Walters, Billy
Summary: "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 Vegas and among sports bettors worldwide. With an unmatched winning streak of thirty-six consecutive years, Walters has become fabulously wealthy by placing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gross wagers, including one Super...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avid Reader Press 2023
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Summary: 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 795 KONRoeper, Richard
Summary: Follows the author on his quest to gamble at least a thousand dollars a day for thirty days using every method he could find on a trip across America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793 ROEWhitehead, Colson
Summary: "In THE NOBLE HUSTLE Colson Whitehead does for participatory journalism what he did for zombie novels in ZONE ONE: Take one literary genius, add $10,000 and a seat at the World Series of Poker, and stir. On one level, Colson Whitehead's THE NOBLE HUSTLE is a familiar species of participatory journalism - a longtime neighborhood poker player, Colson was given a $10,000 stake and an assignment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014