Beating the Odds

Download or read book Beating the Odds written by John McPherson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 5,500 entries, the dictionary covers terms used in association with forms of gambling from around the world. As well as contemporary terms such as those used in internet gambling and racing, it will explore, through terminology, the rich history of gambling back to the origins of civilization, as well as the concepts and rules of hundreds of games and practices both ancient and modern. Numerous Latin, French, Chinese, Japanese, German, Italian and other entries from non-English speaking cultures are included.Beating the Odds is recognized internationally as the standard reference text on various terminologies used by members of the racing and gambling communities. The dictionary is both global and historic in its scope, and no other dictionary comes close to the scale of this encyclopaedic work.The dictionary includes two indexes: a categorised Index of Terms and a categorized Index of Games, plus a bibliography. Target Market: The racing and gambling communities; academics and libraries; legislators, government officials, casino employees, gambling industry trainers, gamblers, lawyers and law-enforcement bodies with responsibility for these industries; lovers of sport, words and the origins of language.