Bets, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Offshore Sports Gambling Empire - Hardcover

Budin, Steve; Schaller, Bob

 
9781602390997: Bets, Drugs, and Rock & Roll: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Offshore Sports Gambling Empire
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1602390991 ISBN 13: 9781602390997
Verlag: Skyhorse, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

The gambler’s high is like a rush; he feels invulnerable. That high lasts, though, only until the next big loss. Such is the story of Steve Budin, who created the first online sports betting company. Under the tutelage of his father, a legendary, old-school Miami bookmaker, and with the help of a cocaine-addicted polygamist, Budin revolutionized the shadowy business of spreads by taking them global. But he also stuck to some tried and true methods, like plying clients with trips to Vegas, hookers, and hardcore drugs. In the end, Budin raked in hundreds of millions of dollars and stood on the verge of a deal worth billions more. He took bookmaking into an automated, virtual worldwide casino that anyone could access, anywhere and at any time. For anyone fascinated by the “wild West” that is internet gambling, here is a rare peek into that exciting, dangerous world.

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Verlag
Skyhorse
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1602390991
ISBN 13 
9781602390997
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
320
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