Red laughs at the question before retrieving his drink from the lovely little thing that brought it for him. "Goodness, no. Betting on matches where I can't even begin to properly weigh the odds?" He shakes his head and takes a sip of his scotch before continuing. "Not a chance." He'll leave betting like that for places where he has backup.

"As for what I'm getting out of it, I'd think that would be obvious." A sly grin passes over his lips briefly before he takes another sip of his drink. "The people here are fascinating, wouldn't you agree?" It sounds like a misdirection or unrelated question, but really cuts to the heart of the matter. The Nexus is a place for learning all sorts of things and a seedy place like this is the perfect place for men like Raymond Reddington to learn their fill.