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The Odds: One Season, Three Gamblers, and the Death of Their Las Vegas

by Chad Millman. 260 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Chad Millman

Publisher:

   Public Affairs

Place of Publication:

  New York  

Publication Year:

  2001
Subjects:   Basketball--Betting--Nevada--Las Vegas, College Sports--Corrupt Practices--Nevada--Las Vegas, Ncaa Basketball Tournament
Table of contents
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
"Death Is Not the End" 1
"It's Us Against the Wiseguys" 11
"Get Out of My House" 22
A Nation of Sports Bettors 26
Let the Games Begin 44
Hi Mom! My Bookie Called, Send Money 60
"A Dying Breed" 67
The Devil's Deal 92
"This Life...Is Starting to Make Me Sick" 106
Take Me Home 122
"We Believe Anything Is Possible" 141
"I Got a Winner, Huh Cuz?" 153
"It's Just Another Day" 175
"Without Nevada, This Would Not Have Happened" 186
Everyone Jump in the Pool 207
The Final Four 224
Epilogue 247
Index 251
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