{"product_id":"sports-betting-for-winners-tips-and-tales-from-the-new-world-of-sports-betting-9780806540306","title":"Sports Betting for Winners: Tips and Tales from the New World of Sports Betting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Rob Miech has outdone himself with this poignant, behind-the-curtains revelation of a world of parlays and money-line wagers, of mob-ruled games, and characters named Lem and Lefty. The brilliant storyteller weaves insight from some of the world's most prominent names in sports betting into a historic, entertaining, and informative journey.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Ed Graney, six-time Nevada sportswriter of the year for the \u003cem\u003eLas Vegas Review-Journal \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe legalization of sports wagering has increased the pot exponentially. But navigating the new systems can be tricky. If you're a newcomer ready to bet on sports as an occasional pastime, veteran sports writer and Las Vegas insider Rob Miech delivers a vital primer on terminology, options, and procedures. If you're already taking advantage of the sports betting world as a money-spinning career, he shares the latest approaches and all-new game-changing techniques by tapping the skills, secrets of success, and cautionary counsel of players on both sides of the counter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith behind-the-scenes stories and no-holds-barred interviews with the legendary masters of betting, \u003cem\u003eSports Betting for Winners\u003c\/em\u003e shows how, with the right information and a sprinkling of luck, you can capitalize on the numbers behind the numbers and take the bettor's game to the next level. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Miech\u003c\/b\u003e (pronounced \"Mish\") has been a sportswriter for more than thirty years, having mostly written for the \u003ci\u003ePasadena Star-News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCBS SportsLine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLas Vegas Sun\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBasketball Times\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (2014 edition) highlighted his profile of former UCLA basketball player J.R. Henderson's longtime immersion into the culture of Japan and its pro hoops league. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Miech is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Natural\u003c\/i\u003e--a behind-the-scenes account of the 2010 junior-college baseball season that launched Bryce Harper to fame and fortune--which the magazine \u003ci\u003eSpitball\u003c\/i\u003e short-listed as a top baseball book of 2012. He also authored \u003ci\u003eEleventh Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e--the story of UCLA's national hoops-title season of 1994-95, twenty years after the Bruins' glory run--and \u003ci\u003eOf Cowards and True Men\u003c\/i\u003e, the adventurous and dramatic life of controversial boxing trainer Kenny Adams. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A longtime resident of Las Vegas, Miech is intimate with the sports-betting arena, its characters and colors, its lexicon and nuances, and the various ways in which punters capitalize on their action. Visit him at on Twitter @robmiech or on Facebook\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Citadel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556486484242,"sku":"9780806540306","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df4f70ef-b754-402d-93f9-fee61463f459.jpg?v=1731754904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sports-betting-for-winners-tips-and-tales-from-the-new-world-of-sports-betting-9780806540306","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}