Based in Kansas City, MO, formerly of Lincoln , NE, George started his business in 1992 with the idea that sports handicapping shouldn't be exempt from ethical conduct. George's full-time firm dedicates itself solely to winning and places expectations high.
George has always been a self-confessed "controlled action junkie." An All-State athlete in three sports and a football player in Div. II football, George has a keen insight into sports like few professional handicappers do.
His first big break came in 1991, when he won a small contest at the Horseshoe in Las Vegas after one of the Binion's - one of Las Vegas' most famous families - encouraged him to enter. Soon other players started to inquire about his picks. George began his phone service and soon after he found himself in the top ten of Jack Stewart's Sportswatch, one of the first handicapper monitoring services. Tony was mentored by former Las Vegas capper Mike Lee, a legend in Las Vegas handicapping.
George became one of the first cappers to sell a play on the Internet when he set up online in 1995 with his own site and the now defunct sportsplays.com. He's a proud member of the Pregame family of cappers, and has been on the largest gaming portals in the world over the years, and is still a guest writer on many of them, but has made his home at pregamepros.com since 2006. Tony was a featured speaker at the 2005 Bo Dog World Gaming Convention in Las Vegas.
But radio is what sets George apart from most handicappers. He's appeared on several radio shows including CBS Sports By Line, Vegas Sportswire, Armed Forces Radio, Cable Radio Network, Right on the Line on the Sirius satellite network, and he hosted the Tony George show on the Internet for 6 years, and on ESPN 1480 in Lincoln, NE (1998 to 2007), plus other regional markets. Tony also does a weekly show for Pregamepros with the Big Nasty on ESPN radio in Houston, which is podcast on the Internet. In 2009 Tony will enter the Kansas City markets. Tony is also host of the nationally syndicated "The American Outdoorsman Radio Show" with 4 million weekly listeners, as he is an avid Hunter and Fisherman in his spare time.
Ultimately it's the results that keep the players coming back and George - who boasts some of the most impressive numbers in the business. His firm, which has been ranked in the top 10 in different sports 45 times at different sports monitors since 1996 and he won the Ultimate Handicapping Challenge in the NFL in 2003, placed 6th in the Golden Nugget contest in Vegas in 2005, and placed 4th in the Reserve Casino Contest in Vegas in 2002. Tony also placed in the top 10 at the Stardust World Series of Poker qualifier in 2006. He plays local poker Texas Hold em tourneys at Casinos in the Kansas City area and played in the 2006 World Series of Poker.
George is known in the sports gaming world as "The Big Game Hunter" with a record of 43-18 for his "Games of the Year," (YTD 2009) which is virtually unparalleled in the business. There is one in each sport, each season, so watch for them! Tony's speciality includes the Big 12 conference in College Football and Basketball, which he is widely known for his prowess (Over 64% ATS since 2000 to date).. He is also well attuned to the Missouri Valley in Basketball with a win rate of 63% ATS combined from 2003-2009.
Money management is important to George, who unit rates every game to ensure even the novice sports bettor has a way to maximize profits and minimize losses. Tony is a low volume capper, and rarely has more than 3 plays on any givene day. George uses situational analysis and power numbers in a system that has proven to be very consistent. On moneyline wagers Tony never lays more than -150 on any selection. One way or the other, Tony George tells it like it is, win, lose or draw each and every day and has always been known and respected as an ethical alternative in the industry and is well respected by his peers.