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Gambler : secrets from a life at risk / by Walters, Billy,author.; Keteyian, Armen,author.;
Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. Widely regarded as "the Michael Jordan of sports betting," Walters is a living legend in Las Vegas and among sports bettors worldwide. With an unmatched winning streak of thirty-six consecutive years, Walters has become fabulously wealthy by placing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gross wagers, including one Super Bowl bet of $3.5 million alone. Competitors desperate to crack his betting techniques have tried hacking his phones, cloning his beepers, rifling through his trash, and bribing his employees. Now, after decades of avoiding the spotlight and fiercely protecting the keys to his success, Walters has reached the age where he wants to pass along his wisdom to future generations of sports wagerers. Gambler is more than a traditional autobiography. In addition to sharing his against-all-odds American dream story, Walters reveals in granular detail the secrets of his proprietary betting system, which will serve as a master class for anyone who wants to improve their odds at betting on sports. Walters also breaks his silence about his long and complicated relationship with Hall of Fame professional golfer Phil Mickelson. On a typical weekend gameday packed with college and pro sports, Walters will bet $10 million-a small sum for someone as wealthy as he is today, but an unbelievable fortune for the child who was raised by his grandmother in extreme poverty in rural Kentucky. By the age of nine, Walters became a shark at hustling pool and pitching pennies. As a young adult, he set records as a used-car salesman, hustled golf, and dabbled in bookmaking. He eventually moved to Las Vegas, where he revolutionized sports betting strategy and became a member of the famed Computer Group, the first syndicate to apply sophisticated algorithms and data analysis to sports gambling. He became extraordinarily wealthy while overcoming addictions and outmaneuvering organized crime figures made infamous by Martin Scorsese's film Casino. In Gambler, Walters passes along everything he's learned about sports betting. First, he shows bettors how to mine the information we have at our fingertips to develop a sophisticated betting strategy and handicapping system of our own. He explains how even avid bettors often do not grasp all of the variables that go into making an informed wager -- factors such as home field advantage, individual player values, injuries or illness, weather forecasts, each team's previous schedule (bye weeks, multiple away games in a row, etc.), travel distance/difficulty, stadium quirks, turf types, and more. Not every bettor has access to Walters's team of expert analysts, but every bettor can follow his guidelines on how to measure the detailed information available online and look for unique situations that could affect a game's outcome more than usual. Variable by variable, Walters breaks down the formulas, point systems, and principles that he's developed over decades of improving his craft. A self-made man who's repeatedly won it all, lost it all, and earned it all back again, Walters has lived a singular and wildly appealing American life, of the outlaw variety. Gambler is at once a gripping autobiography, a blistering tell-all, and an indispensable playbook for coming out on top.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Walters, Billy.; Gamblers; Gambling.; Gambling; Sports betting.; Sports betting;
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The card counter [videorecording] / by Baker, Ekaterina,actor.; Dafoe, Willem,actor.; Gousset, Amye,actor.; Haddish, Tiffany,1979-actor.; Isaac, Oscar,actor.; Michaely, Joel,actor.; Sheridan, Tye,1996-actor.; Slaughter, Billy,actor.; Webb, Britton,actor.; Videoville Showtime,film distributor.;
Willem Dafoe, Oscar Isaac, Tye Sheridan, Tiffany Haddish, Joel Michaely, Billy Slaughter, Amye Gousset, Britton Webb, Ekaterina Baker.William Tell is a gambler and former serviceman who sets out to reform a young man seeking revenge on a mutual enemy from their past. Tell just wants to play cards. His spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he is approached by Cirk, a vulnerable and angry young man seeking help to execute his plan for revenge on a military colonel. Tell sees a chance at redemption through his relationship with Cirk.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Gamblers; Revenge; Veterans;
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Prairie fire, Kansas : a Ralph Compton western / by Shirley, John,1953-;
Fresh from a successful trail drive, cattle hand Seth Coe is feeling flush, especially after a lucky streak at the poker table. But his good fortune earns him a dangerous enemy, notorious tinhorn gambler Hannibal Fisher, who is none too happy about being cleaned out. The innocent Coe starts the long ride back to Texas with big plans to buy his own ranch. All he needs now, he figures, is a wife. To his amazement, in tiny Prairie Fire, Kansas he meets the perfect woman, his childhood love Josette Dubois. But she is under the thumb of her brutal father, who will stop at nothing to prevent her happiness, including killing Coe--that is, if Fisher doesn't get there first...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Cattle drives; Gamblers;
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Straight to the noose / by Galloway, Marcus.; Compton, Ralph.;
Subjects: Western stories.; Gamblers; Debt;
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Wolves [videorecording] / by Bauer, Chris,actor.; Freundlich, Bart,1970-film producer,screenwriter,film director.; Gugino, Carla,1971-actor.; Perell, Tim,film producer.; Shannon, Michael,1974-actor.; Smith, Taylor John,actor.; Thompson, John Douglas,actor.; IFC Films,publisher.; MPI Media Group,publisher.; Process Media (Firm),production company.;
Director of photography, Juanmi Azpiroz ; editor, Joseph Krings ; music, David Bridie.Michael Shannon, Carla Gugino, Taylor John Smith, Chris Bauer, John Douglas Thompson.An eighteen-year-old basketball star who is being recruited by Cornell University seems to have it all figured out: captain of his team, a good student, has a longtime girlfriend and some good friends. But at home he's struggling with his troubled father who has a gambling addiction. His mother tries to keep the family afloat but does so with great emotional and financial sacrifice.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout and brief sexuality.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Basketball players; Compulsive gamblers; Dysfunctional families;
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Uncut gems [videorecording] / by Weeknd,1990-actor.; Aranbayev, Jonathan,actor.; Bear-McClard, Sebastian,film producer.; Bogosian, Eric,actor.; Bronstein, Ronald,screenwriter.; Bush, Eli,film producer.; Fisher, Noa,actor.; Fox, Julia,actor.; Francesa, Mike,actor.; Garnett, Kevin,1976-actor.; Hirsch, Judd,actor.; Menzel, Idina,actor.; Richards, Keith William,actor.; Rudin, Scott,1958-film producer.; Safdie, Benny,film director,screenwriter.; Safdie, Josh,film director,screenwriter.; Sandler, Adam,actor.; Stanfield, Lakeith,1991-actor.; A24 (Firm),presenter.; Elara Pictures,production company.; Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Director of photography, Darius Khondji ; editors, Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie ; music, Daniel Lopatin.Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Judd Hirsch, Keith William Richards, Mike Francesa, Jonathan Aranbayev, Noa Fisher, Abel Tesfaye.A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.MPAA rating: R; for pervasive strong language, violence, some sexual content and brief drug use.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction films.; Feature films.; Crime films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Compulsive gamblers; Middle-aged men; Wagers; Jewelers;
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High stakes / by Johansen, Iris,author.;
"Logan Tanner lives the exhilarating life of a professional gambler, taking risks with nerves of steel. From casinos in Macau to Monte Carlo to Milan, he's racked up a fortune and become a living legend. But all the glitz and glamor hide a dark and violent past as an extractor--a world that comes rushing back to him when the beautiful and innocent Lara Balkon enters his life"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Gamblers; Murder; Women private investigators; Secrecy;
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High stakes [sound recording] / by Johansen, Iris,author.; Rogers, Elisabeth S.,narrator.; Hachette Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Elisabeth Rogers."Logan Tanner lives the exhilarating life of a professional gambler, taking risks with nerves of steel. From casinos in Macau to Monte Carlo to Milan, he's racked up a fortune and become a living legend. But all the glitz and glamor hide a dark and violent past as an extractor--a world that comes rushing back to him when the beautiful and innocent Lara Balkon enters his life"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Gamblers; Murder; Secrecy; Women private investigators;
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The trouble with inventing a viscount / by Lorret, Vivienne,author.;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Aristocracy (Social class); Gamblers; Man-woman relationships;
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Dead man's hand : crime fiction at the poker table / by Penzler, Otto;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Detective and mystery stories, American; Gamblers; Gambling and crime; Poker; Mystery fiction;
© c2007., Harcourt,
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