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Bet the House: How I Gambled Over a Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports, Poker, and Games of Chance
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Bet the House: How I Gambled Over a Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports, Poker, and Games of Chance
Publisher: Chicago Review Press 2010 | 272 Pages | ISBN: 1569762473 | PDF | 8 MB
Roeper, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times for more than 20 years, has been a gambler for even longer, cutting his teeth as a teen in basement poker games and sports betting with a neighborhood bookie. He defines the rules of his project upfront—see the subtitle—and then begins with a series of bets on the 2009 NCAA college basketball tournament. He bets on horse races and dog races; plays poker in Vegas, in pals’ basements and online; hits the casino blackjack tables; and bets on coin-flipping contests. He relates stories from his past gambling life, including the time an NFL official’s horrible call cost him thousands
He’s at his best when revealing the mentality of the gambler—e.g., watching sports events on two levels: the actual score and the score modified by the spread. Some of the jargon may befuddle nongamblers—especially poker babble—but Roeper does a pretty fair job supplying definitions and context. Readers who seldom gamble can vicariously experience a new world and meet some unforgettable characters; gamblers will nod their heads in recognition. It’s even money you’ll like the book.
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