The Rx Suggested reading list

RenoChazz · Jul 6, 2010

Not sure if there is already a thread like this? Probably is somewhere, but I thought it'd be a good Idea for Rxers to post must Read books for gambling. Good sportsbetting books are hard to find. So what are some books that you consider a must have in your gambling library?

shdw01 · Jul 7, 2010

if u like poker.....2+2 books are very good reads IMO

Scoops · Jul 7, 2010

This ones been said numerous times in other threads but I'll be the first to say it in this thread.

The Smart Money -Michael Konik

Great Read :103631605

Scoops · Jul 7, 2010

One Of A Kind -Nolan Dalla

Great Read as well :103631605

RenoChazz · Jul 7, 2010

Sharp Sports Betting -Stanford Wong
Super System -Doyle Brunson

sparticus · Jul 7, 2010

Some day i may tell you all some true stories that i have witnessed in my over 60 yrs of being around gambling,some are very funny,lol.

RenoChazz · Mar 2, 2012

sparticus said:
Some day i may tell you all some true stories that i have witnessed in my over 60 yrs of being around gambling,some are very funny,lol.

Did you ever start writing that book?

jb777 · Mar 3, 2012

Gaming The Game... A must read for anyone deeply interested in the industry.

PatsFan1283 · Mar 3, 2012

Not a book but just listened to this http://www.sloansportsconference.com/?p=665

Pretty good roundtable about sports betting

TheWolf · Mar 4, 2012

PatsFan1283 said:
Not a book but just listened to this http://www.sloansportsconference.com/?p=665

Pretty good roundtable about sports betting

Something tells me that the oddsmakers got some advice from these guys or guys like them to readjust how they set college hoops lines a few years ago. No doubt.

TheWolf · Mar 4, 2012

Good piece patsfan....thanks for posting.

TheWolf · Mar 4, 2012

So who are the (3) big groups of Wiseguys in Vegas this guy refers to in this video?

Billy Walters, Russian Group??????

PatsFan1283 · Mar 4, 2012

Not sure.....I should've gone to that conference this year though. Maybe next year, it is at MIT and they really discuss some interesting topics. Although some of the topics I could careless about and admission is kinda pricey.

I was really impressed by Jeff Ma, he seems like a really smart guy. Although I definitely disagree with him about only quants being able to beat sports betting. I feel like I can continually find value in sports betting when picking my spots and very little of what I do as has to do with analytics or advanced statistics. The stuff about a global exchange was interesting, not sure I'd really want to see it happen on that large of a scale because then most of the opportunity would probably be taken out. However, those guys rely on #s so much that eventually you might get some real messups by them

Example I can think of is 2010 NBA playoffs, the Magic were excellent in all the advanced stats categories and they were playing the Celts who basically took the reg season off. C's were +260 in that series (look it up, +260), made good $ off that.

jb777 · Mar 4, 2012

PatsFan1283 said:
Not sure.....I should've gone to that conference this year though. Maybe next year, it is at MIT and they really discuss some interesting topics. Although some of the topics I could careless about and admission is kinda pricey.

I was really impressed by Jeff Ma, he seems like a really smart guy. Although I definitely disagree with him about only quants being able to beat sports betting. I feel like I can continually find value in sports betting when picking my spots and very little of what I do as has to do with analytics or advanced statistics. The stuff about a global exchange was interesting, not sure I'd really want to see it happen on that large of a scale because then most of the opportunity would probably be taken out. However, those guys rely on #s so much that eventually you might get some real messups by them

Example I can think of is 2010 NBA playoffs, the Magic were excellent in all the advanced stats categories and they were playing the Celts who basically took the reg season off. C's were +260 in that series (look it up, +260), made good $ off that.

How much is admission?

PatsFan1283 · Mar 4, 2012

Few hundred, its at the convention center downtown. I'm all for discussing sports in intelligent ways but $200 to go to a conference is a bit much when most of the content is made available online. I think the reason it is so pricey is cause all the MIT snobs don't mind paying $200 for the networking opportunities.

jb777 · Mar 4, 2012

PatsFan1283 said:
Few hundred, its at the convention center downtown. I'm all for discussing sports in intelligent ways but $200 to go to a conference is a bit much when most of the content is made available online. I think the reason it is so pricey is cause all the MIT snobs don't mind paying $200 for the networking opportunities.

Good point but it would still be pretty cool. I'd like to plan a mini vacation out of it, when is it held every year?

nojuice9 · Mar 4, 2012

Enemy Number One. by Patrick Vietech. About the one of the best horse guys in the UK, won like 10 million.

Also, I am unoffically part of the Russian Group.

PatsFan1283 · Mar 4, 2012

jb777 said:
Good point but it would still be pretty cool. I'd like to plan a mini vacation out of it, when is it held every year?

Early March every year. A lot of big names in the industry at the conf.....Tons of big name NFL/NBA/MLB execs there like Cuban, Morey, Kraft, Polian etc

ParlaysStoleMyMoney · Mar 4, 2012

If you want a good fiction series, I suggest the Hunger Games.

Read all 3 books in 2 weeks. I am not usually into these type of movies/book (never seen or read any Harry Potter, Twilight, Lord of the Rings, etc. etc.) Just heard about these books and picked up the first one and was hooked. They are VERY entertaining.