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Gathering a half century of East Baltimore history and lifting the Stanstock Music Festival

It’s not hard for Nestor to discuss his 50-year friendship with Stan Gibson, whose namesake musical festival “Stanstock” has become a September tradition of bringing dozens of bands together this century. Let Vance Van Horn and Sheila Coulson tell you about this year’s big weekend at Fallston Barrel House and watch the Kevin Bacon-Smalltimore connection that leads through Sheffield Studios and Buddy Ryan and Lawrence Taylor back in 1997.

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Monopolizing the fun

It’s a big week for the Ravens scratch-off winners gathering for the grand prize of “Tickets For 20 Years” and John Martin of Maryland Lottery gets Nestor ready for the culmination of the biggest promotion of the year as well as the rolling jackpot of “Rich Uncle Pennybags” and the current Monopoly game.

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This is the Big One

With the Super Bowl looming and the grand prize winners of the Ravens scratch-off gathering, Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery talks about wagering on The Big Game and beyond with responsibility and in the spirit of fun.

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Realities of growth of sports wagering and season of local playoff football

We get together weekly with Maryland Lottery Executive Director John Martin to discuss winners, wagering and how it all works. And as a New Year of celebration and football winners circle for the playoffs, we discuss some realities of the early years of mobile sports wagering and slowing the roll if the bowl games are coming too fast.

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When you think you might have won $2.9 million on a winning Fast Play ticket in Randallstown

There’s a great story behind every big win but as John Martin of Maryland Lottery tells Nestor, they don’t always have the progressive fun that a lucky Randallstown man found recently on his way back to the liquor store holding a $30 VIP Club Game ticket.

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Telling the stories about when I hosted a weekly TV show with Lawrence Taylor and Buddy Ryan

When Nestor received an email from Elon University professor and author David Bockino about his local role in a 1997 television football picks show called “Beat The Pros” with Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and the NFL architect of the 46 defense Buddy Ryan, he agreed to tell the whole story for the first time on the air. The stuff you remember when you think you’ve forgotten everything…

Professor and author David Bockino asks Nestor about working on TV with Lawrence Taylor and Buddy Ryan in 1997 on Beat The Pros

When Nestor received an email from Elon University professor and author David Bockino about his local role in a 1997 television football picks show called “Beat The Pros” with Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor and the NFL architect of the 46 defense Buddy Ryan, he agreed to tell the whole story for the first time on the air. The stuff you remember when you think you’ve forgotten everything…

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Mary Drexler and John Martin educate Nestor on Responsible Gaming Month and football wagering season

Mary Drexler and John Martin discuss the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling assistance, offerings and resources to help a loved one in need with this addiction. Nestor asks lots of questions and wonders what happens if (or when?) you call the 1-800-Gambler helpline. With football back, it’s time to have a serious talk about limits.

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Let’s talk about all of that Maryland Lottery revenue and where it goes

John Martin and Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery give Nestor the annual report from MACo in Ocean City as the Ravens scratch-off promotion begins and another full season of mobile sports wagering is available for local sports fans to bet responsibly.

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An Olympic-sized opportunity to seize the rings

In their weekly update on all things Home Run Riches and new games and big winners, Executive Director John Martin of The Maryland Lottery tells Nestor about a chance to go to Italy or Los Angeles for the next round of Olympic Games via Mega Millions. Oh, and all of those Orioles grand slams stacking up…

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Telling the history of horse racing business in Maryland

Before we can get to where the horse racing industry is headed under a new directive from Annapolis we must first figure out how we got here. Telling the history of Maryland horse racing and the horsemen with Alan Foreman and David Richardson on the Maryland Crab Cake Tour at Greenmount Bowl in Hampstead.

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What is next for Preakness, Pimlico and Maryland horse racing?

In an industry that has been famously and dangerously slow to change, the future of the Maryland Jockey Club, Preakness, Pimlico and Laurel is about to change dramtically and forever. Nestor had a lot of questions – and historical perspective – for David Richardson and Alan Foreman, who try to answer all of the mystery surrounding the Stronach family, the local tracks and the future of the second crown of horse racing’s Triple Crown at Old Hilltop in Baltimore.

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The road ahead – and behind – for Rubenstein to rebuild a bigger better Orioles brand

Longtime MLB executive and Georgetown sports business professor Marty Conway discusses the road ahead for the Orioles new ownership in winning back Baltimore business in the same manner that his late mentor Larry Lucchino preached at the dawn of Camden Yards and zenith of Orioles Magic.

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