Book excerpt: table { }td { padding-top: 1px; padding-right: 1px; padding-left: 1px; color: windowtext; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: bottom; border: medium none; white-space: nowrap; }.xl67 { font-family: Times; text-align: left; border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; }.xl68 { font-family: Times; text-align: center; border: 0.5pt solid windowtext; }.xl69 { font-family: Times; text-align: center; border: 1pt solid windowtext; } This legendary book was out of print for more than 15 years. Banker, a veteran of over 40 years in sports betting, focuses on betting football, basketball, baseball and boxing. He discusses what it was like in the pre-computer days and how information was gathered, evaluated and bet on. He gives his insights on why it's important to know how to watch a game on television, his views on handicapping services, his reasoning for when to be early or late and his insight into fixed games. Both a how-to bet and a history lesson, this book covers how to survive, how to manage your money and how tough it is to sustain a winning percentage and make a living over the long run.