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04754aim a2200493 i 4500 001 8BB84B78794811EE8DD2691B42ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231102012453 007 sd fsngnnmmned 008 230724p20232023nyunnnn m n eng d 020 $a 1797164031 020 $a 9781797164038 035 $a (OCoLC)1391083202 040 $a TEFMT $b eng $e rda $c TEFMT $d TEF $d BLACP $d CWJ $d OCLCO $d IL2 $d TOH $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Walters, Billy, $d 1946- $e narrator. $e narrator. 245 10 $a Gambler : $b secrets from a life at risk / $c Billy Walters ; [with Armen Keteyian]. 250 $a Unabridged. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Simon & Schuster Audio, $c 2023 300 $a 10 audio discs (10 hr., 56 min.) : $b CD audio, digital ; $c 4 3/4 in 306 $a 105600 500 $a Title from container. 500 $a Compact discs. 511 0 $a Read by the author. 520 $a "Anybody can get lucky. Nobody controls the odds like Billy Walters. Widely regarded as "the Michael Jordan of sports betting," Walters is a living legend in Las Vegas and among sports bettors worldwide. With an unmatched winning streak of thirty-six consecutive years, Walters has become fabulously wealthy by placing hundreds of millions of dollars a year in gross wagers, including one Super Bowl bet of $3.5 million alone. Competitors desperate to crack his betting techniques have tried hacking his phones, cloning his beepers, rifling through his trash, and bribing his employees. Now, after decades of avoiding the spotlight and fiercely protecting the keys to his success, Walters has reached the age where he wants to pass along his wisdom to future generations of sports bettors. Gambler is more than a traditional autobiography. In addition to sharing his against-all-odds American Dream story, Walters reveals in granular detail the secrets of his proprietary betting system, which will serve as a master class for anyone who wants to improve their odds at betting on sports. Walters also breaks his silence about his long and complicated relationship with Hall of Fame professional golfer Phil Mickelson. On a typical weekend gameday packed with college and pro sports, Walters will bet $20 million. It's a small sum for someone with his resources today, but an unbelievable fortune for the child who was raised by his grandmother in extreme poverty in rural Kentucky. By the age of nine, Walters became a shark at hustling pool and pitching pennies. As a young adult, he set records as a used-car salesman, hustled golf, and dabbled in bookmaking. He eventually moved to Las Vegas, where he revolutionized sports betting strategy and became a member of the famed Computer Group, the first syndicate to apply algorithms and data analysis to sports gambling. He built a fortune while overcoming addictions and outmaneuvering organized crime figures made infamous by Martin Scorsese's film Casino. In Gambler, Walters shares everything he's learned about sports betting. First, he shows bettors how to mine the information we have at our fingertips to develop a sophisticated betting strategy and handicapping system of our own. He explains how even avid bettors often do not grasp all of the variables that go into making an informed wager--home field advantage, individual player values, injuries or illness, weather forecasts, each team's previous schedule, travel distance/ difficulty, stadium quirks, turf types, and more. Variable by variable, Walters breaks down the formulas, betting systems, and money-management principles that he's developed over decades of improving his craft. A self-made man who repeatedly won it all, lost it all, and earned it all back again, Walters has lived a singular and wildly appealing American life, of the outlaw variety. Gambler is at once a gripping autobiography, a blistering tell-all, and an indispensable playbook for coming out on top" -- $c Amazon. 600 10 $a Walters, Billy, $d 1946- 650 0 $a Gamblers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Sports betting $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Sports betting. 650 0 $a Gambling $x Sports. 650 0 $a Gambling. 650 7 $a SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Success. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs. $2 bisacsh 655 7 $a Audiobooks. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Autobiographies. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Keteyian, Armen, $e author. 941 $a 2 945 $a cdab 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20231102014240.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20231102012643.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8BB84B78794811EE8DD2691B42ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search