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A list of online gambling news articles and analyses written by verat for GamingZion.
The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: No House Limit

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: No House Limit

Vera T. June 8, 2015 07:30:49

No House Limit will become one of your favorite books based on gambling, I guarantee it. The book was first published in 1958 and is full of phrases that we would expect. At the same time, however, this predictability • Joe refuses the Syndicate • Mal falls in love • Sprig keeps peace at the […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Dummy Up & Deal

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Dummy Up & Deal

Vera T. June 8, 2015 06:16:56

Dummy Up and Deal gives us a glimpse of what it’s like working in a casino in a fascinating read. In the Foreword, we get an extensive explanation as to why Lee Barnes decided to write this book. He possesses a colorful past; he’s a veteran, used to be a narcotics agent on the police […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Dummy Up & Deal

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Dummy Up & Deal

Vera T. June 8, 2015 06:16:56

Dummy Up and Deal gives us a glimpse of what it’s like working in a casino in a fascinating read. In the Foreword, we get an extensive explanation as to why Lee Barnes decided to write this book. He possesses a colorful past; he’s a veteran, used to be a narcotics agent on the police […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Play Poker Like The Pros

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Play Poker Like The Pros

Vera T. June 8, 2015 05:03:49

The Poker Brat decided to share his divine poker knowledge with us, simple mortals. Phil Hellmuth is the person who has won thirteen World Series of Poker bracelets. Member of the WSOP Hall of Fame, he truly has something to teach us. Although his personality is controversial (he’s not called “The Poker Brat” for nothing), […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Double Down

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Double Down

Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:12

Dive in with me to the belly of the beast with Double Down: Reflections On Gambling and Loss and be astounded. If you need a pick-me-up, put this book down. However, if you want to read something so compelling that you will turn each page with stressed impatience, this novel is the One for you. […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Positively Fifth Street

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Positively Fifth Street

Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:09

What happens if you send a writer to cover a murder trial that is on during the WSOP tournament? Chilling action, that’s what. James McManus was sent on a mission to Las Vegas by Harper’s Magazine to feature the trial of Sandy Murphy and Rick Tabish. The pair was charged with the murder of Binion’s […]

The Walking Dead: Gambler’s Edition – Glenn

The Walking Dead: Gambler’s Edition – Glenn

Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:08

The ever good-hearted Glenn, in a gambling setting – should turn out funny, huh. Glenn has been in The Walking Dead since Atlanta; he helped Rick get out of a life-threatening situation. Back then, he was a kid, a pizza-delivery boy who didn’t seem to serious. In fact, I thought he was going to be […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Roll The Bones

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Roll The Bones

Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:07

Although it sounds more like a title for a Rock’n’Roll book, I assure you, it is all about gambling. The reason why David G. Schwartz’s Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling is so awesome is that it’s extensive and interesting. It is not at all like a history textbook (although if you are someone […]

The Walking Dead: Gambler’s Edition – Michonne

The Walking Dead: Gambler’s Edition – Michonne

Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:06

Michonne, the most hardcore samurai-sword pro woman you’ve ever seen is coming up in our special series of TWD in the casino. I am absolutely positive that she is able to turn people to stone with her icy expression. She doesn’t even need the samurai sword, her eyes are weapons enough. But of course, the […]

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Busting Vegas

The Bookworm Gambler’s Digest: Busting Vegas

Vera T. June 8, 2015 02:36:05

Anothernovel by Ben Mezrich: similar to Bringing Down The House, but with more excess in everything: money, women and bling. This story takes us back to MIT again. The sequel to the popular Bringing Down The House, Busting Vegas is another book of Ben Mezrich that is definitely worth mentioning. It tells the story of […]