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Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"An elegant and amusing account" of how gambling has been reshaped by the application of science and revealed the truth behind a lucky bet (Wall Street Journal).
For the past 500 years, gamblers-led by mathematicians and scientists-have been trying to figure out how to pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have succeeded, revolutionizing...
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English
Formats
Description
A collection of law-dodging characters in London are brought together by coincidence when a streetwise young man loses half-a-million pounds in a card game. He has a week to get together the money or face losing some fingers. Desperate, he and his friends decide to rip off a gang who are planning to rip off a bunch of ganja farmers. Simple. Except the drug dealers want their money back, as do the thieves, and now there are three sets of criminals...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Welcome to a London Gaming Hell like no other. A place where anonymity is your security-no names, no faces, no strings. But that doesn't mean no surprises . . .
Lucas Mayfield, the Eighth Earl of Heightford, couldn't be more pleased with the private club that is his brainchild. But when a young courtesan at the club's masquerade appears far too innocent, his suspicions are raised-along with his interest. . . . Until her gleaming hair tumbles down...
25) Queen of volts
Author
Series
Shadow Game volume 3
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Return to the City of Sin, where the perilous final game is about to begin...The players? Twenty-two of the most powerful, most notorious people in New Reynes. With no choice but to play, Enne and Levi are desperate to forge new alliances and bargain for their safety. But any misstep could turn deadly when a far more dangerous opponent appears on the board-- one plucked straight from the city's most gruesome legends. While Levi hides behind a mask...
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Language
English
Description
The definitive guide to the best strategies at the gambling table-now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition
Long recognized as the gambler's bible, The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling has been completely revised and expanded to include new rules and strategies for every major game in the casino, including several popular new ones. This entirely updated fourth edition remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, bringing...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Casinos are designed for distraction, so it helps to know a bit about when the odds are in your favor and when they're not before you push a stack of chips onto a table. In Casino Gambling For Dummies, these seasoned gaming veterans guide you through the essential strategies for walking out of the casino ahead of the game. They also show you the most common mistakes made by players, helping you avoid gambling risks while you enjoy what the gaming...
Author
Series
Wild wicked Highlanders volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The second in the seductive new Scottish historical romance Wild Wicked Highlanders series from New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Enoch!
In Scot Under the Covers, a resourceful English lady and a hot-blooded Highlander join forces to trick a scoundrel, and every rule will be broken!
Miranda Harris is known for her charm, wit, and ability to solve any problem she encounters. But when her brother lands neck-deep
29) Tishomingo blues
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Leonard delivers a certifiable masterpiece of such twisted ingenuity that he transcends even his own bad self ... Tishomingo Blues is that good." - Baltimore Sun Crime fiction Grand Master Elmore Leonard heads to the Deep South for a bracing dose of Tishomingo Blues -a wild, Leonard-esque ride featuring gamblers, mobsters, murderers, high divers, and Civil War re-enactors that the New York Times Book Review calls, "Leonard's best work since Get Shorty."...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Think all slot machines are the same? If so, that's why you're losing money. Slots Conquest will teach readers all the nuances of slot machines to improve the odds of winning. Written by one of the most experienced professional gamblers in the profession, Slots Conquest opens up the secret world of slot machines to everyone so that readers can learn how to identify the machines that will give the best odds to win. Different machines offer different...
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Beat The House With Tips From One Of Today's Top Pros.
Successful players know that Craps offers some of the best odds of winning of any casino game-but only if you know the tips and tricks the pros use! With the expert, easy-to-follow advice in this fully updated book, you'll learn:
-Why playing Craps may be your best bet at any casino.
-How to virtually eliminate the "House Edge".
-Tricks some casinos use to lower your payouts.
-Why all Craps...
33) Red on the river
Author
Series
Sunrise Lake volume Book 2
Language
English
Description
"Vienna Mortenson isn't your typical gambler. She prefers to stay under the radar, using her poker winnings to support her family and her community, including the local search and rescue team, which she heads up. Out in the backcountry there's no time for hesitation when lives are on the line. Vienna prides herself on being tough and decisive. She's not the sort to make a fool of herself over a guy, especially one who left her high and dry without...
34) Moneymaker: how an amateur poker player turned $40 into $2.5 million at the World Series of Poker
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 2004 the number of entrants -- and the winning pool -- at the World Series of Poker tripled, thanks in large part to Chris Moneymaker, an amateur player who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 Series, and prove to newcomers and poker pros alike that anything is possible with a chip and a chair.
Moneymaker was a young accountant from Tennessee who loved to gamble but only took up cards after college. Three years later he was playing a $40 game...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Roll the Bones tells the story of gambling: where it came from, how it has changed, and where it is now. This is the new Casino Edition. which updates and expands the global history of gambling to include a greater focus on casinos, from their development in European spas to their growth in Reno and Las Vegas. New material chronicles in greater depth the development of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and their spread throughout the United States....
Author
Series
Disgraceful dukes volume 3
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In order to honor his father's gambling debt--or lose the family estate--Lord Hatherly is forced to marry Miss Alice Tombs, an independent beauty who longs to explore the world on her own, and makes her an offer she cannot refuse--one summer to prove the legitimacy of their union, then she is free to travel.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Sebastian, Duke of Hasford, has a title, wealth, privilege, and plenty of rakish charm. Until he discovers the only thing that truly belongs to him is his charm. An accident of birth has turned him into plain Mr. de Silva. Now, Sebastian is flummoxed as to what to do with his life--until he stumbles into a gambling den owned by Miss Ivy, a most fascinating young lady, who hires him on the spot. Working with a boss has never seemed so enticing. Two...
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