OT: "Lay the Favorite" Movie...
blackbull
Senior Member
Terrible. Typical negative characterization of sports investing. An insult to any true sports investor anywhere. That is all. :thumbdown:
(Mods, if this isn't an acceptable topic, my apologies, but I was just trying to spare my BTF friends a few bucks and an hour and a half of feeling insulted)
(Mods, if this isn't an acceptable topic, my apologies, but I was just trying to spare my BTF friends a few bucks and an hour and a half of feeling insulted)
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Exactly, OT. These books/movies are made for the general public who think it's cool/exciting to have so much on one game that you're getting upset and smashing tvs if it loses. We all know that this type of attitude/gambling is the antipode of cool and is how a fish lives his life on a daily basis. Watching this movie was like watching a buddy timidly walk up to a dime in the bar, tell her how pretty she is, and then ask if he can buy her a drink. It just makes you cringe!
Appreciate the offer too buds. Yeah, I'd love a few recommendations. Plate is so full right now that I doubt I will have time to enjoy them, but it's always good to have a book ready to go just in case!
It's about the 6 MIT students and ripping off the casino's for Millions. True story and worth the read. well written IMO
Smart Money By Michael Konik
It's not going to teach you anything but it's a great read
Agree. The movie version, "21", however was terrible IMO.
Smart money is a great read.
havent read the book for this but wouldnt be surprised if the book was much better.
Bringing down the house was a great book and the movie was a disgrace
LOL, Appreciate the temperament advice big man, but obviously we have different standards for the industry. The majority of gamblers acting a fool are not a proper representation of the sharp players and I don't appreciate a movie that suggests otherwise. I'm sure the author had to sell books and she sensationalized A LOT to get the job done. Unfortunately she cast the industry in the typical bad light to do it. You may think the whole breaking t.v., watching games on the edge of the seat, etc. is cool, but it makes cringe with disgust. See, they can't make a movie depicting it truthfully b/c all it would be is collecting info, analyzing info, watching lines, etc. all day in the office and that is like watching paint dry. But then again, so is most other reputable professions.
Well Said!
I remember that vividly. Stayed at the Westward Ho on my first trip to Vegas and cashed in on the buffet many times, and as 22 year olds we sure got our money's worth. Unfortunately, we left a lot of dollars at the blackjack tables, so in reality we paid several hundred dollars for each breakfast.
Back in those days the only strip casinos that had sports books were the Stardust and the Dunes.
The last three books I read are above, Smart Money and Scott K's book. Was just going to rent Lay the Fav, then I saw this thread..Decided against it