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100 1  Walters, Billy,|d1946- 
245 10 Gambler|h[UNABRIDGED sound recording] :|bsecrets from a 
       life at risk /|cBilly Walters. 
260    New York :|bAudioworks,|cp2023. 
264  1 New York :|bAudioworks,|c[2023] 
264  4 |c℗2023 
300    10 sound discs (ca. 12 hr.) :|bdigital ;|c4 3/4 in. 
336    spoken word|bspw|2rdacontent 
337    audio|bs|2rdamedia 
338    audio disc|bsd|2rdacarrier 
500    Compact discs. 
500    Unabridged. 
511 0  Read by the author. 
520    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 wagerers. 
       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 $10 million--a small sum for someone as wealthy as he 
       is 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 sophisticated algorithms and data analysis to 
       sports gambling. He became extraordinarily wealthy while 
       overcoming addictions and outmaneuvering organized crime 
       figures made infamous by Martin Scorsese's film Casino. In
       Gambler, Walters passes along 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--factors such as home field advantage, individual 
       player values, injuries or illness, weather forecasts, 
       each team's previous schedule (bye weeks, multiple away 
       games in a row, etc.), travel distance/difficulty, stadium
       quirks, turf types, and more. Not every bettor has access 
       to Walters's team of expert analysts, but every bettor can
       follow his guidelines on how to measure the detailed 
       information available online and look for unique 
       situations that could affect a game's outcome more than 
       usual. Variable by variable, Walters breaks down the 
       formulas, point systems, and principles that he's 
       developed over decades of improving his craft. A self-made
       man who's 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. 
600 10 Walters, Billy,|d1946- 
650  0 Gamblers|zUnited States|vBiography|vSound recordings. 
650  0 Sports betting|vSound recordings. 
650  0 Gambling|vSound recordings. 
655  7 Autobiographies.|2lcgft 
655  7 Audiobooks.|2lcgft