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Table Of ContentIntroductionChapter 1 - Gambling Basics Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Boxing, Horse Racing, Golf, Soccer, NASCAR, "Futures"Chapter 2 - Setting Up ShopChapter 3 - Being the Boss (. . . Maybe)Chapter 4 - Getting CustomersChapter 5 - In the OfficeChapter 6 - Taking Action (and Making the Lines Work for You!)Chapter 7 - Grading the HomeworkChapter 8 - The Paysheet (Read This One Twice!)Chapter 9 - Settle-Up DayChapter 10 - Bigger and BetterChapter 11 - Other Benefits of Being "The Man" (or More Reasons It's Better to Be on Your End of the Phone)Chapter 12 - What to AvoidChapter 13 - What Will Get You Caught? (Read This One Three or Four Times)Final ThoughtsGlossary
SynopsisIf you have ever wondered why the bookie always wins and you always lose, or how your bookie adjusts point spreads and in which direction, The Book on Bookies is for you. In it, you'll find all the answers you need to come out a winner, no matter what you bet on - football, baseball, horse racing, boxing, golf or any other sport. Go behind the scenes with J.J. to see how a professional sports book is set up and run. Find out all about point spreads, straight bets, half-points, parlays, exactas, teasers, exotics, sweeps money lines - everything you need to know to wager wisely . . . or to become a bookie, If you have ever wondered why the bookie always wins and you always lose, or how your bookie adjusts point spreads and in which direction, The Book on Bookies is for you. In it, you'll find all the answers you need to come out a winner, no matter what you bet on - football, baseball, horse racing, boxing, golf or any other sport. Go behind the scenes with J.J. to see how a professional sports book is set up and run. Find out all about point spreads, straight bets, half-points, parlays, exactas, teasers, exotics, sweeps money lines - everything you need to know to wager wisely . . . or to become a bookie!
LC Classification NumberGV717.J44 2000