Smart Money How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions

Name: Smart Money How the World's Best Sports Bettors Beat the Bookies Out of Millions
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ISBN: 9780743277136

ISBN-10: 0743277139

ISBN-13: 9780743277136

Edition: 2006

Authors: Michael Konik

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A riveting inside look at the lucrative world of professional high-stakes sports betting by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key operative in the world's most successful sports gambling ring. When journalist Michael Konik landed an interview with Rick "Big Daddy" Matthews, the largest bet he'd placed on a sporting event was $200. Konik, an expert blackjack and poker player, was no stranger to Vegas. But Matthews was in a different league: the man was rumored to be the world's smartest sports bettor, the mastermind behind "the Brain Trust," a shadowy group of gamblers known for their expertise in beating the Vegas line. Konik had heard the word on the street -- that Matthews was a…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 11/14/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Glossary


Preface


Introduction One


A Proposition





AUTUMN 1997 -- SPRING 1998 Two


High Roller Three


Built In Four


Close Calls Five


A Mule or a Man? Six


Super Bowl Seven


March Madness





SUMMER 1998 -- SPRING 1999 Eight


Persona Non Grata Nine


The Wild Frontier Ten


Ripped Off Eleven


Milking the Cow Twelve


Deputy 44





SUMMER 1999 -- SPRING 2000 Thirteen


A Little Knowledge Is Dangerous Fourteen


Bringing Home Baby Fifteen


Good-bye and Hello Season Four


SUMMER 2000 -- WINTER 2001 Sixteen


Superstars Seventeen


The Smart Money


Epilogue


Acknowledgments