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Vegas at Odds

Author : James P. Kraft
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801893577
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Vegas at Odds written by James P. Kraft and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2009-12-09 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of the shadowy networks and wealthy people who bankrolled and sustained Las Vegas's continuous reinvention are well documented in works of scholarship, journalism, and popular culture. Yet no one has studied closely and over a long period of time the dynamics of the workforce -- the casino and hotel workers and their relations with the companies they work for and occasionally strike against. James P. Kraft here explores the rise and changing fortunes of organized and unorganized labor as Las Vegas evolved from a small, somewhat seedy desert oasis into the glitzy tourist destination that it is today. Drawing on scores of interviews, personal and published accounts, and public records, Kraft brings to life the largely behind-the-scenes battles over control of Sin City workplaces between 1960 and 1985. He examines successful and failed organizing drives, struggles over pay and equal rights, and worker grievances and arbitration to show how the resort industry's evolution affected hotel and casino workers. From changes in the political and economic climate to large-scale strikes, backroom negotiations, and individual worker-supervisor confrontations, Kraft explains how Vegas's overwhelmingly service-oriented economy works -- and doesn't work -- for the people and companies who cater to the city's pleasure-seeking visitors. American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed.

The Odds

Author : Chad Millman
Publisher : Da Capo Press
ISBN 13 : 0786731044
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Download or read book The Odds written by Chad Millman and published by Da Capo Press. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One gambler is a manic former cokehead with an Ivy League degree. The second is a college dropout trying to make a living at the only thing he enjoyed at school -- gambling. The third, one of Vegas's most respected bookmakers, is perilously close to burning out. The Odds follows the lives of these three professional gamblers through a college basketball season in a one-of-a-kind city struggling to reconcile its lawless past with its family-friendly makeover. With a wiseguy attitude and a faultless eye and ear for the sights and sounds of Vegas and its denizens, Chad Millman has created a portrait that the Wall Street Journal called "fascinating. . . often screamingly funny." The Las Vegas Review-Journal had just one word for the book: "Superb."

Loving the Odds

Author : Stefanie London
Publisher : Entangled: Lovestruck
ISBN 13 : 1633755835
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book Loving the Odds written by Stefanie London and published by Entangled: Lovestruck. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bad boy PR guru Lance Fulton is all about helping the gorgeous, quirky risk analyst Bailey Reuben. She’s in desperate need of some fun, and pretending to be her new boyfriend is the perfect way to make her see how sexy she is, help her out of a bind, and show her jerk of an ex what he’s missing. Bailey might be in Las Vegas, but the last thing on her mind is sin. She’s there to find her thieving ex and get her grandfather’s watch back. Instead, she finds a smoking hot stranger. A stranger with a crazy plan to help her retrieve her family heirloom and get revenge. It’s a bad idea—she calculates risks for a living, after all—but she can’t say no. But the more they get to know each other—and the hotter their attraction burns—the higher the probability one of them will end up with a broken heart... The complete 'What Happens in Vegas’ series (All standalones which can be read out of order) Tempting Her Best Friend by Gina L. Maxwell The Makeover Mistake by Kathy Lyons A Change of Plans by Robyn Thomas Masquerading with the CEO by Dawn Chartier Just One Reason by Brooklyn Skye Tamed by the Outlaw by Michelle Sharp Tempted by Mr. Write by Sara Hantz Gambling on the Bodyguard by Sarah Ballance Seducing Seven by M.K. Meredith Calling Her Bluff by Kaia Danielle Her Secret Lover by Robin Covington Betting on the Wrong Brother by Cathryn Fox Accidentally in Love with the Biker by Teri Anne Stanley Loving the Odds by Stefanie London The Seduction of Kinley Foster by Lisa Wells Hot on His Heels by Margo Bond Collins

Vegas at Odds

Author : James P. Kraft
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 080189865X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Vegas at Odds written by James P. Kraft and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-01-14 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed.

Then One Day...

Author : Chris Andrews
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944877194
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Then One Day... written by Chris Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Then One Day... describes the colorful scene of legal sports books in the memoir of Chris Andrews, who built a Las Vegas career out of sports betting.

The Everything Guide to Sports Betting

Author : Josh Appelbaum
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1721400222
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Everything Guide to Sports Betting written by Josh Appelbaum and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to bet on sports safely, smartly, and responsibly—and profit big—with this easy-to-use guide, perfect for beginners! Betting money on sports can be great fun and is a sure way to turn any sports game into an exciting must-watch event. However, it can be dangerous to the uninitiated—new gamblers can risk too much, bet randomly, or even lose it all. The Everything Guide to Sports Betting won’t let that happen. Filled with tips, tricks, and tactics, this handy guide shows you how to place bets strategically. You’ll learn all of the different types of bets you can make, how to spot a potentially profitable bet, and when to walk away. Covering all of the major sports leagues, The Everything Guide to Sports Betting will introduce you to the sports betting world and show you how to beat the casinos at their own games. In no time, you’ll be a gambling pro—and cash in on some major wins!

Trading Bases

Author : Joe Peta
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0451415175
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (514 download)

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Download or read book Trading Bases written by Joe Peta and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ex–Wall Street trader improved on Moneyball’s famed sabermetrics and beat the Vegas odds with his own betting methods. Here is the story of how Joe Peta turned fantasy baseball into a dream come true. Joe Peta turned his back on his Wall Street trading career to pursue an ingenious—and incredibly risky—dream. He would apply his risk-analysis skills to Major League Baseball, and treat the sport like the S&P 500. In Trading Bases, Peta takes us on his journey from the ballpark in San Francisco to the trading floors and baseball bars of New York and the sportsbooks of Las Vegas, telling the story of how he created a baseball “hedge fund” with an astounding 41 percent return in his first year. And he explains the unique methods he developed. Along the way, Peta provides insight into the Wall Street crisis he managed to escape: the fragility of the midnineties investment model; the disgraced former CEO of Lehman Brothers, who recruited Peta; and the high-adrenaline atmosphere where million-dollar sports-betting pools were common.

Stage to Studio

Author : James P. Kraft
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421429160
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Stage to Studio written by James P. Kraft and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award for Best Research in the Field of Record Labels or Manufacturers from the Association for Recorded Sound CollectionsWinner of the Kenneth W. Baldridge Prize from the Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, Hawaii Region Between the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth century, technology transformed the entertainment industry as much as it did such heavy industries as coal and steel. Among those most directly affected were musicians, who had to adapt to successive inventions and refinements in audio technology—from wax cylinders and gramophones to radio and sound films. In this groundbreaking study, James P. Kraft explores the intersection of sound technology, corporate power, and artistic labor during this disruptive period. Kraft begins in the late nineteenth century's "golden age" of musicians, when demand for skilled instrumentalists often exceeded supply, analyzing the conflicts in concert halls, nightclubs, recording studios, radio stations, and Hollywood studios as musicians began to compete not only against their local counterparts but also against highly skilled workers in national "entertainment factories." Kraft offers an illuminating case study in the impact of technology on industry and society—and a provocative chapter in the cultural history of America.

Conquering Risk

Author :
Publisher : Elihu Feustel
ISBN 13 : 9781450723008
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book Conquering Risk written by and published by Elihu Feustel. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

American Roulette

Author : Richard Marcus
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1466852402
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book American Roulette written by Richard Marcus and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In American Roulette, Richard Marcus tells his never-before-heard story, of ripping off casinos. The book follows Marcus, along with several of the world's great professional casino cheaters, as he travels from Las Vegas to London and Monte Carlo, pilfering large sums of money from casinos by performing sleight of hand magic tricks with gaming chips. As skilled cheaters, they back up their moves with psychological setups to convince pit bosses that they're watching legitimate high rollers getting lucky, while in fact they're being ripped off blind. With the exploding growth of casino gambling, heightened by Indian reservation and riverboat expansion, more and more elaborate casino cheaters are illegally assaulting the green-felt, getting rich off of novice casino personnel. Richard Marcus's insider story is a window into the hidden world of intriguing personalities and tense situations he encounters as a member of expert casino-cheating teams who use their wits to turn the odds upside down and "earn" millions. American Roulette is a fascinating story not only for those who occasionally casino-gamble, but for everyone with a little larceny in their heart.

Comp City

Author : Max Rubin
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1935396919
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Comp City written by Max Rubin and published by Huntington Press Inc. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, U.S. casinos give away more than a billion dollars worth of amenities to customers in return for their gambling action. These giveaways, known as "comps" (short for complimentaries), range from parking and drinks to gourmet meals and airfare. Are you getting your share? From nickel slot players to $500 a hand blackjack high rollers, Comp City has shown tens of thousands of gamblers how to get free casino vacations.

Kill Phil

Author : Blair Rodman
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1935396315
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (353 download)

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Download or read book Kill Phil written by Blair Rodman and published by Huntington Press Inc. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Kill Phil" strategy remains highly effective when used in confrontations with even the world's best players, but tournament play is evolving. This edition reflects the new trends in tournament poker by refining the use of the all-in move and providing adaptations that take into account the new style of hyper-aggressive play.

Las Vegas For Dummies

Author : Mary Herczog
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470438010
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book Las Vegas For Dummies written by Mary Herczog and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-11-03 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Las Vegas can be classy or tacky, cheesy or a bit sleazy, and it's always entertaining. Get ready to cruise the hot spots, test your luck at the casinos, shop the upscale boutiques, take in the spectacular shows, hit the swinging dance clubs, or escape from the glitz and neon and take in natural wonders on refreshing day trips. This guide gives you insider info on where to go and what to do, with great advice on how to: Find the best casinos and play the most popular games Stroll the strip, where you can watch a volcano explode, see the ancient Pyramids, and explore New York, Paris, Rome, and Venice Dine on delicacies prepared by celebrity chefs such as Joel Robuchon at the Mansion (in the MGM Grand) or Emeril Lagasse at Table 10 (in the Palazzo), load up at buffets like Paris, Le Village Buffet (in the Paris Hotel), or split a sub at Capriotti's Take in spectacular entertainment from Cirque de Soleil, Blue Man Group, Penn & Teller, and many more Enjoy performances by big-name stars like Celine Dion or catch the classic topless Vegas revue, Jubilee! See shows like the magnificent Bellagio Water Fountains, hang out with dolphins at Mirage's Dolphin Habitat, or tour the inimitable Liberace Museum Like every For Dummies travel guide, Las Vegas For Dummies, Fifth Edition includes: Down-to-earth trip-planning advice What you shouldn't miss — and what you can skip The best hotels and restaurants for every budget Lots of detailed maps You'll even find a time-saving "Quick Concierge" section with key phone numbers, addresses, and handy how-to's for getting around so you won’t miss a minute of the Vegas action!

The Oddsmakers

Author : Paul Czuchra
Publisher : Publishamerica Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781413726176
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book The Oddsmakers written by Paul Czuchra and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incident with consequences for the so-called "integrity of the game" as profound as the "Black Sox" scandal and more profound than Pete Rose betting on baseball is backdrop for THE ODDSMAKERS, a novel that gives new meaning to a proverbial once-in-a-lifetime dream. This dream appears as a box score from a game yet to be played. Oddsmakers traverse Las Vegas to the crossroads of sports and gambling from where they must forge a path to the rainbow's end. But Las Vegas is on the verge of a disappearing act worthy of Siegfried and Roy. The information age and corporate takeover of the City raise the odds against them. Odds grow longer when their demons threaten to turn the dream into a nightmare. Can the oddsmakers overcome and become "oddsbreakers" too? Does their odyssey have consequences for the "integrity of the game?"

Can You Win?

Author : Mike Orkin
Publisher : W. H. Freeman
ISBN 13 : 9780716721550
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (215 download)

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Download or read book Can You Win? written by Mike Orkin and published by W. H. Freeman. This book was released on 1991-01-15 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all dream of hitting the big one, but what are the odds? You can learn them from Mike Orkin. Orkin gives us the facts about gambling: how to calculate the odds of winning any particular bet, and what the best bets really are.

The Logic Of Sports Betting

Author : Matthew Davidow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781096805724
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (57 download)

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Download or read book The Logic Of Sports Betting written by Matthew Davidow and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do sportsbooks make their lines? Which types of bets are the best? Can you beat the house? The Logic Of Sports Betting answers all these questions and more with a dash of humor and a whole lot of real talk about how it all works. Peek behind the counter and learn how sportsbooks operate. Combine that insider knowledge with why-didn't-I-think-of-that sports betting logic, and you have the winning formula. Ed Miller is a best-selling (over 300,000 copies sold) author of books on poker and gambling. This is his first book on sports betting, but maybe his favorite book to write so far. Matthew Davidow is a sports modeler, using proprietary methods to beat major sports betting markets for over 15 years, and co-founding two leading private sports analytics firms along the way. What people are saying about The Logic Of Sports Betting "Matt and Ed are two of the smartest minds in sports betting." - Rufus Peabody, professional sports bettor "As a sportsbook employee for 30-plus years, I find it difficult to read or watch anything about sports betting. But I could not put The Logic Of Sports Betting down. It's that good." - Robert Walker, Las Vegas bookmaker

The Economics of Sports Betting

Author : Plácido Rodríguez
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1785364553
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The Economics of Sports Betting written by Plácido Rodríguez and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique book delves into a number of intriguing issues and addresses several pertinent questions including, should gambling markets be privatized? Is the ‘hot hand’ hypothesis real or a myth? Are the ‘many’ smarter than the ‘few’ in estimating betting odds? How are prices set in fixed odds betting markets? The book also explores the informational efficiency of betting markets and the prevalence of corruption and illegal betting in sports.