24/7
Living It Up and Doubling Down
Written by Andres Martinez
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: February 13, 2013
Price: $11.99
In the spring of 1998, mild-mannered, Ivy League-educated Andrés Martinez took $50,000--most of the advance his publisher was paying for this book--and headed to Las Vegas for thirty days, ten casinos, and a wild ride through the belly of a neon beast. The result: this brilliant, often hilarious chronicle of flesh...
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Lay the Favorite
A Story About Gamblers
Written by Beth Raymer
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 20, 2012
Price: $15.00
“Beth Raymer’s crackling, hilarious memoir ricochets through the gambling underworld in Las Vegas, and is peopled with all manner of lovable wack-jobs, none of whom is quite as wacky—or lovable—as Raymer herself.”—Marie Claire Beth Raymer waited tables at a dive in Las Vegas until a customer sent her to see...
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High Stakes
The Rising Cost of America's Gambling Addiction
Written by Sam Skolnik
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: July 5, 2011
Price: $25.95
America is becoming hooked on gambling. From the millions of dens and dorm rooms lit by online poker games to the neighborhoods transformed by new casinos and slot machine parlors, legalized gambling has become an integral part of our lives.
With a singular blend of investigative journalism and poignant narratives of...
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High Stakes
Written by Sam Skolnik
Format: eBook
On Sale: July 5, 2011
Price: $25.95
America is becoming hooked on gambling. From the millions of dens and dorm rooms lit by online poker games to the neighborhoods transformed by new casinos and slot machine parlors, legalized gambling has become an integral part of our lives.
With a singular blend of investigative journalism and poignant narratives of...
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The Wizard of Odds
How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed the Game of Basketball
Written by Charley Rosen
Format: eBook
On Sale: January 4, 2011
Price: $17.95
In The Wizard of Odds, renowned and best-selling basketball writer Charley Rosen brings us for the first time the full life story of Jack Molinas, one of the greatest basketball players of his era, a man whose gambling addiction and hubris caused his ultimate demise. Drawing on numerous, previously unavailable first-person...
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Lay the Favorite
A Memoir of Gambling
Written by Beth Raymer
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $9.99
“Beth Raymer’s crackling, hilarious memoir ricochets through the gambling underworld in Las Vegas, and is peopled with all manner of lovable wack-jobs, none of whom is quite as wacky—or lovable—as Raymer herself.”—Marie Claire Beth Raymer waited tables at a dive in Las Vegas until a customer sent her to see...
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Lay the Favorite
A Memoir of Gambling
Written by Beth Raymer
Read by Phoebe Zimmermann
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: June 22, 2010
Price: $17.50
An eye-popping and hilarious joyride through the underworld of sports betting
Beth Raymer arrived in Las Vegas in 2001, hoping to land a job as a cocktail waitress at one of the big casinos. In the meantime, she lived in a $17-a-night motel with her dog, Otis, and waited tables at a...
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Casino Confidential
Written by Anonymous
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2007
Price: $15.95
In
Casino Confidential, a veteran pit boss and dealer (who must remain anonymous) takes readers behind the scenes to show where casinos are most vulnerable—and which bets are simply a waste of money. Through chapters on blackjack, Texas hold ’em, roulette, craps, baccarat, slot machines, and more, readers will learn:
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