| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Series |
For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Before You Go Any Further -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Sports Betting Basics -- Chapter 1 Betting Sports for Fun and Profit -- Eight Days in October -- A surprise win -- Victory's revenge -- Finding profit in the roller coaster -- Do Sports Bettors Win? -- The Wagers of Sin -- Fans and Bettors: Better Fans -- Sharps and squares -- Advantage bettors -- Why 50 Percent Doesn't Cut It -- 52.38 is the new 50 |
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How sports bettors win -- Comparative betting success -- What Kind of Sports Bettor Are You? -- Financially interested fan -- Ace Rothstein-esque -- Data guru -- Spread shredder -- A little of everything -- The Legal Landscape of Sports Betting -- I'm not a lawyer but ... -- Federal laws -- The Supreme Court to the rescue -- State laws -- Sports betting and organized crime -- What Can't I Bet On? -- Setting Some Goals (and Limits) -- This Is Your Brain on Gambling -- Chapter 2 The Basic Bets -- The Betting Contract -- The premises of the promise -- Monetary policy -- All's fair |
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Overloading the odds -- Illuminating examples -- An introduction to betting with odds -- Betting against a Bookmaker -- The moneyline -- A quick look at vigorish (the vig) -- Point Spreads: Thumb on the Scale -- Losing team, winning bet -- Half is enough -- Point spread = 0 -- Betting on a point spread -- Over/Under Betting -- Multi-Bet Wagers -- Parlays: Let it ride -- Parlay odds -- Teasers: A little help -- Variations on a Theme -- Exotic bets -- Prop bets -- Chapter 3 The House -- The Sports Betting Business -- Inventing the modern sports book -- Today's business -- In-Person Betting |
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The big board: Reading the betting menu -- Step by step: How to place an in-person bet -- And in the end, the odds you get are equal to the odds you give -- The morning after -- Online Betting -- Domestic online sports books -- Offshore sports books -- Betting kiosks/casino apps -- I Got a Guy: Private Bookmakers -- State Lotteries -- Part 2 Betting Smart -- Chapter 4 Beating the Odds -- A Tale of Two Numbers -- Great expectation -- Breakin' even 2: Electric boogaloo -- Positive EV, No Instructions Included -- The missing piece: Win probability -- Pennies on the dollar -- Staying positive |
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Bookmakers and Odds -- Holding onto the handle -- Book balancing -- Balancing the Books -- Odds as a price -- An odds life -- Sharp objects -- Bookmaking Business Models -- Market makers: The odds stork -- Market followers -- The SuperMegaCup odds life cycle example -- Early money/late money -- World premier odds -- The early bird gets the risk (and the reward) -- Odds at odds -- Chapter 5 The Best Bettor Habits -- Winning Habits: A Quick Review -- Betting Approaches -- An idealized bet selection process -- The goal of bet allocation -- Financial diversity -- The value of outs -- Bet sizing |
| Summary |
The sports gambling book you can bet on Sports betting combines America's national pastime (sports) with its national passion (gambling). In the U.S., more than a third of the population bets on at least one sporting event every year. With the recent lifting of the federal ban on sports gambling, states are pushing legislation to take advantage of the new potential source of revenue. The best sports betting books are data driven, statistically honest, and offer ways to take action. Sports Betting For Dummies will cover the basics, as well as delving into more nuanced topics. You will find all the need-to-know information on types of bets, statistics, handicapping fundamentals, and more. Betting on football, basketball, baseball, and other sports Betting on special events, such as the Superbowl or the Olympics Money management Betting on the internet With handy tips, tricks, and tools, Sports Betting For Dummies shows you how to place the right bet at the right time & mdash;to get the right payoff |
| Notes |
The Importance of Record-Keeping |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 24, 2020) |
| Subject |
Sports betting.
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GAMES & ACTIVITIES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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Sports betting
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119654414 |
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1119654416 |
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9781119654421 |
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1119654424 |
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9781119748618 |
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1119748615 |
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