Sports Betting For Dummies Paperback – June 30, 2020

I’ve gambled on and off on sports for about 20 years, usually during an annual trip to Nevada but also on the NFL. Also starting to look more at other sports even baseball which I’ve traditionally avoided (because from Chicago baseball usually brings misery). But I did learn more than enough to make the book worthwhile. I like the description in detail of how the bookmaker balances their books and what they take into consideration, and the different ways that the line and books are set in the USA and overseas. I also like the thorough description of how to use multiple accounts for odds and even a recommendation of how many to have (5). One item that could be added for the appendix is looking at the economics of all the new sports betting systems set up by the state. For example, Oregon does NOT seem to add any fees beyond the standard vig inherent in every bet, and this is backed up by the fact that the state is LOSING $ every year after fees to the vendor. On the other hand, Illinois (have a lot of friends there) seems to be adding 15% on top of wins (?) not sure - so then the next version of this book would go through each state talking about this and then seeing how good the geo-location “fence” is so if you could reach say Oregon’s site from out of state (via a VPN or something I’m not that technical). At some point maybe a remote burner phone bank can be an option ha ha I don’t know. In any case a great book I got my $ worth for $7.99 especially with some new sites and twitter handles to follow and there’s my idea for a new version of the book too for free.

The best overall sports betting book I have ever read. All the major sports are covered. It explains how the book's make their line. How to compute the odds, and the different bets that can be made. Moneyline, point spread and the O/U. Also, baseball is covered in detail.

Very helpful book

I got this book right before a long weekend and I finished it in 3 days. I so wish I knew this stuff years ago before I lost every sports bet I've ever made. I so wish I had something to bet on now. I've read a lot of books on sports but I've never read anything about betting before. I can't imagine there is anything better out there - at least not on a math level I could understand. The author is funny and smart - they didn't include his picture so I don't know if he's good looking too. One day sports will be back and I will be ready for it!

I've read several different sports gambling books. Some of them had some utility. THIS book covers everything. Very useful with additional resources for more information.

it was okay

Item as described easy to read and use thank you

I found this book to be exactly what I needed to tweak my Sports Book strategies, and it’s paying off. No more betting on lousy tail gunners or B-Lunch losers. This book worked for me. Can’t recommend enough.