“Lay the Favorite” by Beth Raymer
The author, who spent years studying the gambling trade in Central America, wrote this book after spending four years as a pay and collect agent for a bookie. In this honest memoir, you get to peek into the sports betting underworld. Here you will not find ways to improve your betting strategies or tips on building your bankroll, but you will plunge into the world of the hustlers, halfwits, transgressors and the darker side of the sports betting industry.