Lay the Favourite: A True Story About Playing to Win in the Gambling Underworld

Lay the Favourite: A True Story About Playing to Win in the Gambling Underworld

by Beth Raymer (Author)

Synopsis

This is a true story of money, sex, glamour and gambling. When Beth Raymer arrived in Las Vegas, her dreams didn't extend beyond getting herself a job as a cocktail waitress at a casino on the strip. And then she met Dink, one of the biggest gamblers in town, and found herself seduced by the adrenalin-fuelled, high risk, high reward world of professional sports betting and the obsessive, funny, rule-breaking bookies that run the show. "Lay the Favourite" gives a gripping glimpse into a high stakes underworld where the difference between winning big and losing everything you have comes down to how smart you play.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Publisher: Yellow Jersey Press
Published: 05 Aug 2010

ISBN 10: 0224083325
ISBN 13: 9780224083324
Book Overview: A fast-paced memoir set in the underworld of sports betting, for fans of bestselling gambling stories like Bringing Down the House

Media Reviews
Dark, wildly affectionate and very, very funny.It is a world filled with scoundrels, thieves and gamblers, where everyone is looking to somehow come out on top while doing what they love -- Stephen Frears, director of High Fidelity and The Queen
Author Bio
Beth Raymer lives in New York City. Lay the Favourite is her first book