Betting The House

Author : Tim Ross,Tom McTague
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785903236

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Betting The House by Tim Ross,Tom McTague Pdf

On 18th April 2017, Theresa May stunned Britain by announcing a snap election. With poll leads of more than 20 points over Jeremy Corbyn's divided Labour Party, the first Tory landslide since Margaret Thatcher's day seemed certain. Seven weeks later, Tory dreams had turned to dust. Instead of the 100-seat victory she'd been hoping for, May had lost her majority, leaving Parliament hung and her premiership hanging by a thread. Labour MPs, meanwhile, could scarcely believe their luck. Far from delivering the wipe-out that most predicted, Corbyn's popular, anti-austerity agenda won the party 30 seats, cementing his position as leader and denying May the right to govern alone. This timely and indispensable book gets to the bottom of why the Tories failed, and how Corbyn's Labour overcame impossible odds to emerge closer to power than at any election since the era of Tony Blair. Who was to blame for the Tories' mistakes? How could so many politicians and pollsters fail to see what was coming? And what was the secret of Corbyn's apparently unstoppable rise? Through new interviews and candid private accounts from key players, political journalists Tim Ross and Tom McTague set out to answer these questions and more, piecing together the inside story of this most dramatic and important of elections.

Author : Richard Roeper
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781569766118

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Bet the House by Richard Roeper Pdf

During the course of 30 days in early 2009, Richard Roeper risked more than a quarter million dollars on practically every method of gambling in America. This title both celebrates and details the pitfalls and lures through Roeper's stories about his lifelong affair with gambling.

Author : Sal Iacono
Publisher : Twelve
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Humor
ISBN : 9781538735343

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You Can't Lose Them All by Sal Iacono Pdf

In this informative and entertaining book, learn from Cousin Sal how not to gamble your life away -- along with many other life lessons -- so you don't have to learn the hard way. 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 accounts we don't talk about, Cousin Sal has truly become the average American sports fan's go to source for gambling tips. So here's how not to do it . . . With hilarious tales of love and loss, winning and (a lot) of losing, crazy family and fatherhood, and a life saga that inspired the Phil Collins' song, "Against All Odds," Cousin Sal has now written THE Vegas super-system, MIT-algorithmic, sharp-approved book for how to gamble like a pro -- or at least not how not to go broke and lose your kids to Child Protective Services.

Author : Matthew Davidow,Ed Miller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1096805723

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The Logic Of Sports Betting by Matthew Davidow,Ed Miller Pdf

How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house? The Logic Of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn't-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula. Ed Miller is a best-selling (over 300,000 copies sold) author of books on poker and gambling. This is his first book on sports betting, but maybe his favorite book to write so far. Matthew Davidow is a sports modeler, using proprietary methods to beat major sports betting markets for over 15 years, and co-founding two leading private sports analytics firms along the way. What people are saying about The Logic Of Sports Betting "Matt and Ed are two of the smartest minds in sports betting." - Rufus Peabody, professional sports bettor "As a sportsbook employee for 30-plus years, I find it difficult to read or watch anything about sports betting. But I could not put The Logic Of Sports Betting down. It's that good." - Robert Walker, Las Vegas bookmaker

Author : Cassandra Medcalf
Publisher : Cassandra Medcalf
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798985531701

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Betting on the House by Cassandra Medcalf Pdf

The prodigal daughter returns to the mountains... Natalie Roche has made it. She has her life, her independence, and her rock-and-roll dream job: a talent manager in L.A., at the world’s largest music management firm. But when her grandmother dies and leaves her the family house in Appalachian Maryland, she has no choice but to trek her way back east and confront the past she’s worked so hard to escape. And family drama isn’t the only thing she finds in the mountains. Bonnie Baker is used to difficult clients: after all, working as a public attorney for ten years offers no shortage of headaches. No one could blame her for indulging in a one-night stand to relieve the stress… until the blue-eyed bombshell from the bar shows up in her office. Now they're both fighting the rules and fighting their attraction, and Natalie has more than just her inheritance at stake. Between the demands of her overbearing boss, her family's secrets, and the weight of her past, will she capsize under the pressure? Or will her new-found friendships teach her what makes a house a home? Betting on the House is an LGBT homecoming story with themes of found family, small town life, and a sprinkling of spice. It is the first book of the stand-alone Fixer Upper Romance series.

Author : Iron-mask (pseud)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590934033

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The Sportsman's pilot and betting house guide, ed. by Iron-mask by Iron-mask (pseud) Pdf

Author : Bridgett M. Davis
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316558716

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The World According to Fannie Davis by Bridgett M. Davis Pdf

As seen on the Today Show: This true story of an unforgettable mother, her devoted daughter, and their life in the Detroit numbers of the 1960s and 1970s highlights "the outstanding humanity of black America" (James McBride). In 1958, the very same year that an unknown songwriter named Berry Gordy borrowed $800 to found Motown Records, a pretty young mother from Nashville, Tennessee, borrowed $100 from her brother to run a numbers racket out of her home. That woman was Fannie Davis, Bridgett M. Davis's mother. Part bookie, part banker, mother, wife, and granddaughter of slaves, Fannie ran her numbers business for thirty-four years, doing what it took to survive in a legitimate business that just happened to be illegal. She created a loving, joyful home, sent her children to the best schools, bought them the best clothes, mothered them to the highest standard, and when the tragedy of urban life struck, soldiered on with her stated belief: "Dying is easy. Living takes guts." A daughter's moving homage to an extraordinary parent, The World According to Fannie Davis is also the suspenseful, unforgettable story about the lengths to which a mother will go to "make a way out of no way" and provide a prosperous life for her family -- and how those sacrifices resonate over time.

Author : Tim Shipman
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780008264390

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Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem by Tim Shipman Pdf

The unmissable inside story of the most dramatic general election campaign in modern history and Theresa May’s battle for a Brexit deal, the greatest challenge for a prime minister since the Second World War. By the bestselling author of All Out War, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2017.

Author : Swain Scheps
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781119654384

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Sports Betting For Dummies by Swain Scheps Pdf

The sports gambling book you can bet on 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. The best sports betting books are data driven, statistically honest, and offer ways to take action. Sports Betting For Dummies will cover the basics, as well as delving into more nuanced topics. You’ll find all the need-to-know information on types of bets, statistics, handicapping fundamentals, and more. Betting on football, basketball, baseball, and other sports Betting on special events, such as the Superbowl or the Olympics Money management Betting on the internet With handy tips, tricks, and tools, Sports Betting For Dummies shows you how to place the right bet at the right time—to get the right payoff.

Author : Steve Ward
Publisher : Harriman House Limited
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780857191205

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Sports Betting to Win by Steve Ward Pdf

Thinking, and betting, like the pros "Most people in sports betting are looking at things the wrong way." - Peter Webb, founder of Bet Angel "Some people only ever seem to want to hit the sexy six, and not take the singles" - Compton Hellyer, founder of Sporting Index This is a book that teaches you how to bet on sports with the same discipline and mindset as the professionals. Lots of books and websites give advice on profitable strategies - and tipsters and systems proliferate. But this is the only guide that helps you make your trades and bank your wins for the long term, avoiding the perennial dangers of overconfidence, irrationality and emotion. However successful your selections, you are never safe from crippling losses until you know how to bet with the clear head and calm approach of the masters. The simple fact is that most people betting on sports lose over the long term. Performance errors currently hamper the majority of bettors: they lose their bets because they first lose their heads.The only answer is to think differently. With chapters ranging across motivation, performance analysis, the betting process and going pro, this book is the definitive guide to achieving this: - Use dozens of exercises to sharpen your thinking and refine your betting processes. - Share in the exclusive insights of professional sports bettors, who reveal for the first time how they have built successful gambling careers. - Benefit in every chapter from one-to-one training from the author, a professional sports and trading performance coach. Sports Betting to Win is your own personal course for establishing a firm psychological foundation for long-term betting success.

Author : Brian Hutchinson
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Gambling
ISBN : 0140283056

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Betting the House by Brian Hutchinson Pdf

Author : Annie Duke
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735216372

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Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke Pdf

A Wall Street Journal bestseller, now in paperback. Poker champion turned decision strategist Annie Duke teaches you how to get comfortable with uncertainty and make better decisions. Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time. There's always an element of luck that you can't control, and there's always information hidden from view. So the key to long-term success (and avoiding worrying yourself to death) is to think in bets: How sure am I? What are the possible ways things could turn out? What decision has the highest odds of success? Did I land in the unlucky 10% on the strategy that works 90% of the time? Or is my success attributable to dumb luck rather than great decision making? Annie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and (of course) poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions. For most people, it's difficult to say "I'm not sure" in a world that values and, even, rewards the appearance of certainty. But professional poker players are comfortable with the fact that great decisions don't always lead to great outcomes, and bad decisions don't always lead to bad outcomes. By shifting your thinking from a need for certainty to a goal of accurately assessing what you know and what you don't, you'll be less vulnerable to reactive emotions, knee-jerk biases, and destructive habits in your decision making. You'll become more confident, calm, compassionate, and successful in the long run.

Author : Joe Peta
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781101609651

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Trading Bases by Joe Peta Pdf

An ex–Wall Street trader improved on Moneyball’s famed sabermetrics and beat the Vegas odds with his own betting methods. Here is the story of how Joe Peta turned fantasy baseball into a dream come true. Joe Peta turned his back on his Wall Street trading career to pursue an ingenious—and incredibly risky—dream. He would apply his risk-analysis skills to Major League Baseball, and treat the sport like the S&P 500. In Trading Bases, Peta takes us on his journey from the ballpark in San Francisco to the trading floors and baseball bars of New York and the sportsbooks of Las Vegas, telling the story of how he created a baseball “hedge fund” with an astounding 41 percent return in his first year. And he explains the unique methods he developed. Along the way, Peta provides insight into the Wall Street crisis he managed to escape: the fragility of the midnineties investment model; the disgraced former CEO of Lehman Brothers, who recruited Peta; and the high-adrenaline atmosphere where million-dollar sports-betting pools were common.

Author : Jeffrey Ma
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0230109683

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The House Advantage by Jeffrey Ma Pdf

As part of the notorious MIT Team depicted in Ben Mezrich's now classic Bringing Down the House, Jeff Ma used math and statistics to master the game of blackjack and reap handsome rewards at casinos. Years later, Ma has inspired not only a bestselling novel and hit movie, but has also started three different companies—the latest of which, Citizen Sports, is an innovative marriage of sports, betting, and digital technology—and launched a successful corporate speaking career. The House Advantage reveals Ma's cutting-edge mathematical insights into the world of statistics and makes them applicable to a wide business audience. He argues that numbers are the key to analyzing nearly everything in the world of business, from how to spot and profit from global market inefficiencies to having multiple backup plans in anticipation of every probability. Ma's stories and business lessons are as intriguing as they are universally applicable.

Author : Stephen Tabone
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1986663302

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The Baccarat Trend Spotting and Betting System Book by Stephen Tabone Pdf

This Baccarat Trend Spotting and Betting System book by Bestselling Baccarat professional, Stephen R. Tabone highlights the main trends any Baccarat bettor should be aware of. Once you're able to identify the main trends you can begin to learn how to predict what betting method to use on certain shoe trends that this book teaches. How to trend spot is clearly explained and then how to bet on the best trends is also covered in full. As well as explaining how the main system works from spotting trends to betting on them, this compact book is packed with money management advice to protect your bankroll. It also includes a special exploration on flat betting verses the Author's own progression strategies.This book is a must have addition to your casino betting system book collection. Once you've learnt about the trends that form out of Banker and Player outcomes, you'll be able to identify those subtle patterns that form trends and improve your net unit wins just like a Baccarat PRO! A successful bettor looks for 'signals' that inform him out of the patterns of the game he is playing. These are 'clues' as to the likelihood that something might occur. Making calculated judgements as opposed to not, is what distinguishes the professional gambler from the causal bettor. The latter relies upon luck, whereas the former seeks certainly in the signals he recognises; signals that have been proven to come good. You cannot measure luck from Shoe to Shoe, but to a large degree you can measure the probability of what kind of Shoe Trend is forming as you study the patterns that the Banker and Player outcomes form. Learn how to see what only professional Baccarat bettors see and you step out of the luck factor into the skill factor. In this book I show you how you can identify the four main Shoe Trends that will set you apart from the causal Baccarat player. I will address the problems most Baccarat players face and will write how you can turn confusion into order to better profit over an average Baccarat player and thereby give the house a good fight against the edge that it has.