NFL: Bookie’s Child Goes 6-2 in Week 13 With Picks

He may be only 8 years old, but already little Mikey Richardson is taking after his dear ‘ol dad, Mickey, CEO of the oldest established North American bookmaker online today, Bookmaker.com.  Well sort of.  Little Mickey can actually pick NFL games it seems.  HIS DAD CAN'T.

"I'm in a handicapping contest with Joe Apricina at Sportforumpicks.com," Mickey Senior told Gambling911.com.  "Anyway I have not been picking them well so Sunday morning I asked little Mikey to pick the games for me-I have witness in the office that watched him make the picks."

And finally some winners.....Little Mikey went 6-2.

355 San Diego -13.5 500 363 New Eng -4 500 339 Oakland +15 200 344 Indy -6.5 1000 360 Az +3 ev 500 345 Philly -4.5 500 350 Washington +9.5 500 362 NYG +1.5 500

"Can't do worse (that you)," one poster commented. 

The 8 year old Mikey not only knows how to make picks, he is also an aspiring entrepreneur it seems.

"He is mad that I missed punch Oakland for only 200-should have been 500--," his dad tells us.  "He was riding me all last night during the AZ game about it."

Christopher Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher 

Submitted by C Costigan on Mon, 12/07/2009 - 12:42
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why do so many care about this topic ?

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:18 — Guest
There seems to be alot of claims about is the contest real or not ? If you think its not call out bookmaker and mickey richardson, I doubt that will happen because mickey and bookmaker have patterned there book on honesty and integrity. You folks just love to hate. i dont know the factsman.have i been to his site ? sure i visit alot of sites if someone knew for sure he was a affiliate would it matter to you! if your getting treated right and it appears his bonuses are legit wouldn't you be happy as the consumer or would you rather take less for yourself so someone is not getting a commission or some kind of compensation Where is the proof. all i read for 2 days is factsman is this or that where are his clients,wouldn't they be the ones to have a beef with this guy if any at all. that forum has a no bash policy and its guys like you that im guessing are banned there. some childish guy wanting to fight him. which im betting is another internet tough guy guys are assuming he is something that even if he is WHO CARES and no one has proof it seems like there is some jealousy and hate for someone im betting no one knows do i think the contest is legit? i dont think bookmaker needs a gimmick there a top notch book i have followed the contet i actually bet on richardson he is losing fair and square. i hope he wins but having people say factsman loses on purpose to get 25% commission is the dumbest thing i ever heard if that were the case wouldn't he know who would win as well and pretty much crush every book alive. i know i would c costigan wrote a real cool story i laughed out loud when i read it now this has become way out of hand.Frankly im sick of it. does gambling 911 get 25% off losers from the books they promote. WHO CARES if the factsman stiffed you out of money prove it or sue him if it bothers you if he has or doesn't have a million dollars or how he runs his forum you all have serious issues i say drop it and move on. alot of football this weekend and nba and coll hoops is more interesting then this story i have never heard a bad word about the guy and i visit forums he competes with. if anything he seems to go above and beyond for that forum and its members maybe christopher will just lock or delete this whole thing gambling 911 = gambling information this is garbage keep your chin up factsman you have more backers then haters

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Wed, 12/09/2009 - 20:18 — C Costigan
In attempting to delete a duplicate comment all but two got deleted somehow. It wasn't intentional even though there was a bunch of nonsense here. We will shut down this comments feature if anyone starts reposting the same garbage that's already been posted. Thanks for your cooperation.

great job christopher

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:47 — Guest
c costigan i couldn't have said it better myself this place has way too much class for such nonsense especially such a great story about mickey jr. hope this ends. maybe you deleting the bashing and slanderous remarks about bookmaker and joe things will be back to normal. great job

Nice job kid, but the contest is BS

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 19:33 — Guest
Great job for the kid. Hopefully he will be on the other side of the window in the future like his dad. I took a look at the site/contest and it is a sham. The rules purport that each party (Bookmaker and some douche named Joe), are each putting up $1 million with the winner taking all. Two points: 1) Bookmaker would not risk $1 million United States dollars for this type of contest. If anything, it may risk $50k and spend $950k on marketing and promotion. There is simply no benefit for the book to make such a bet, as it is not in the business of risking huge amounts of capital on the betting instincts of its CEO or his son. 2) This guy Joe does not have a million dollars to risk -- maybe yen. He is a con artist touting his sports picks and soliciting individuals to wager at bookmaker. Then again, maybe Joe's website is owned by Bookmaker making it a win-win situation.

your talking in circles buddy

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 09:19 — Guest
1. you said bookmaker would not risk 1 million dollars? HOW DO U KNOW 2.ceo mickey richardson said he did do we believe him or you? you say in your blog "a guy named joe"basically letting this message board assume you dont know joe but you go on to say This guy Joe does not have a million dollars to risk -- maybe yen. He is a con artist touting his sports picks and soliciting individuals to BOTTOM LINE if you dont know him how can you assume his financial status.and you seem to know about his website.and you claim its owned by bookmaker thats pretty good information you have on his forum,how the contest is run,saying bookmaker owns the forum yet when you started your blog u said SOME DOUCHEN AMED JOE.....pretending you didn't know him, but yet you threw daggers . which again will someone show proof that this contest is not legit or that joe factsman has wronged anyone? otherwise this is just a waste of time with haters with a agenda

can i have factsman's bank info

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:42 — Guest
you said joe does not have a million dollars. you might be right if your his lawyer,bank manager or accountant. have you ever been contacted to purchase his picks ? feel free to show us a email to prove your claims. did he solicit you tp wager at bookmaker if so how pleaseenlighten us can you show gambling 911 proof that bookmaker owns sportsforumpicks i would be interested to see it

Factsman is Bookmaker

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 22:09 — Guest
Of course the contest is fake. Bookmaker runs his site on its own servers. Avoid the Factsman.

Last week, a lot of people

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 03:04 — Guest
Last week, a lot of people were saying the Shrink owned Phoenix because every time their website goes down so does the other. Of course it was untrue.

so does hundreds of others

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:34 — Guest
sportsbook review runs there server in the bookmaker building are they owned by bookmaker as well? sports sites and forums are not hosted in the states there either in canada or costa rica. so you are implying bookmaker has staged a contest. people who wagered on this contest in more then 6 other books have all been conned by bookmaker and a owner of a small forum who's server may be in costa rica. wow serious claims

Proof Factsman = Bookmaker

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 22:17 — Guest
Here is the whois domain information which evidences that Factsman and Bookmaker are one in the same with the affiliate program. -------------------------------Registrant: Investments Manager, S.A. El Edificio La Colmena Piso 7 Sabana Sur, 00000 Costa Rica Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: SPORTSFORUMPICKS.COM Created on: 18-Oct-04 Expires on: 18-Oct-14 Last Updated on: 06-Oct-09 Administrative Contact: Molnar, Karen Marie admin@mynshosts.com Investments Manager, S.A. El Edificio La Colmena Piso 7 Sabana Sur, 00000 Costa Rica 2424927 Fax -- Technical Contact: Molnar, Karen Marie admin@mynshosts.com Investments Manager, S.A. El Edificio La Colmena Piso 7 Sabana Sur, 00000 Costa Rica 2424927 Fax -- Domain servers in listed order: NS1.MYNSHOSTS.COM NS2.MYNSHOSTS.COM ----------------------- domain: bookmaker.com reg_created: 1997-11-03 05:00:00 expires: 2018-11-02 04:00:00 created: 2008-05-11 19:55:33 changed: 2009-11-12 16:46:33 owner-name: BMX Entertainment S.A. organisation: BMX Entertainment S.A. person: Claribel Lantigua address: Sabana Sur, Edificio La Colmena\r\nContigo a Grupo Sama zipcode: 10000 city: San Jose country: Costa Rica phone: +506.22424937 fax: email: 051e6fd2a8e84279c87bad27d21f3dcf-cl3097@contact.gandi.net lastupdated: 2008-05-07 17:55:29 admin-c: nic-hdl: CL3097-GANDI owner-name: BMX Entertainment S.A. organisation: BMX Entertainment S.A. person: Claribel Lantigua address: Sabana Sur, Edificio La Colmena\r\nContigo a Grupo Sama zipcode: 10000 city: San Jose country: Costa Rica phone: +506.22424937 fax: email: 051e6fd2a8e84279c87bad27d21f3dcf-cl3097@contact.gandi.net lastupdated: 2008-05-07 17:55:29 tech-c: nic-hdl: CL3097-GANDI owner-name: BMX Entertainment S.A. organisation: BMX Entertainment S.A. person: Claribel Lantigua address: Sabana Sur, Edificio La Colmena\r\nContigo a Grupo Sama zipcode: 10000 city: San Jose country: Costa Rica phone: +506.22424937 fax: email: 051e6fd2a8e84279c87bad27d21f3dcf-cl3097@contact.gandi.net lastupdated: 2008-05-07 17:55:29 bill-c: nic-hdl: CL3097-GANDI owner-name: BMX Entertainment S.A. organisation: BMX Entertainment S.A. person: Claribel Lantigua address: Sabana Sur, Edificio La Colmena\r\nContigo a Grupo Sama zipcode: 10000 city: San Jose country: Costa Rica phone: +506.22424937 fax: email: 051e6fd2a8e84279c87bad27d21f3dcf-cl3097@contact.gandi.net

Factsman = TOUT

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 21:44 — Guest
Biggest tout there is. Picking up 25% of all losses that are signed up using his promo code. Probably picked up a nice chunk of change tonight with his Niagara -10 pick.....they lost outright....LOL. Factsman also posts under many different names on that forum just so it looks like there is activity. What a scammer.

do u have proof

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 23:28 — Guest
what forums ? how would you know this to be true? why not get the forums you talk about to get togather and get his ip address if this is so 100% true so he posts under different names at his own forum? im guessing you visit there alot if you know this. i see you seen his posted play on niagara tonight. you think he lost on purpose to get the 25% and can you verify if and how much was played on niagara based on 1 post..if that game would have won would you still be posting this? or did you mention a day earlier he posted siena and green bay on monday both winners but that must have slipped your mind someone has a wicked agenda its almost spooky to read this trash way to much hate and jealousy my friend..with no proof to back your claim

Can't you read?

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 18:59 — Guest
I didn't say other forums, I said that forum. He and his croonies make up names and post as various people. probably 2 or 3 guys ghosting as 15-20. Look at the posts, they have similar typing styles and many times you will see someone post a message under one name yet sign the message as someone else. Why do you think he was kicked out of all the other forums? He's a tout and a first class scam artist. And Ozzie....what a tool. Yeah, I bet his wife and Joe's wife really post on that forum. Another tool....Ryback. 5 screennames and probably all the same person behind the screen

Factsman, Joe Himmel, Joe Apri, etc. has Many Ghosts

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 20:10 — Guest
It's true and a bit obvious. A quick google search of his name will reveal many negative responses. Of course according to his website, Mickey from Bookmaker is quoted as stating, “The Nation’s most talked about and respected Sports Handicapper in the last two decades!” .Bookmaker.com C.E.O.Mickey Richardson. Pretty funny really because most folks have never even heard of the guy. But he's been winning for 25 years, so he must be very good.. Also, he used to call himself Joe Himmel, then Joe Apri/Apricena. All a load of crap. http://www.sportsforumpicks.com/about-sports-forum-picks.htm

chris.when is enough enough.with this thread ..google ?

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 10:09 — Guest
your doing google searches on someone you claim you could care less about. so mickey richardson is a liara scam a thief for associating with someone who google says has a different last name in all seriousness. what is your agenda? i never thought gambling 911 would let these type of posts stay around. and chris this topic will never end. it will be bumped for a year.thats what these haters do.

Actually Just Got Through Talking to 7 Year Old Mikey

Fri, 12/11/2009 - 10:55 — C Costigan
He told me the kids in his 2nd grade class don't even carry on like this and suggested I dismantle the comments feature on this article, which I will do now. You're right. This will never end otherwise. Somebody pissed someone off pretty bad sheeesh.

Picking up another 25%

Thu, 12/10/2009 - 21:10 — Guest
Collecting more on his affliates tonight, if they Rhode is selection they got rammed and probably wish they were on a deserted Island. LOL

SAVE THIS CHILD NOW FROM THE GRIP OF SATAN

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 18:00 — Guest
JESUS WAS IN THE WILDERNESS FORTY DAYS BEING TEMPTED BY SATAN. DO NOT GIVE THE DEVIL THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRUPT THIS BOY YOU HEATHENS! THE LORD OF FLIES, DUNG OR FOREST. WHAT HARMONY HAS CHRIST WITH BELIAL? THE FUNCTION OF SATAN - TO CONTROL THE UNREGENERATE. LISTEN TO MY WORDS ALL YOU DEPRAVED SOULS!