training. and sentenced eight years in prison. i ll explain the great detail, in the new book titled, gambler, secrets from a life at risk. and billy walter joins us live in studio. thanks for being here. thank you for having me. tell us what prompted you to write this book. why do you feel like this was an important time to get your story, not just your story, but the message about sports gambling out? i remember things that the prompter, prompted me to write a book. when i was a gambler, i suffered from addiction, i had issues in my life. at one time, i was addicted to gambling. unfortunately i was going to overturn that, and turned it into something it ended up being extremely positive for me. my daughter, while i was in prison, committed suicide. and there were a number of things that led to me being in prison. and help me read this book. the other thing is that sports betting is legal in a majority
plumbing, truck driving, things such as that. when they come out of prison, where i think the real generational change is here, the parent is no longer a career criminal. so when a child looks up and their parent is, you know, an electrician or a plumber, something such as that they have a role model. yes. which is important. and that is the work in and out. billy walters, this is a fantastic book. you call them bets, but the things you look through to try to get an advantage, i think it underrates them. they re wagers, they re evaluated in some way. billy walter, the book is gambler: secrets from a life at risk. congratulations on the book. i know it was years worveg. it was. thank you very much. millions under flash flood warnings after hilary slams into the southern california coast. flooding mud slides and rescues. we re live in california. we ll bring you an update on the conditions this morning.