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An outlaw mentality
A reader's guide for chapters 1-18 of The Vig
11 hrs ago • 
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The Vig book club starts this week
By now you may or may not have already started reading The Vig: Confessions of an Ivy League Bookie. If you haven’t, that’s fine. What I’m going to lay…
Nov 4 • 
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The Smart Money with David Purdum
Sometimes the writer gets in too deep
Nov 3 • 
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1:03:05
The scandals never end
Getting caught up in The Discourse when I should be writing
Oct 31 • 
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Low Life with Peter Alson
The sporting life in old New York
Oct 27 • 
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 and 
Peter Alson
1:21:13
The friends we made along the way
Writing about yourself is hard. Writing about others is harder.
Oct 17 • 
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Dangerous Odds with Gina Fiore
Marisa Lankester's memoir of the outlaw days of bookmaking
Oct 13 • 
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 and 
Gina Fiore
1:28:38
Bad reviews from jealous writers
Plus the results of our book club poll
Oct 8 • 
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American Gambler
American Gambler
Updates and dispatches from the research and writing of my forthcoming book, American Gambler (FSG).
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