Best Sports Gambling
I had spent the previous night in an Italian bar trying to convince naïve girls that I was Jason Sehorn of the New York Giants. My strategy of situational betting in college and pro football is a time-tested method for beating the sportsbook. Included are detailed examples from past football seasons which will allow the reader to gain a firm understanding of the concepts that can make your betting very profitable. I also mix in candid and embarrassing personal stories that makes this a highly entertaining read while providing valuable insight that will educate all levels of degenerate gamblers. If you are sick of praying for backdoor covers, if countless bad beats have made your betting life miserable, if you are reloading your gambling account way too often - then this book is for you. Besides being a degenerate gambler, Pat is the host of Club Shaw’s Draft Party.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have to admit I haven't really read any other books on sports betting so this automatically makes it my favorite, but it is well written and packed with great info. I'm not one for tons of statistics and anything that will put me to sleep, and this was a book that puts some great insight into translatable terms that was easy to read."
"Until I found this book. It's the only book I've found that has all the info you need to be consistently successful put together all in one place .. and written so the average Joe like me can understand it ."
"I've been looking for a good book on sportsbetting to fuel my degeberate gambling habits and I randomly came by this book."
"What I really liked about Pats book is how he reminds us how to stay the course and find VALUE in your picks."
"My favorite part is he doesn't bullsh*t you- he recognizes that there will be some losses, but the name of the game is using every edge and advantage you can find and this book is great for that and an easy read to top it off."
"I love advanced stats and algorithyms but it was refreshing to read a book that reminded me why people fall in love with picking sports games to begin with."
"Definitely doesn't hurt to read, no matter the material, about sports betting if you are a new or avid gambler."
"The only people who could have liked this book had to be either a family member or one of the many friends referenced in the book."
Daniel Barbarisi quits his job as the New York Yankees beat writer for The Wall Street Journal and begins a quest: to join the top one percent of Daily Fantasy Sports ("DFS") players, the so-called "sharks," and figure out whether DFS is on the level--while maybe cashing in along the way. Yet as Barbarisi quickly realized, what should have been a fun companion to casual sports viewing was instead a ferocious environment infested with sharks, a top tier of pros wielding complex algorithms, drafting hundreds of lineups, and wagering six figures daily as they bludgeon unsuspecting amateur "fish." "In Dueling with Kings , Daniel Barbarisi pulls back the curtain on Daily Fantasy Sports, an utterly fascinating world mysterious even to many avid sports fans. Daniel Barbarisi’s Dueling with Kings is an engrossing and often hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the characters, compulsions and chaos inside the fantasy sports gold rush. It’s the perfect meld of a sports and business book, engagingly written like a fun, page-turning novel.”—Jason Gay, The Wall Street Journal sports columnist.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I saw pre-publish outline for this book authored by a former Boston Globe writer and decided to wait two weeks for the release. The book is well structured with early engagement on DFS players such as MaxDalury and Condia who made their profits from the author and I. I learned the user (sometimes real) names from the players of the DFS industry such as MaxDalury, Condia, beepinamjeep and 000_oreo_000."
"He explains how they became sharks by their computer scripting, multiple entries, juggling lineups, etc., and how the novice player (you and me) has absolutely no chance against them, at least not in the long term. He also details the DFS fight in New York and the pending agreement between the two largest players, Fan Duel and Draftkings to merger and unite rather than to continue to battle and beat each other's brains out."
"The friendships Dan formed with professional DFS players add nicely to both these perspectives, and Dan's profiles of these individuals are well written and colorful."
"This book gives you a behind the Curtains look into the DFS world..."
"Much like "Alligator Blood" for the poker world, this book gives you a great 'behind the scenes' look at the DFS industry and it's journey for regulation."
"I've dabbled in Daily Fantasy Sports, but I've always been content to be one of the "fish", occasionally winning but mostly losing money for fun."
"Dan does an amazing job at telling the DFS stories through the years and really makes you feel like you're in the room."
"Tremendously insightful look at the whole daily fantasy phenomenon, written with humor from the perspective of someone right in the thick of things."
In any other game you can learn how the pros play by watching them.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"PokerJoe is the best contributor in sports betting forums aside the mathematical genius Ganchrow,and,this book offers a compendium of betting principles useful for begginers and intermediate bettors specially."
"Author provides a lot of info."
"Quit being a square, and find the tools that might make you a sharp."
"Excellent."
"Look if you want a book on gambling that actually provides you with information that successful sharps use, an explanation of why and a copy and paste method of how you can use it this is it."
"Good advice given by a man that does this day in and day out for a living."
"Anybody with a serious interest in sports betting or that would like to learn about sports betting should have this in their library."
"While many books focus on handicapping (using statistics and information to assign probabilities of different outcomes), a majority of this book is about trading. I gave the book 5 stars because no other book I have read addresses the nuts and bolts of trading, this book did a thorough job on this topic, and this was a 0.99 title."
Best Fantasy Sports
A collection of three books treasured by users of the great library at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them , Newt Scamander's masterful work on magical creatures; Quidditch Through the Ages , a comprehensive history of the game and its rules; and The Tales of Beedle the Bard , with an introduction and illustrations by J.K. Rowling and extensive commentary by Albus Dumbledore. At least 15% of the net retail price* of this eBook bundle will be available to Comic Relief and Lumos Foundation for their work with children and young people to help them have a better life. J.K. Rowling is the author of the bestselling Harry Potter series of seven books, published between 1997 and 2007, which have sold over 450 million copies worldwide, are distributed in more than 200 territories and translated into 79 languages, and have been turned into eight blockbuster films by Warner Bros. She has written three companion volumes to the series in aid of charity: Quidditch Through the Ages and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in aid of Comic Relief; and The Tales of Beedle the Bard in aid of her children's charity Lumos.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"It`s beautiful, love the presentation."
"The box is very good quality and very beautiful, you learn a lot about J.K.Rowling's world and annotations (that the characters have written) present in the books add a nice touch to these books."
"This was a Christmas gift for my son."
"If you're a Harry Potter fan this just adds to the wonder!"
"Wonderful!"
"As such, I owned all of these books from the day of their original releases, and remember them well. Many people reading this review (and indeed, there are even pictures posted from previous releases showing it) may remember that the original release was presented as a copy of the textbook as owned by Harry Potter. As such, it contained a lot of doodles and "handwritten" notes from Harry and his friends throughout the book, integrating a lot of humor and personality into the textbook content about the various creatures."
"I was so excited to give this as a gift."
Best Slot Machines
In this Second Edition you will find material that covers the new multi-play and multi-game machines. Mike will explain in simple terms how slot machines really work and using this information he will show you how you can be a better slot player. I never seemed to come home with money. I actually came home with some of the casino's money for a change!
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I not only gives you tips for playing games it also gives you some history of slots."
"The different types of machines are a little confusing, however, some of the rules of thumb are applicable to more than one type."
"I was a newbie when tried some of the startegies in the book and I have decided not to keep gambling."
"I just needed to know the basics, & that's just what Mike delivered."
"Many neat tips and information for the gambler."
"The author breaks down some strategies to make yourself a smarter slot player."
"I purchased this book last year tested the multiplication worked at the regular casinos Too bad the racinos do not offer this option unless you cover all lines."
"I read this book, twice, and have been following its suggestions and have lost about $40 each time."
Best Track Betting
A classic guide to handicap strategies in the field of thoroughbred racing. Beyer has been a columnist for the Washington Post since 1978, and contributes regularly to the Daily Racing Form.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"And this author shows you how to analyze horses' track records - with lots of examples (which i liked)."
"Very informative from the speed man himself."
"Betting horse races successfully depends upon choosing the right horses, and then knowing how to bet them."
"Beyer has explained all of the information available to the average horse race bettor in a straight forward way."
"I chose the rating of I like it over I love simply because I have not had a chance to finish reading it yet."
"Hope to win it big this weekend ha ha."
"As usual Andy is informative and the very best handicapper."
Best Craps
"Frank Scoblete is an expert when it comes to the do's and don'ts of casino games. "Best-selling author Frank Scoblete will tell you the games as they really are and how to beat them. "The latest book on craps written by Frank Scoblete is, in my opinion, the best book on the subject in print. Casino Craps, Shoot to Win is published by Triumph Books.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"The author makes the case by setting the dice a certain way and throwing them a certain way (making sure both of the dice are rotating on the same axis) that you can reduce the possibility of certain numbers to come up and increase the possibility of certain numbers to appear. ***My Opinion on Dice Setting After Reading the Book***. While in theory it sounds reasonable, the real life application is extremely hard to do. Hence, unless you believe that dice setting does not work, you will buy into this system over time."
"Most of the book is about becoming a controlled shooter which is new from the previous book."
"In this edition the author made corrections to plays he had written about in previous books, especially concerning the 'doey-dont' strategy."
"Helped me with my game, this is one great author on the game of craps!"
"If you are seriously looking for some insight into different winning strategies for Craps then this is a good book to read."
"I'm not stating its impossible, but in the book he rants repeatedly about random games, which controlled dice throwers are still throwing random games and has no strategy for playing random games and minimizing losses to keep you at the table. Last but not least the end of the book is for setting dice, which is the standard stuff you'd expect anywhere on dice throwing: next to the stick man, proper way to set the dice, how to hold and throw them, and where they should land. I have the author's latest book, and will certainly say it is definitely a step up from this book, but is focused heavily on dice control. If your looking for dice control, these books will do nicely. The book is more advanced then the beginner book, but he explains the game in the beginning, and most of the systems in the first book are included in this book (because the beginner book doesn't have that many), and the way he approaches money management with his betting strategies is better in the advanced book then the beginner book (oddly enough, the beginner book is more aggressive when you think it'd be more conservative)."
"Frank seems to know what he's talking about after years of experience in Vegas in Atlanta casinos."
Best Lotteries
He has created a method that he and members of his family use that has enabled them to WIN several lottery game GRAND prizes. This is a very easy to use method and will work with any type of lottery games (scratch tickets or number games) in any state or country. "Since we've been using your method, we have definitely been winning more than we used to.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This book was not worth the money."
"QBOOK."
"A bunch of useless infomation, basic tips. I already have known."
"Most of the content was common sense stuff easily found on the internet."
"I really don't think the information in this little book i9sm not worth $40.00,"
"a rip off!"
"After reading the very basic and often misleading advice in the book (play more numbers, buy more tickets, play the same numbers each time, etc), here's my advice: Don't buy or waste your time (all 20 minutes of it) reading this book. Hard reality: Mathematics and probability say you are not a lock even if you play the same numbers for your entire life. He can't win any 'bonus ball' game because it throws a HUGE wrench into how he plays. If he wants to claim his expertise, I'd like to see him break down what he's paid vs. what he's won from the lottery (for example, how much money he invested in playing before he hit each jackpot). To further that, his simple advice of playing more tickets more often to increase your chance of winning is universally known. Something tells me that Lustig's income is all from appearances and book royalties at this point. And the fact that he is so defensive on here against these types of reviews (read the comments of some of the bad ones) goes to show that he knows that he is simply an expert in preying upon the hopes of others."
"Dear Mr. Lustig or I prefer to use Mr. BS er after receiving your 16 pages of 5-6 paragraphs per page pamphlet you're calling a book about how to increase your chances to win the lottery."
Best Baccarat
The first book on the house of Baccarat, one of the oldest and most preeminent luxury brands in the world, renowned for its fine crystal creations. Perfect for the aesthete’s library or a gift for the lover of all that sparkles, this volume is destined to become a collector’s item.” ~ Identity Magazine “..Francophiles will exult in Baccarat , a compendium of luxury from the fabled crystal house.” ~New York Cottages & Gardens “...sumptuous tome...of one of the world’s most prestigious crystal manufacturers.” ~France Magazine. “Another fantastic book for anyone interested in interior design, the history of design and décor, the history of France or anyone who just loves a little luxury will be completely undone by Baccarat .
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"A great summary of Baccarat, with great photos."
"Fabulous history of an amazing company."
"Perfect reference book for glass professionals."
"Beautiful book."
"Excelent, very nice presentation."
"The book is beautiful, however I would have liked to see more of the glassware patterns."
Best Roulette
Fate steps in when an old man sits next to him and reveals a simple Roulette Strategy that makes him thousands a day! Paperback version printed in FULL COLOR, loaded with illustrations and pictures taken from inside a real casino.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I would have given this book four stars, but I have questions as to its credibility. Those who study this subject know that the system is not new, but it has been explained better in this book, and for that I would have given it four stars had I not had questions."
"Using the basic system in this book, I started with 80 dollars and between 2 to 3 hours later I had 420 dollars!"
"I can't even remember getting much out of this book but if you like gambling then you might as well read it."
"I bought this book mainly for the Roulette Strategies and was pleasantly surprised how engrossing the story was."
"I also agree with the author's statement about Rapid Roulette being the best way to play."
"Interesting concept - haven't proven them yet."
"There's not supposed to be winning strategy for players."
"In theory the strategies give you a high percentage of winning, but I went to the casino with three of my boys and tried this out and we all lost all of our money over time playing the systems, decently quickly."
Best Video Poker
The Video Poker Edge first explains the basics of video poker, and introduces you to eight common video poker games that pay well and are easy to play. Former math teacher Boyd's guide to winning bucketfuls of change is not for the casual casino-goer: readers will come across sentences like "the mathematically correct way to play any dealt hand is based on the stated payout table in conjunction with statistical probabilities"; be required to keep straight variances, expected returns and expected values (some are percentages; some are currency equivalents); and learn how to read seemingly cryptic charts before sinking their teeth into the meat of Boyd's strategies.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"What this book really should say is, "get training software, and you won't need a book.""
"Great information and illustrations of the many different styles of machines and payouts."
"I can say for sure, that this is a must read book for video poker. Also, online I put a hundred dollars into a site and made over four hundred, so I guess I can say the book paid for itself, plus."
"One of the strategy cards was missing."
"This book is basically for the novice video poker player."
"Bought for my brother as a gift."
"Very good product."