Easy Money: Inside The Gambler's Mind

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Study of the psychological motivation of gamblers, portraying the personalities and legends of the gambling world. Spanier ranges widely over his subject but concentrates primarily on the human side of gambling rather than the mathematical or theoretical. While he is comfortable discussing Freudian analysis of the compulsive gambler, his real emphasis is on individuals: the mathematician who devised a way to beat the house advantage at blackjack; and the cleric who founded Gambler's Anonymous; the physician who started a gambler's hospital.

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A fascinating insider's analysis of the thrills, action, and intense emotional involvement that makes up the world of the gambler.

Author Bio

David Spanier was a journalist on The Times where he had a long and distinguished career, from 1957 to 1982 as Diplomatic Correspondent, later changing careers to become a broadcaster with LBC. But it was his love for Chess and Poker which were the major influences on his professional life during the past two decades. His other books include Total Poker, The Gambler's Pocket Book , All Right, Okay, You Win: Inside Las Vegas and at the time of his death he had recently completed a new poker book, his memoirs, The Hand I Played.