GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 42 - October 2018

The ssaloniki photo by Aivita Arika/Shutterstock; Seafood photo by vsl/Shutterstock about A little bit more IsaiahMaidis His site is betshoot.com He says “I really don’t read books” He is 39 years old He is living in his hometown of Thessaloniki, Greece His favorite food is seafood How much time do you devote to social networking for your site? Not even a minute anymore. I used to spend cash to get my page more famous on Facebook. Suddenly Facebook decides to suspend your page, asking for prior per- mission due to gambling-related content. And when you try to get the permission, they ignore you. What’s the most difficult thing about running your site? To have everything up to date, especially on weekends. When you reach more than 20,000 unique visits per day, e-mails and requests are coming like rain. Sometimes it’s like slavery to be all day in front of a computer. Sooner or later, you will need help if you go big. This means you need more income, so you can pay your extra hands. What’s the best thing about run- ning your site? When we see positive feedback after winning bets from the visitors, and when our work is rewarded accordingly. What do you do to stay in shape – both physically and mentally? Nothing more than a simple walk to the beach for an hour. What do you do with your spare time? My main hobby is fishing from the seashore. I do this two or maybe three times per week, so you can call it a pas- sion. I load my equipment and go for a whole day or night of fishing with friends to some lonely beach. When I don’t go fishing, I stay home, playing games on my PC, watching U.S. TV series, listen- ing to my favorite black metal music, following sports on TV and, of course, betting online. What did you dream of doing, both professionally and personally, when you were a kid? I always wanted to havemy own music band, touring around the world. If you won $10 million playing the lot- tery tomorrow, what would you do? First, I would buy a nice house for my daugh- ter, then I would invest inmy site and domany other things I have in mind. But I would not take everything as seriously as I used to. If someone from out of town were visiting you, what’s the one place you’d definitely take them to see? Toumpa Stadiumwhen PAOK FC is play- ing there. There isn’t something more notable in my town. What are your pet peeves? I can’t stand those who are looking at their mo- bile phones all the time and those who are eating and chewing loudly. If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you take with you and why? A fishing rod and cigarettes to spend my time, and a mobile phone for an emergency. If you could invite any five people, living or dead, to dinner, who would they be? Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pablo Gar- cia, Henrik Larsson, Varg Vikernes and Raul Mario Perez Luna. Name three things that people reading this magazine don’t know about you. 1. I smoke a lot. 2. Everyone calls me “Sakis” and not my birth name. 3. My marriage was a civil one 18 years ago, and I have a 6-year-old daughter. 61 G P W A t i m e s . o r g Isaiah Maidis | Isaiah