Welcome to another Hump Day On the DL. Today we talk about the fall of East Coast gambling, college basketball (and Storming the Floor) and good old fashioned rasslin!

We lead off with a discussion about troubles facing Atlantic City. Reports yesterday on Philly.com claim that last month saw a 19.2-percent decline in revenue compared to last year. The 11 AC casinos took in $310.3 million bucks in February, which seems like an insane amount of money, but when compared to the $384.1 million they took in last year, it’s worrisome to say the least.

We discuss what, in addition to the economic meltdown, has caused this and refute some of the insight Annie Duke gave us last week about the jackpot mentality of people in tough economic times. Is everyone just gambling online? Or not at all. And what of sports books? Could the addition of sports gambling in New Jersey save the industry? The website MajorWager.com (greatest. name. ever.) thinks it could be quite a boost for the region, and the nation. Like $50 billion over 10 years.

Three’s a Crowd: When Nick and I don’t know enough about something, we’ve promised to bring in a third person who does. Enter Marco Anskis from Storming the Floor who helps us break down the upcoming Madness. Can three BIG EAST teams earn #1 seeds? How many teams have a legit chance to win the national championship?

Did Cleveland State’s win last night crush someone’s dreams? And with no Stephen Curry this season, who will CBS jam down our throats for the next few weeks -- in other words, who could be a potential Cinderella?

Culture Pop: There is an upcoming event Nick and I plug -- SIGNAMANIA IV. The best wrestling signing show ever (by ever we mean this year, in our region, that we’ve heard of). Ever!!!!!!

We mark out for a few minutes on the great names and wonder how bad these guys (and gals) must look at this point. And we can’t wait to go. We may even seek credentials so don’t be surprised if Bret the Hitman Hart ends up On the DL. Or we get video of Nick going through a flaming table. Yes the Dudleys will be there. We run through the full list of names (Arn!) or you can click the links to see for yourself!

Our trip down glory lane begs the question -- who is the best wrestler of all time. Not the best technical wrestler, but the best overall package? Send us your thoughts.

Then we spend two minutes on that yo-yo who fell off a horse. (Link via Deadspin). Stupid radio stunts. Yes, I understand I just said that we may throw Nick through a table, but that has nothing to do with a radio stunt. I just always wanted to yell “DEVON.....GET THE TABLE!!!!”

Housekeeping: Talk briefly about the fall of the DR and the death of Rick Rielly. I also crush American Idol, and myself for watching American Idol. Oh, and send us your 60-second rants (I put the phone number in there today) and we tease tomorrow’s show with Skeets.

Thanks for indulging today.

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