The Top Ten Books featuring Gambling, Betting and Casinos
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Gambling is a perfect subject for a great story. The bigger the gamble, the greater the payoff. Everything in life is an opportunity for calculated risks. Authors have put gambling at the centre of many a book.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1971 book written by Hunter S. Thompson. It's about the end of the 1960s hippy dream and the quest for meaning at the blackjack tables of Las Las.
There have been 24 James Bond movies to date. In Casino Royale, James James has to play and bankrupt SMERSH villain La Chiffre playing Baccarat.
Mezrich's 2003 book about MIT students who won a fortune at Blackjack is based on a true story. The book has been adapted into two movies: 21 and The Last Casino.
Dostoevsky's The Gambler is a cautionary tale of addiction and loss at the Roulette table. Dostievksi bet his publisher the publishing rights of all his past and future works against money owed, that he could write a book within 30 days.
The Top Ten Books featuring Gambling, Betting and Casinos is Tishomingo Blues by Elmore Leonard.
The Top Ten Books featuring Gambling, Betting and Casinos is compiled by The Gambler. Nicholas Pileggi's Casino: Love and Honour in Las Vegas is one of the most famous books.
Beat The Dealer is a guide to card counting written by Edward Thorp. It outlines the first card count system.
The Top Ten Books featuring Gambling, Betting and Casinos are: #8. Roll The Bones: The History of Gambling – David Schwartz.
The most recent book in our top ten is The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Robin Quinn. It tells the true story of Charles Deville Wells, aka ‘Monte Carlo Wells’, who basically broke the bank ten times playing Roulette in MonteCarlo”s world famous casino.
Kevin Blackwood's Casino Gambling for Dummies is a useful guide for newbies. It includes guides to all the most popular games, the coolest places to gamble, how to score comps and the common gambling mistakes.
