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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
An inside look at the lucrative world of professional high-stakes sports betting by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key operative in the world's most successful sports gambling ring. When Konik landed an interview with Rick "Big Daddy" Matthews, the largest bet he'd ever placed was $200. Konik was no stranger to Vegas, but Matthews was in a different league: the man was rumored to be the world's smartest sports bettor, the mastermind behind...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Rob Miech has outdone himself with this poignant, behind-the-curtains revelation of a world of parlays and money-line wagers, of mob-ruled games, and characters named Lem and Lefty. The brilliant storyteller weaves insight from some of the worlds most prominent names in sports betting into a historic, entertaining, and informative journey." Ed Graney, six-time Nevada sportswriter of the year for the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The legalization of sports...
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Sports betting combines America's national pastime (sports) with its national passion (gambling). In the U.S., more than a third of the population bets on at least one sporting event every year. With the recent lifting of the federal ban on sports gambling, states are pushing legislation to take advantage of the new potential source of revenue"--
Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies, a Wiley brand
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A guide to horse racing that provides information and tips on making smart bets, assessing jockeys, trainers, and horses, understanding race track programs, avoiding common mistakes, and managing funds.
Betting on Horse Racing For Dummies is packed with information that teaches you the ins and outs of the racetrack. You’ll learn how to improve your odds, avoid common betting mistakes, and just plain have fun at the races. This is a spectator’s...
Author
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Pub. Date
c2012.
Language
English
Description
"Delving into the history of gambling and corruption in intercollegiate sports, Cheating the Spread recounts all of the major gambling scandals in college football and basketball. Digging through court records, newspapers, government documents, and university archives and conducting private interviews, Albert J. Figone finds that game rigging has been pervasive and nationwide throughout most of the sports' history. Naming the players, coaches, gamblers,...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The wild and highly anticipated autobiography of Billy Walters—“the greatest and most controversial sports gambler ever” (ESPN)—who shares his extraordinary life story, reveals the secrets to his fiercely protected betting system, and breaks his silence about Phil Mickelson. Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. Widely regarded as “the Michael Jordan of sports betting,” Walters is a living legend in Las...
14) The hustler
Author
Publisher
Thunder's Mouth Press
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
The tale of "Fast" Eddie Felson, a young pool hall hustler who travels from town to town, making his living on small cons. Eddie thinks that there is not a man alive that can outplay or outwit him at pool. Then he meets Minnesota Fats.
Author
Series
Dick Francis novels volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nicholas "Foxy" Foxton, a former jockey who suffered a career- ending injury, is out for a day at the Grand National races when his friend and coworker Herb Kovak is murdered, execution style, right in front of him-and 60,000 other potential witnesses. Foxton and Kovak were both independent financial advisers at Lyall & Black, a firm specializing in extreme-risk investments. As he struggles to come to terms with Kovak's seemingly inexplicable death,...
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Over the last forty years, Cousin Sal has made bets with doctors, lawyers, teachers, agents, bookies, writers, comedians, radio DJs, tv producers, baseball players, front office executives, bandleaders, movie stars, publicists, weed lab owners, hedge fund operators, and even professional wrestlers. From his early days growing up in Brooklyn and Long Island flipping baseball cards to now hosting podcasts and TV shows and managing several offshore...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The unlikeliest of champions, the 1949&;50 City College Beavers were extraordinary by every measure. City College was a tuition-free, merit-based college in Harlem known far more for its intellectual achievements and political radicalism than its athletic prowess. Only two years after Jackie Robinson broke the Major League Baseball color barrier&;and at a time when the National Basketball Association was still segregated&;every single member of the...
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