Can you imagine betting a million dollars on a football game or winning seven million on a single horse race? Can you even fathom what it would be like to be the resident backgammon player at the Playboy Mansion or to win the World Series of Poker . twice? How would you react if a gun-wielding casino owner demanded back the money that you won playing blackjack in his casino? It's all in a day's work for the gamblers in this book. Billy Walters--sports bettor Chip Reese--poker player Tommy Hyland--blackjack card counter Mike Svobodny--backgammon player Stan Tomchin--sports bettor Cathy Hulbert--blackjack/poker player Alan Woods--horse bettor Doyle Brunson--poker player It isn't luck. Collectively, they've won hundreds of millions of dollars playing the games most people consider unbeatable. Discover what it really takes to become a master gambler. Gambling Wizards delves deeply into the lives and minds of some of the most successful professional gamblers of all time.