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Series
Language
English
Description
Lady Serena Grantley was born to the nobility, but fortune's whim placed her in control of her gamester stepfather, who uses her beauty to lure young men to his gambling tables. Serena even dismissed her first love, the Honorable Sebastian Sullivan, at her stepfather's command. But when he attempts to force her into a liaison with a dissolute earl, Serena resolves to do his bidding no more. Sebastian is the only man who ever captured her heart, and...
Author
Series
Sinful suitors volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"To root out the card cheat responsible for her brother's death, Miss Delia Trevor spends her evenings dancing her way through high society balls, and her late nights disguised as a young man gambling her way through London's gaming hells. Then one night, handsome Warren Corry, the Marquess of Knightford, a notorious member of St. George's Club, recognizes her. When he threatens to reveal her secret, she's determined to keep him from ruining her plans,...
16) Private
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Former CIA agent Jack Morgan runs Private, a renowned investigation company with branches around the globe. He already deep into the investigation of a multi-million dollar NFL gambling scandal and the unsolved slayings of 18 schoolgirls when he learns of a horrific murder close to home: his best friend's wife, Jack's former lover, has been killed.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xxvi, 222 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Examines the impact of legalized gambling on American culture, describing the appeal of legalized gambling as a tool for politicians to raise revenues and create jobs, discussing a rise in gambling addictions, and explaining how gambling addiction can lead to higher indebtedness and increased amounts of divorces, suicides, and gambling-related crime.
Author
Publisher
Chapman and Hall/CRC
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
1st edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (284 pages)
Language
English
Description
Understand the Math Underlying Some of Your Favorite Gambling Games Basic Gambling Mathematics: The Numbers Behind the Neon explains the mathematics involved in analyzing games of chance, including casino games, horse racing, and lotteries. The book helps readers understand the mathematical reasons why some gambling games are better for the player.
Publisher
Connell Creations
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows the rise of arguably the largest and most well-funded blackjack team in America made up entirely of churchgoing Christians. While they succeed in taking millions from casinos, how will they manage to find a place for faith and God in the arena of high stakes gambling?
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