The King of Vegas' Guide to Gambling How to Win Big at POKER, Casino Gambling & Life! The Zen of Gambling updated

by Root, Wayne Allyn

• ISBN13: 9781585425297
• ISBN10: 158542529X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-03
• Publisher: Tarcher

Summary

The King of Las Vegas and America's premier sports gambler reveals a powerful program for breaking all the rules, beating all the odds, and achieving all your dreams. In The King of Vegas' Guide to Gambling, Wayne Allyn Root of Spike TV's King of Vegas(tm) demonstrates why it is vital to take risks in life-whether in the casino, on the playing field, or in the boardroom. Root lives an American dream: He makes money watching sports on television. In fact, as CEO of GWIN Inc., America's only publicly traded sports-handicapping firm, Root is a self-made millionaire with hundreds of thousands of sports-betting clients and fans. In this book he reveals the spiritual principles behind his consistently winning hand. Turning the popular conception of the casino denizen on its head, Root shows readers how to concentrate on the risks they take and to cultivate tranquillity in the face of life-defining, stressful moments. Bringing a unique contrarian approach to gambling, Wayne Allyn Root states his maxim of neverfollowing the masses and always taking the lead in life, and guides the way to navigate successfully the many gambles life offers.

Author Biography

Wayne Allyn Root is the host of Spike TV's King of Vegas(tm) and former host and star of sports gaming programs on USA Network, PAX, Comcast Sports Network, and Fox Sports Net, and is the CEO of GWIN Inc. He lives in Las Vegas.

Paul Pease coauthored Winners Are Driven with car-racing legend Bobby Unser. He runs a corporate consulting and training business and writes for various trade magazines.

Table of Contents

Introduction: From S.O.B. (Son of a Butcher) to King of Las Vegas!	1	(10)
PART ONE MASTERING THE ART OF RISK
Be a Riverboat Gambler!	11	(13)
Viva Las Vegas! Navigating the Highs and Lows of the Ultimate Contrarian Dreamland	24	(26)
Contrarian Betting Strategy: The Road Less Traveled	50	(8)
The Cattle Are Headed to the Slaughterhouse! Stop Following the Masses	58	(8)
The Experts Are NOT	66	(12)
The Critics Are Idiots! Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Can't, Criticize	78	(9)
Value Investing: How Not to Follow the Crowd	87	(9)
My Personal Story: The World's Greatest Riverboat Gambler	96	(22)
Root's Rules for Success	118	(9)
The Spiritual Gambler: Cultivating Positive Addictions	127	(34)
PART TWO A COMPLETE GUIDE TO CONTRARIAN SPORTS BETTING
Why Bet on Sports?	161	(4)
Root's Rules for Sports Betting	165	(35)
History Meets Contrarian Strategy: Historical Trends, Theories, and Systems for Sports Gambling Success	200	(35)
The Contrarian Betting Calendar: Winners Like Clockwork	235	(26)
PART THREE RISKING IT ALL AND WINNING
Contrarian Poker	261	(6)
The Zen of Poker	267	(29)
Glossary of Common Gambling Terms	296	(8)
Conclusion: The Joy of Risk: Be One of the World's Greatest Gamblers	304