I cover the Vegas side of sports with tales of big bets, miracle longshots and interviews with characters from a sometimes mysterious industry.
I am not a handicapper or tout; in fact, I rarely bet.
I’m an award-winning journalist, who has written for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sports Business Journal, ESPN and Sporting News.
Most of all, I’m bald and sensitive.
david purdum sports 
Love 2 talk to you about gambling addiction I AM A RECOVERING COMPULSIVE GAMBER LAST BET 4/10/68 ARNIE WEXLER
NEED HELP FOR A GAMBLING PROBLEM CALL 888 LAST BET
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Sure, Mr. Wexler. I probably don’t do my fair share of writing about the addictive side of gambling. If you’d like to share your story, I’d love to hear about it. I’m at davidpurdumsports@yahoo.com
My name is John Harrison and I would love to talk to you about the “tout” side of the business from the perspective of a tout. Not the theory of touting, but someone who has actually been there done that.
Mr Purdum, as a freelance journalist who relishes interesting characters and sports-related stories involving gambling, you may be THE ONE to crack open the Sandusky/ Penn State story. Mike McQueary, his father John, and physician Jon Dranov are responsible for allowing the Sandusky case to become the Penn State Scandal. We need a bold journalist to find out WHY. You may be the guy!!