betting/gambling books

hole in one gang is one of the best. Alan Potts books from 90s

"the odds" by dan millman worth a read on vegas sports betting.

The Newtonian Casino is fun.

ive got an alan potts book, never read it as i hate horse racing, just thought it may have been worth a read. Time to sell it i think, thanks for the reminder steamship.

IF EVER HARRY FINDLAY WROTE A BOOK IT WOULD BE SURELY ONE OF THE BEST GAMBLINGS BOOKS

IF EVER HARRY FINDLAY WROTE A BOOK IT WOULD BE SURELY ONE OF THE BEST GAMBLINGS BOOKS

even if he shouted it like you just did?

For sale:

The Inside Track: The professional approach by Alan Potts

Like new, never read im actually shocked at how new it looks as i have had it for years!

Offers? This is a diamond of a book that will catapult your horse betting to the stars!

ill even sign it for the lucky buyer too. [;)]

rod how much u looking for it?

YES YES YES

I'll buy it if Emu signs it[;)]

just looked on amazon, the hardcover are much much cheaper than the papercover. why the hell is that? Are the paperbacks some limited editions or summat?

just found "betting on flat handicaps" by Jon Gibby too! selling for around £12, used on Amazon. I may have to have a good dig out and sell the lot.

I agree with Lori "The Newtonian Casino" is excellent.

So is The Eudaemonic Pie the same book?

As  The Newtonian Casino

Yes, same book.

Value Betting - Marc Coton; AND

Trading in the Zone - Mark Douglas

Any autobiogs tend towards the realms of comic/fiction.

Thanks Lori
have you read The Predictors too?

Devilfish's autobiography.
Life's a gamble-Roy Brindley.
Nevisons first book.
P Veitch's autobiography.
Winning it back-Gary Wiltshire.

market wizards

Zen and the Art of Poker

If you are into football, the fix by Declan Hill is a good read. Gets you thinking about this corrupt sport that is loved .

market wizards a good call. also a second volume called the new market wizards.

both are interviews with financial traders, but absolutely full of stuff you can apply to trading on here with a bit of thought.

author's name is schwager. he and some of the interviewees come across as smug d!cks, but that doesn't diminish both volumes' usefulness.

Yes viva, the second book is also very good. There's also stock market wizards, which is worth reading, but not as quite as good as the first two.
Fortune's formula is a good book too.

marty44     13 Apr 11 02:22 
Devilfish's autobiography.
Life's a gamble-Roy Brindley.
Nevisons first book.
P Veitch's autobiography.
Winning it back-Gary Wiltshire.

fcuk me!

High Rollers of the turf - Raymond Smith
Licence To Print Money - Jamie Reid

I came from a mug punting background and managed to educate myself mostly through books - for me there were two distinct types of books that helped enormously.
1.)Those on the maths of betting that explain the need to be betting into lines w/value. Many out there , I like David Sklansky.
2.)Daytrading books that taught me above all the need for a solid trading plan and discipline. I`ve read nearly all of those mentioned above and found the Market Wizards series the most informative but to start with the more practical nuts n bolts stuff helped the most to ram home that need for discipline.
Moral of the story - keep reading it cannot hurt

DO YOU THINK MRS KIPPLING WOULD WRITE A BOOKAND GIVE HER RECIPE AWAY

thanks for all the replies. going to get a few off these ordered

If you're looking for a book to improve your gambling, then Moneyball is a must read. It's not about gambling though, so you need to think a little laterally to understand my comment.

A great read anyway, Lori...read it 3 times. Always remember the quote about the player who 'had warts but they dont matter'.

Reading Moneyball now and I'm at that point now Duncan.  Great read - wish I'd read it along time ago....

Marky, at least you got in before the movie version starring Brad Pitt comes out later this year!

I've got the thing, but not got around to reading it yet. Anyone read mathletics?

funny, I really liked moneyball - but i didn't really get any idead from it.

maybe i need to read it again.

*ideas

Money is ok would be better if those profiled actually went on to be very successfull, I understand they have had mixed fortunes since

Moneyball

That is partly because others jumped on the bandwagon, brendan...Red Sox first World Series in 80 yrs in 2004 was built on same principles, i believe. Plus Nick Swisher, who features prominently, had a career-best season with the NY Yankees last year.

for poker players .
stu the kid ungars book is excellent.

for punters alan potts 2 books are very good inside track and his follow up book cant remember the name it will come back to me shortly.

apologies  the insibe track was the follow up book his original book was called against the crowd.

also stu the kid ungars book is called the man behind the shades.
an absolute classic.imo.

yeah, but iirc swisher featured mainly as the type of player conventional coaches were looking for at the time?

p29 ''Swisher is a rare point of agreement between Paul's computer and the internal compass of an old baseball guy. He has the raw athletic ability the scouts adore; but he also has the stats Billy and Paul have decided matter more than anything.'

Does anyone remember How to Win More at Racing, by Jeremy Flint and Freddie North?

It was the first proper gambling book I read.

It's available on Amazon for 1p plus postage, Blackwater. Was it any good?!