A Good Book/Read For Vacation

[Microphone]

Heading out next week to the warmth. Anyone have a suggestion for a good betting/gambling read? Something along the lines of The odds or Bringing Down the House?


Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

[darkhat]

backpage escort ads.

[Microphone]

Was hoping for something more compelling

[opie1988]

These Guys Have All the Fun.

It's the story of the rise to dominance of espn. Very good.

[BetterBizness]

Really liked "thirst for first" - Why gatorade is what it is...

and for an older gooder - "Smart Money" By Konik... reads like a movie...

[mathdotcom]

Beth Raymer's A Memoir of Gambling

Smart Money

Gaming the game

The Bible

[onetrickpony]

How to Win Friends and Influence People

[TheLock]

Ace Frehley "No Regrets"

Not sports betting related but a cool read

[sickler]

Not a gambling book but for sports try "I never played the Game"...by Howard Cosell

Good read

[Naz18]

Harry Potter...they get to the gambling in part 5.

[Microphone]

Thanks guys. Much appreciated!

[mrmarket]

2nd Recommendation for Lay the Favorite by Beth Raymer. Half way through it and I'm pleasantly surprised.

Smart money was decent but Konik has a bad habit of being a whiny bitch.

If you like poker King of a Small World is probably the best poker fiction I've read.

[darkhat]

I hope they serve beer in hell.. although it's all completely exaggerated.

[Microphone]

I read Konik's book and liked it.


Gonna go with the double recommended "Beth Raymer's A Memoir of Gambling."

Thank you.

[mrmarket]

I read Konik's book and liked it.


Gonna go with the double recommended "Beth Raymer's A Memoir of Gambling."

Thank you.

Do yourself a favor and don't listen to any audio from Raymer before you read the book. just trust me.

[robzilla]

Reading a book on vay-cay? what are u, my grandma. cmon dude. reserve a chair by the pool, pound drinks starting at 10am, have lunch at the buffet, get back in the pool, afternoon nap, wake up for dinner, watch the entertainment, pound more drinks, hit the disco, sleep, repeat the next day.

[dozer]

biorgraphy of jackie robinson. great book. the shit he went through was unreal.

[Microphone]

Reading a book on vay-cay? what are u, my grandma. cmon dude. reserve a chair by the pool, pound drinks starting at 10am, have lunch at the buffet, get back in the pool, afternoon nap, wake up for dinner, watch the entertainment, pound more drinks, hit the disco, sleep, repeat the next day.

Pool. Check
Drinking. Check (Maybe 11am)
Lunch $8 hamburgers by the pool
Afternoon nap/Read the book

Casino at night.


Going to San Juan

[ChuckyTheGoat]

These Guys Have All the Fun.

It's the story of the rise to dominance of espn. Very good.

Opie, thx for the tip!

I wanted to get it, even if there are only a few juicy nuggets. I was put off by mixed reviews at Amazon.com, but I now believe the Amazon reviews are not reliable. You just don't know who has an agenda and might be trying to knock a competitor book.

[Chi_archie]

yeah smart money was okay

[TheLock]

2nd Recommendation for Lay the Favorite by Beth Raymer. Half way through it and I'm pleasantly surprised.

Smart money was decent but Konik has a bad habit of being a whiny bitch.

If you like poker King of a Small World is probably the best poker fiction I've read.

Lay The Favorite is filming already fwiw

Vince Vaughn and Bruce Willis will be in it

[MartinBlank]

Moneyball by Michael Lewis.

Great read.

[timmyboy34243]

The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx..........

[do5000]

Personal Foul by Tim Donaghy.
Love him or hate him, that booked is extremely interesting. has just about every form of gambling in it.

[Microphone]

Personal Foul by Tim Donaghy.
Love him or hate him, that booked is extremely interesting. has just about every form of gambling in it.

Interesting stuff guys. Yeah this looks like a good second choice. Ordered my book last night, supposed to arrive Friday. Saturday outta here and this 20 degree crap.

[Ernie Mccracken]

Pro tip: I carry around books for days on my kindle fire. Wave of the future.

[Chi_archie]

not gambling related

but on a light hearted note. David Sedaris is a funny read. Or uncle John's bathroom reader

[ThaWoj]

not gambling related

but on a light hearted note. David Sedaris is a funny read. Or uncle John's bathroom reader

yeah for non-gambling related i was gonna tell him stephen king's "the stand"....classic. almost anything from him is a classic.

[Grits n' Gravy]

Gambling related, the 2 that come to mind are Super Casino(a must read) and The Odds.

[jstblaze]

Read "Mr. Nice Guy"

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"Dildonics" L. Ron Hubbard