. I’ve been working with Ben for almost a decade and he attended church every Sunday and he was married with two kids. He was the absolute last person I would suspect to steal money. Apparently he stayed late at the office on Wednesday and rerouted funds to his personal account. The office security cameras saw him doing it so when Ben was pleading to the point where he was crying, Doug wasn’t listening to his sob story. Ben kept saying “I swear I have no idea what your talking about.” I always heard of people living double lives, but I was in complete shock. Ben was actually charged with grand theft and was released on bail. He called me and said that he had zero recollection of ever staying at the office on Wednesday night. He also told me that security cameras at his bank caught him withdrawing that same money. Then the police were able to track him to going to the post office, where he mailed the money to an unknown address. Ben said he had zero recollection of going to the bank or to the post office. Typically when your caught on camera it’s kind of hard proving your innocence, but I knew Ben and I wanted to help him. He came over to my house and we met in my backyard. He seemed like he was a completely defeated person. He was going to loose his house and possibly his wife. We both talked for hours trying to figure out what happened. He called off sick on Wednesday. Ben had only called off one other time so that was highly unusual for him. He fully admits that looking at the security cameras that unless there is a spot in doppelgänger then it’s probably him, but he has absolutely zero recollection. Ben’s wife thought he was at work that Wednesday and Ben says he doesn’t have an inkling of where he went. Nothing weird happened on the trip and he wasn’t into drugs or gambling. Ben payed a fortune on hiring a lawyer and still had to spend 30 days in jail. Absolutely no one would hire him so he’s been out of work and his wife has been supporting the family working as a cashier. I had to go to California on Monday this time by myself. I flew the same Budget airlines. I wasn’t tired so I decided to listen to one of their audiobooks on the plane. Right before takeoff I chose “The Shining” to listen to, because I never read the book. Our takeoff was delayed so I was already an hour into the audiobook before our flight took off. I was completely enamored with the audiobook. I felt myself drifting into a different dimension. Almost like my body was floating out of my seat and I was being transported to this other place. This other place was just so vivid and lifelike. It felt like I was in England hundreds of years ago. I see a princes who is magnificently beautiful who is begging me. Then I hear “Sir! Excuse me sir. Sir Excuse me sir,” from a distance and My body floats back to my seat and I quickly come back to reality. I couldn’t explain the feeling it was almost like being pulled back from the best dream I ever had. Then the flight attendant says “Please put your carryon bag under the seat.” I try to start the audiobook again and it starts over from the beginning and it won’t let me fast forward, so I just turn it off. I’ve seen the movie “The Shining” so I was completely lost of why my mind drifted to meeting a princess which had nothing to do with the movie “The Shining.” I was able to get a quick sale in California, so I went back home the next morning on the same Budget airlines. I thought to myself that Stephen King wouldn’t appreciate someone altering his original book, so I actually audio copied the portion of the audiobook that went awry onto my cell phone. I remembered it was about 55 minutes into the audiobook where the plot of “The Shining” went into a different direction. I decided that I would listen to the copied audiobook portion sometime this week. I got off the plane and drove home. I greeted my wife and we went food shopping and eventually I went to bed. Something extremely odd happened this night that has never happened to me in my adult life. At 4:00 am I was in a sleepwalking type of trance about a mile from my house. Apparently the cops were patrolling the area and saw me walking then they saw me stop and from what they told me it seemed like I was confused like I didn’t know what direction I should go. The cops told me that once they grabbed my arm towards their police car I snapped out of whatever trance I was in. I declined EMS services and just walked home. When I got home My wife confirmed to me that in the 12 years that we were married I had never sleepwalked. I’m now pondering what the heck just happened to me. I had no recollection of getting changed and leaving the house. The thought came to my mind that this scenario seemed eerily similar to Ben’s where he had no recollection of staying late at the office or going to the bank and the post office. It eventually dawned on me that somehow both Ben’s and my brains were subconsciously infiltrated. Eventually I focused on the commonality of “The Shining” audiobook that both Ben and I listened to. I did some online research and from what what I gathered was “The Shining” was used to get your mind to focus intently and then from there someone goes off topic and breaks through the person’s protective central nervous system and implants subliminal messages. Based on Ben’s behavior the subliminal messages were meant for him to carry out criminal behavior. I listened to the remainder of the recording I made on the plane and I was struck with awe on just how soothing the woman’s voice was who was narrating the audiobook. She was the Michael Jordan of voice overs. I purposely put my guard up to listen objectively and not let my self get pulled into the trance. I figured out what my objective was supposed to be. The “princess” on the audiobook wanted me to rob the local Burger King by my house and then mail the money to a PO Box in Missouri. The oddest thing that I learned from my online research is that for the most part there are no laws regarding the use of hypnosis so I didn’t know where to turn next. I actually called the airlines and after waiting nearly two hours I finally spoke to a customer sales rep who had no idea what I was talking about. I was at a dead end. I couldn’t find anymore information that would help my cause. I knew the woman’s voice on the audiobook was non American, but I couldn’t pin point the exact country perhaps South Africa or Wales. The one thing that I did learn was trying to get a name from a P.O. Box was difficult. One way to get the name of the company or the name of the individual is to say you were receiving political advertisements from the P.O. Box then there is a form to fill out and then the USPS will release the owners name. I made up a political flyer and I sent it to the Missouri post office along with the corresponding forms. I waited three weeks then I received a response from USPS which stated that the owner of the P.O. Box was Hunsucker enterprises. That name sounded way too familiar, but I just couldn’t pin point it. I jogged my memory for a while, then I realized where I heard that name “Hunsucker enterprises.” Doug the owner of the company that I work for was using them as a consultant firm. Another odd coincidence that I learned was that my employer, Doug had received a substantial insurance check for the money Ben had stolen. After about literally making 100 phone calls to budget airlines I learned some additional information. The airlines was close to declaring bankruptcy, so Hunsucker Enterprises approached the airlines with an offer that Hunsucker would install the audiobook hardware on each plane and would pay the airlines a certain percentage for each person who listened to an audiobook. I couldn’t figure out if Budget Airlines was aware of the hypnoses scheme. The airlines went out of business a few weeks later so I my unresolved questions would always remain unresolved. I approached Doug, about Hunsucker Enterprises and he started to get squirmy about owning up to any type of affiliation with the company. Then the following day I was metaphorically punched in the gut by Doug. He actually terminated my employment. Pennsylvania is an at will state so Doug didn’t have to give me any rationale for my termination. I am now left pondering how long Doug had been using Ben and I to carry out his wicked mind game deceptions. Another odd thing I learned was the hospital system that purchased 40 medication carts had actually canceled the order for the carts and returned them back to Doug’s medical supply company. I questioned if the medication carts were actually being used to transport illegal drugs from state to state. The buyer of the carts always seemed way to willing to purchase from us almost like arrangements had been set up prior to me or Ben meeting the person. Since I was terminated from Doug’s company I couldn’t do anymore internal research, so the extent that Doug was using Ben and I over the years will probably always remain a mystery.
I was fortunate to work with a group of guys who also became my close friends. I work for a small private sales firm that specializes in selling medical equipment. The owner of the company believes in revenue sharing so we are always trying to cut expenses. We never fly first class and we stay at cheap hotels. Ben and I were scheduled to take a flight from Harrisburg to Chicago on Budget Airlines. When I arrived on the flight I was a little bummed out that they didn’t have movies available and instead they had audiobooks available through their WiFi. I figured that I would just sleep and Ben decided to listen to “The Shining” audiobook. Ben seemed to be intently listening almost like he was in a trance and I eventually passed out. We arrived in Chicago and checked into our hotel. We met the hospital administrator at the local hospital and we were happy because they actually bought 40 of our medication carts. We were even able to cut our trip short because of the quick sale so we arrived back in Harrisburg on Tuesday night. That same Friday something horrible happened. Ben was pulled into the owner of the company, Doug’s office and was terminated for stealing money from the company. Doug even called the police. This completely caught me off guard almost like if you were told that Mr. Rodgers was responsible for introducing methamphetamines into the United States. I’ve been working with Ben for almost a decade and he attended church every Sunday and he was married with two kids. He was the absolute last person I would suspect to steal money. Apparently he stayed late at the office on Wednesday and rerouted funds to his personal account. The office security cameras saw him doing it so when Ben was pleading to the point where he was crying, Doug wasn’t listening to his sob story. Ben kept saying “I swear I have no idea what your talking about.” I always heard of people living double lives, but I was in complete shock. Ben was actually charged with grand theft and was released on bail. He called me and said that he had zero recollection of ever staying at the office on Wednesday night. He also told me that security cameras at his bank caught him withdrawing that same money. Then the police were able to track him to going to the post office, where he mailed the money to an unknown address. Ben said he had zero recollection of going to the bank or to the post office. Typically when your caught on camera it’s kind of hard proving your innocence, but I knew Ben and I wanted to help him. He came over to my house and we met in my backyard. He seemed like he was a completely defeated person. He was going to loose his house and possibly his wife. We both talked for hours trying to figure out what happened. He called off sick on Wednesday. Ben had only called off one other time so that was highly unusual for him. He fully admits that looking at the security cameras that unless there is a spot in doppelgänger then it’s probably him, but he has absolutely zero recollection. Ben’s wife thought he was at work that Wednesday and Ben says he doesn’t have an inkling of where he went. Nothing weird happened on the trip and he wasn’t into drugs or gambling. Ben payed a fortune on hiring a lawyer and still had to spend 30 days in jail. Absolutely no one would hire him so he’s been out of work and his wife has been supporting the family working as a cashier. I had to go to California on Monday this time by myself. I flew the same Budget airlines. I wasn’t tired so I decided to listen to one of their audiobooks on the plane. Right before takeoff I chose “The Shining” to listen to, because I never read the book. Our takeoff was delayed so I was already an hour into the audiobook before our flight took off. I was completely enamored with the audiobook. I felt myself drifting into a different dimension. Almost like my body was floating out of my seat and I was being transported to this other place. This other place was just so vivid and lifelike. It felt like I was in England hundreds of years ago. I see a princes who is magnificently beautiful who is begging me. Then I hear “Sir! Excuse me sir. Sir Excuse me sir,” from a distance and My body floats back to my seat and I quickly come back to reality. I couldn’t explain the feeling it was almost like being pulled back from the best dream I ever had. Then the flight attendant says “Please put your carryon bag under the seat.” I try to start the audiobook again and it starts over from the beginning and it won’t let me fast forward, so I just turn it off. I’ve seen the movie “The Shining” so I was completely lost of why my mind drifted to meeting a princess which had nothing to do with the movie “The Shining.” I was able to get a quick sale in California, so I went back home the next morning on the same Budget airlines. I thought to myself that Stephen King wouldn’t appreciate someone altering his original book, so I actually audio copied the portion of the audiobook that went awry onto my cell phone. I remembered it was about 55 minutes into the audiobook where the plot of “The Shining” went into a different direction. I decided that I would listen to the copied audiobook portion sometime this week. I got off the plane and drove home. I greeted my wife and we went food shopping and eventually I went to bed. Something extremely odd happened this night that has never happened to me in my adult life. At 4:00 am I was in a sleepwalking type of trance about a mile from my house. Apparently the cops were patrolling the area and saw me walking then they saw me stop and from what they told me it seemed like I was confused like I didn’t know what direction I should go. The cops told me that once they grabbed my arm towards their police car I snapped out of whatever trance I was in. I declined EMS services and just walked home. When I got home My wife confirmed to me that in the 12 years that we were married I had never sleepwalked. I’m now pondering what the heck just happened to me. I had no recollection of getting changed and leaving the house. The thought came to my mind that this scenario seemed eerily similar to Ben’s where he had no recollection of staying late at the office or going to the bank and the post office. It eventually dawned on me that somehow both Ben’s and my brains were subconsciously infiltrated. Eventually I focused on the commonality of “The Shining” audiobook that both Ben and I listened to. I did some online research and from what what I gathered was “The Shining” was used to get your mind to focus intently and then from there someone goes off topic and breaks through the person’s protective central nervous system and implants subliminal messages. Based on Ben’s behavior the subliminal messages were meant for him to carry out criminal behavior. I listened to the remainder of the recording I made on the plane and I was struck with awe on just how soothing the woman’s voice was who was narrating the audiobook. She was the Michael Jordan of voice overs. I purposely put my guard up to listen objectively and not let my self get pulled into the trance. I figured out what my objective was supposed to be. The “princess” on the audiobook wanted me to rob the local Burger King by my house and then mail the money to a PO Box in Missouri. The oddest thing that I learned from my online research is that for the most part there are no laws regarding the use of hypnosis so I didn’t know where to turn next. I actually called the airlines and after waiting nearly two hours I finally spoke to a customer sales rep who had no idea what I was talking about. I was at a dead end. I couldn’t find anymore information that would help my cause. I knew the woman’s voice on the audiobook was non American, but I couldn’t pin point the exact country perhaps South Africa or Wales. The one thing that I did learn was trying to get a name from a P.O. Box was difficult. One way to get the name of the company or the name of the individual is to say you were receiving political advertisements from the P.O. Box then there is a form to fill out and then the USPS will release the owners name. I made up a political flyer and I sent it to the Missouri post office along with the corresponding forms. I waited three weeks then I received a response from USPS which stated that the owner of the P.O. Box was Hunsucker enterprises. That name sounded way too familiar, but I just couldn’t pin point it. I jogged my memory for a while, then I realized where I heard that name “Hunsucker enterprises.” Doug the owner of the company that I work for was using them as a consultant firm. Another odd coincidence that I learned was that my employer, Doug had received a substantial insurance check for the money Ben had stolen. After about literally making 100 phone calls to budget airlines I learned some additional information. The airlines was close to declaring bankruptcy, so Hunsucker Enterprises approached the airlines with an offer that Hunsucker would install the audiobook hardware on each plane and would pay the airlines a certain percentage for each person who listened to an audiobook. I couldn’t figure out if Budget Airlines was aware of the hypnoses scheme. The airlines went out of business a few weeks later so I my unresolved questions would always remain unresolved. I approached Doug, about Hunsucker Enterprises and he started to get squirmy about owning up to any type of affiliation with the company. Then the following day I was metaphorically punched in the gut by Doug. He actually terminated my employment. Pennsylvania is an at will state so Doug didn’t have to give me any rationale for my termination. I am now left pondering how long Doug had been using Ben and I to carry out his wicked mind game deceptions. Another odd thing I learned was the hospital system that purchased 40 medication carts had actually canceled the order for the carts and returned them back to Doug’s medical supply company. I questioned if the medication carts were actually being used to transport illegal drugs from state to state. The buyer of the carts always seemed way to willing to purchase from us almost like arrangements had been set up prior to me or Ben meeting the person. Since I was terminated from Doug’s company I couldn’t do anymore internal research, so the extent that Doug was using Ben and I over the years will probably always remain a mystery.
I was fortunate to work with a group of guys who also became my close friends. I work for a small private sales firm that specializes in selling medical equipment. The owner of the company believes in revenue sharing so we are always trying to cut expenses. We never fly first class and we stay at cheap hotels. Ben and I were scheduled to take a flight from Harrisburg to Chicago on Budget Airlines. When I arrived on the flight I was a little bummed out that they didn’t have movies available and instead they had audiobooks available through their WiFi. I figured that I would just sleep and Ben decided to listen to “The Shining” audiobook. Ben seemed to be intently listening almost like he was in a trance and I eventually passed out. We arrived in Chicago and checked into our hotel. We met the hospital administrator at the local hospital and we were happy because they actually bought 40 of our medication carts. We were even able to cut our trip short because of the quick sale so we arrived back in Harrisburg on Tuesday night. That same Friday something horrible happened. Ben was pulled into the owner of the company, Doug’s office and was terminated for stealing money from the company. Doug even called the police. This completely caught me off guard almost like if you were told that Mr. Rodgers was responsible for introducing methamphetamines into the United States. I’ve been working with Ben for almost a decade and he attended church every Sunday and he was married with two kids. He was the absolute last person I would suspect to steal money. Apparently he stayed late at the office on Wednesday and rerouted funds to his personal account. The office security cameras saw him doing it so when Ben was pleading to the point where he was crying, Doug wasn’t listening to his sob story. Ben kept saying “I swear I have no idea what your talking about.” I always heard of people living double lives, but I was in complete shock. Ben was actually charged with grand theft and was released on bail. He called me and said that he had zero recollection of ever staying at the office on Wednesday night. He also told me that security cameras at his bank caught him withdrawing that same money. Then the police were able to track him to going to the post office, where he mailed the money to an unknown address. Ben said he had zero recollection of going to the bank or to the post office. Typically when your caught on camera it’s kind of hard proving your innocence, but I knew Ben and I wanted to help him. He came over to my house and we met in my backyard. He seemed like he was a completely defeated person. He was going to loose his house and possibly his wife. We both talked for hours trying to figure out what happened. He called off sick on Wednesday. Ben had only called off one other time so that was highly unusual for him. He fully admits that looking at the security cameras that unless there is a spot in doppelgänger then it’s probably him, but he has absolutely zero recollection. Ben’s wife thought he was at work that Wednesday and Ben says he doesn’t have an inkling of where he went. Nothing weird happened on the trip and he wasn’t into drugs or gambling. Ben payed a fortune on hiring a lawyer and still had to spend 30 days in jail. Absolutely no one would hire him so he’s been out of work and his wife has been supporting the family working as a cashier. I had to go to California on Monday this time by myself. I flew the same Budget airlines. I wasn’t tired so I decided to listen to one of their audiobooks on the plane. Right before takeoff I chose “The Shining” to listen to, because I never read the book. Our takeoff was delayed so I was already an hour into the audiobook before our flight took off. I was completely enamored with the audiobook. I felt myself drifting into a different dimension. Almost like my body was floating out of my seat and I was being transported to this other place. This other place was just so vivid and lifelike. It felt like I was in England hundreds of years ago. I see a princes who is magnificently beautiful who is begging me. Then I hear “Sir! Excuse me sir. Sir Excuse me sir,” from a distance and My body floats back to my seat and I quickly come back to reality. I couldn’t explain the feeling it was almost like being pulled back from the best dream I ever had. Then the flight attendant says “Please put your carryon bag under the seat.” I try to start the audiobook again and it starts over from the beginning and it won’t let me fast forward, so I just turn it off. I’ve seen the movie “The Shining” so I was completely lost of why my mind drifted to meeting a princess which had nothing to do with the movie “The Shining.” I was able to get a quick sale in California, so I went back home the next morning on the same Budget airlines. I thought to myself that Stephen King wouldn’t appreciate someone altering his original book, so I actually audio copied the portion of the audiobook that went awry onto my cell phone. I remembered it was about 55 minutes into the audiobook where the plot of “The Shining” went into a different direction. I decided that I would listen to the copied audiobook portion sometime this week. I got off the plane and drove home. I greeted my wife and we went food shopping and eventually I went to bed. Something extremely odd happened this night that has never happened to me in my adult life. At 4:00 am I was in a sleepwalking type of trance about a mile from my house. Apparently the cops were patrolling the area and saw me walking then they saw me stop and from what they told me it seemed like I was confused like I didn’t know what direction I should go. The cops told me that once they grabbed my arm towards their police car I snapped out of whatever trance I was in. I declined EMS services and just walked home. When I got home My wife confirmed to me that in the 12 years that we were married I had never sleepwalked. I’m now pondering what the heck just happened to me. I had no recollection of getting changed and leaving the house. The thought came to my mind that this scenario seemed eerily similar to Ben’s where he had no recollection of staying late at the office or going to the bank and the post office. It eventually dawned on me that somehow both Ben’s and my brains were subconsciously infiltrated. Eventually I focused on the commonality of “The Shining” audiobook that both Ben and I listened to. I did some online research and from what what I gathered was “The Shining” was used to get your mind to focus intently and then from there someone goes off topic and breaks through the person’s protective central nervous system and implants subliminal messages. Based on Ben’s behavior the subliminal messages were meant for him to carry out criminal behavior. I listened to the remainder of the recording I made on the plane and I was struck with awe on just how soothing the woman’s voice was who was narrating the audiobook. She was the Michael Jordan of voice overs. I purposely put my guard up to listen objectively and not let my self get pulled into the trance. I figured out what my objective was supposed to be. The “princess” on the audiobook wanted me to rob the local Burger King by my house and then mail the money to a PO Box in Missouri. The oddest thing that I learned from my online research is that for the most part there are no laws regarding the use of hypnosis so I didn’t know where to turn next. I actually called the airlines and after waiting nearly two hours I finally spoke to a customer sales rep who had no idea what I was talking about. I was at a dead end. I couldn’t find anymore information that would help my cause. I knew the woman’s voice on the audiobook was non American, but I couldn’t pin point the exact country perhaps South Africa or Wales. The one thing that I did learn was trying to get a name from a P.O. Box was difficult. One way to get the name of the company or the name of the individual is to say you were receiving political advertisements from the P.O. Box then there is a form to fill out and then the USPS will release the owners name. I made up a political flyer and I sent it to the Missouri post office along with the corresponding forms. I waited three weeks then I received a response from USPS which stated that the owner of the P.O. Box was Hunsucker enterprises. That name sounded way too familiar, but I just couldn’t pin point it. I jogged my memory for a while, then I realized where I heard that name “Hunsucker enterprises.” Doug the owner of the company that I work for was using them as a consultant firm. Another odd coincidence that I learned was that my employer, Doug had received a substantial insurance check for the money Ben had stolen. After about literally making 100 phone calls to budget airlines I learned some additional information. The airlines was close to declaring bankruptcy, so Hunsucker Enterprises approached the airlines with an offer that Hunsucker would install the audiobook hardware on each plane and would pay the airlines a certain percentage for each person who listened to an audiobook. I couldn’t figure out if Budget Airlines was aware of the hypnoses scheme. The airlines went out of business a few weeks later so I my unresolved questions would always remain unresolved. I approached Doug, about Hunsucker Enterprises and he started to get squirmy about owning up to any type of affiliation with the company. Then the following day I was metaphorically punched in the gut by Doug. He actually terminated my employment. Pennsylvania is an at will state so Doug didn’t have to give me any rationale for my termination. I am now left pondering how long Doug had been using Ben and I to carry out his wicked mind game deceptions. Another odd thing I learned was the hospital system that purchased 40 medication carts had actually canceled the order for the carts and returned them back to Doug’s medical supply company. I questioned if the medication carts were actually being used to transport illegal drugs from state to state. The buyer of the carts always seemed way to willing to purchase from us almost like arrangements had been set up prior to me or Ben meeting the person. Since I was terminated from Doug’s company I couldn’t do anymore internal research, so the extent that Doug was using Ben and I over the years will probably always remain a mystery.
Favor for the GTA Reddit of the day. Kudos to - www.wizardslots.com and various Redditors for input. I have removed those fields that are just for 'Land Based' as they should allow online gambling alright. Some have very odd laws and will need tested.
Afghanistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Brunei
Cambodia – gambling is illegal for natives, but land-based gambling is legal for foreign visitors
Cayman Islands – land-based gambling is illegal, and online local casinos are banned, whereas foreign slots are not
China
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus – online sports betting ok with a license
Czech Republic – majority of online gambling is illegal (except online lottery and online sports betting)
Ecuador
Greece – some online gambling is illegal
Iceland – online casino gambling and online poker illegal – offline gambling is legal
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg – illegal online other than sports betting and online lottery
Maldives
Mali – only legal for foreign visitors
Mauritania
Malta - gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for
Malaysia - note: seems to work for some and not for others. No clear reasons why so far.
Montenegro
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Poland – everything but online sports betting is illegal
Portugal - gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa - online gambling is illegal
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Thailand - everything but Horse Racing and the Government Lotto
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Venezuela
Notable edits - Originally the USA was added to this, it is illegal to gamble in Hawaii and Utah for example but the casino seems to function as normal there. There are a few countries as well that have gambling laws but again GTA's seems to duck underneath these. I'm not an enforcer of the law, nor am I a solicitor but common sense would lead me to say if GTA is allowing you to do it then you shouldn't have to worry about anything. If you cannot access the Casino games, VPN's are a known work around but this could net you in trouble. I won't be assisting players on where to find those (various comments have so far) but be warned it is to be used at your own discretion.
I am from South Africa, where online gambling is illegal. So we cant use the casino at all or the wheel where you can spin to win a car or RP or cash. So for the countries to use the casino like my country, we can only buy the penthouse. Can they at least open the spinning wheel for us to try to win daily rewards. We can even use in game money and spend it like that. I not sure if this post will reach them, but if any one out there that are in the same country problem as me, let me know and maybe we can convince them to open up some gaming in the Casino. i was probably 2 or 3 time in the casino since the dlc
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