It is critical to read. The men and women of gambling have long turned to literature, whether for inspiration, anecdotal stories, or to inveigle themselves into fortune’s good graces, but that is beside the point. We’ve compiled the perfect list that will not only disclose a few fascinating stories but also motivate you to achieve your own goals.
But I don’t have any trouble concluding that the majority of gambling books are abysmal. They’ll squander your time by providing false information. They’ll waste your time with ineffective techniques. They’ll blow your time with nonsense anecdotes that have no bearing on current events. However, some gambling novels stand out from the rest at the best bookshops. They provide factual information, practical and effective techniques, and tales to highlight points that will assist you in achieving your gaming objectives, whatever they may be.
Here are the best gambling books throughout history….well, at least those that I have read!
Bringing Down the House
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Account of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions is the true story of a professor and his students who devised a card-counting system that allowed them to take the gambling house to task, and they succeeded. The M.I.T. Blackjack Team earned $10 million after creating a clever spotting approach that allowed them to forecast when the decks would be ready for counting. This is one of our favorite gambling books since it combines scientific information with tales.
Author Ben Mezrich has stayed close to the original plot, only extending it for the sake of a quip here and there. If you want to learn how math mavericks managed to defeat the house and keep it guessing for years, this is the book for you.
Soccernomics
Are you a sports betting enthusiast? This one is dedicated to you. Soccernomics is a book authored by Simon Kuper on his World Cup strategy for 2018. It delves into how he won and the method he employed. This is something you may learn and possibly apply some of the tactics in your gambling right now.
Sharp Sports Betting
I can’t think of a better book on sports betting than Stanford Wong’s Sharp Sports Betting. No other book on the subject even comes close to matching it. The majority of sports betting stories are terrible. Sharp Sports Betting is a fantastic read. The reasons for this may not be apparent at first, but here’s the first one that springs to mind: most sports betting books are simple to read. They put readability ahead of utility and accuracy. On the other hand, Wong’s novel is a difficult read.
Some of these ideas are difficult to grasp and unfamiliar. Therefore, Sharp Sports Betting necessitates effort and dedication. However, suppose you put forth the time and commitment required. In that case, the book will reward you with information on succeeding at sports betting that you won’t find anywhere else. This could entail taking notes and going through the material again.
Calculated Bets
Calculated Bets, written by computer scientist Steven Skiena, is a must-have book detailing the winning gambling strategy. Skiena employed computer simulations and modeling techniques to forecast match outcomes, according to the book. He grew his initial stake by 544 percent by using the tactics described in the book. The book also looks at lotto, roulette, blackjack, and stock market strategies.
The Compleat Gamester
Gamblers were only beginning to discover that mathematics could be used to forecast chance behaviors when “The Compleat Gamester” was written; it would be another few decades before the first serious mathematical theory of probability appeared in literature. As a result, this guide, written by English poet Charles Cotton, paints a picture of gambling when there were more instructions on cheating than on odds because chance was regarded as a matter of providence.
The Biggest Bluff
The book “The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win” delves into the mind of a gambler, particularly poker players. Maria Konnikova, a psychologist and author, gives us a glimpse into how she used psychology to describe and predict human behavior. Konnikova not only explained what it’s like to be a poker player, the specific gambling game she studied, but she also demonstrated that gaining a deeper understanding is achievable. She went on to win more than $311,000, and the amount is growing by the month.
She continues to work as a psychologist, researcher, and writer simultaneously. Poker is only one of her extracurricular activities. “The Biggest Bluff” is a riveting tale of how one woman went from a complete poker newbie to one of the most feared women in the game.