Jon Price

Jon Price (born September 28, 1973) is a renown sports gambler, adviser, business entrepreneur, and nationally syndicated radio personality. Jon Price gained instant fame from multiple high-stakes sports wagers he's placed, including a million dollar bet on Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots, as well as an early futures bet on the 2015 Kansas City Royals to win the World Series before the season began.[1] He's the founder and owner of Sports Information Traders; an online sports handicapping service. He's often drawn comparisons to other notable gamblers like Billy Walters and Kenny White.

Life and career

Coming from a middle-class family in New York City, Jon was exposed to the world of sports and business at an early age. For college, he attended NYU where he received a degree in Mathematics. By his own admission, he never had any intent to follow through on his degree in a traditional sense. It was during his years at NYU that Jon discovered his affinity for sports betting, and quickly realized that he was exceptional at it. He started off winning money in small gambling communities at school, but quickly grew into placing larger wagers on his own.[2] In 1996, Jon started his first business and central professional focus of his career, the sports handicapping firm called Sports Information Traders. Jon's angle was that his company sells sports as a worthy and safer investment option than the stock market. Which may have been a crazy idea back in the 90s, but with the financial collapse of Wall Street in the early 2000s, his business began to take off and attract people from all new walks of life. Jon has also teamed up with other notable figures in recent years, like Mike Wise, to expand the reach of his service. Currently, Jon is featured on weekly FM sports radio talk shows across the country.

Publications

Jon has been featured in a number of various publications throughout his time at Sports Information Traders. Forbes Magazine did a feature on him and his knowledge of Super Bowl Prop Bets.[3] He's also been interviewed by various sports handicapping publications like Gambling911,[2] the Huffington Post,[4] and The Sports Daily.[1] In addition to these, Jon is also featured on various radio programs throughout the country on a weekly basis.

Jon has drawn notoriety for the matter in which he conducts his business and hires employees, as well. He has strict guidelines for what he looks for when expanding his team. Specifically, Ph.D.'s with backgrounds in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics, or computer science. Also, strong analytical and programming skills is something he values in his hiring practices.[4]

During the 2015-16 College Football Bow Season, Inc. Magazine did a feature on Jon Price and his strategies for wagering on sports successfully, particularly in Bowl Games.[5]

Notable Wagers

Jon has been said to have won over a million dollar wager on Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. According to him, he has won multiple sports wagers in excess of a million dollars, but his most notable and verified wager was in 2015 when he placed a wager in Major League Baseball on the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series before the season began. This wager cost him $22,000 at the time, but ended up winning him $264,000.[1] These wagers and lavish lifestyle fueled by successful sports wagers have caused many people to compare him to other successful gamblers such as Billy Walters and Kenny White.

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