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In The Smart Money, Michael Konik takes listeners behind the veil of secrecy shrouding the most successful sports gambling operation in America, to its innermost sanctum. He reveals how they, and he, got rich by beating the Vegas lines and, ultimately, the multi-million-dollar offshore betting circuit. He details the perks and perils of a lifestyle in which staking inordinate sums of money on the outcome of a game, sometimes as much as $1 million on a single event, is a normal part of doing business.
Reviewer: Gus E. Smushey
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: The best gambling book I've ever read
Review: Just finished this book. It reads like a fascinating novel. Not only is it very well written, you really don't have to be a sports better to enjoy this. Don't expect to be a better football handicapper or to discover any betting secrets, its not here. But what you will find is how a writer/sports bettor lived his life while making bets undercover for the world's most feared sports bettor. Konik takes you along for the ride meeting Big Daddy, the casino executives, his sexy girlfriend and other interesting characters. He finds out about NFL betting the hard way- win too much and too often and the casinos don't want your business so you are constantly trying to find ways to hide your bets. Obviously there are no secrets told on how the picks were made(except by the brain trust's computer.) Their method is that they only bet when they have the edge then bet a lot if they can find a way to get all of their money down. It shouldn't shock anyone that the world's best betters still have losing weeks like everyone else. Kind of makes you wonder if the point spread is so good why does the "smart money" beat it? Highly recommended- Michael Konik is a talented writer whose book is way above the others and he told his told his story masterfully.

Reviewer: Geoff
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic Ride Into High Rolling Sports Betting
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this read. This story of Michael Konik's adventure in to the world of high stakes sports betting and the trials and tribulations that he encountered on that roller coaster ride is something very few of us will ever get to know but are richer for reading about.I won't go in to the storyline because I don't like to be a spoiler. I can say I was engrossed in how the story progressed as Konik became more and more well known amongst the bookies and their desire to prevent him from placing any kinds of 'real' bets. His association with the Brain Trust and how they operate is fascinating as you realize the business of betting successfully is just that, a business and is run as such.This is not really a book about how to bet sports but more a story on what to expect when betting on sporting events. Granted you will not likely win with the win expectancy that the author experienced but he did show that even when you have the odds in your favor there are times they still go against you.I recommend this to people who like to read about gamblers and how they operate. While I consider it a very well told story I will not give it a 5 star rating because it was a book I could put down for days at a time and while the read at times was compelling, the writing style was like that of a columnist and for 5 stars it would need to be better than that. This is a 4.5 star read.

Reviewer: ryesteve
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Questionable accuracy, but wildly entertaining
Review: Seems like most of the people who criticized this book are doing so because they question the truthfulness of it, and/or it didn't deliver what they were looking for (ie the key to sports gambling riches). First off, in a way it DID deliver on the 2nd point. The secret is to build a computer model more accurate than the competition (the linemakers and the other high-rollers). What else do you expect the book to deliver? A CD with the coded algorithm on it?As for the veracity of the tale, honestly, I don't care. Regardless of the level of truthfulness, it's a wildly entertaining story, and I couldn't put the book down until I was finished. It provides a glimpse into a world few of us will ever have access to, and it's a fascinating chronicle of Konik's descent from a guy who got physically sick sweating out a $4k "get-even" bet on a football game, to a guy who was churning $30k and upwards per game, and having 6 figure bankroll swings on a given day.If I have a complaint, it's that I want to hear the stories from the perspective of the characters who actually did all the work. The only thing Konik brought to the table was hustle. His ability to find and cultivate relationships with the sports books was what made him valuable. Now I'd like to hear the stories of the guys who actually did the REAL work of devising the models.

Reviewer: K. Zarem
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beating Vegas at its own game
Review: I love Vegas, and I hate Vegas. I love the exotic glitz, the happy people everywhere, and hanging by the pool in the dry heat of the desert. I hate the gambling. Why? You can't win. We all know it.But what if you could win? What if you had the advantage instead of the house? This is exactly what happens in Mike Konik's book, The Smart Money. Through his connections as a gambling writer, Konik gets a line on "Big Daddy", the man with the golden computer algorithm that can isolate weaknesses in the point spreads for various sporting events, primarily football. Konik places the bets for Big Daddy and gets a cut of the action.Guess what? The casinos don't like this. So you have to be clever. The book takes the reader through the highs of winning over one hundred thousand dollars in a weekend to the lows of wondering if there might be a guy waiting outside your door to break a few bones or worse.The Smart Money is about what it really feels like to beat Vegas at its own game, and it's a page turner. As with Konik's other excellent gambling books, highly recommended.

Reviewer: Jay G.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An easy read that's great entertainment.
Review: I have always enjoyed reading books written by people who tell a story about what it was like for them to do something that most people might never experience in their lifetime. Michael Konik tells his story about his life as a big time sports gambler. Konik begins telling you about his start in the world of professional sports gambling. He began making huge bets for some talented gamblers who were so successful they had to conceal their identites from the sports books. He writes about the highs and lows he experienced as he became more and more involved in the sports betting world. He ends at the point where he became disillusioned with his life as he evolved into one of the big, smart money bettors himself.This book is a first person account of a man's experiences in extraordinary circumstances. It's not just about gambling. It's also about the impact big money sports betting had on one man's life.

Reviewer: gerald finnegan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Loved this book.I’ve read quite a few gambling related books but this was the best.

Reviewer: Enne
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It was a really good story, guy definitely knows how to write and entertain with his amazing journey thru the gambling world, but tbh i bought the book thinking of a way to beat the bookmakers, i wanted to know how to improve my bets and take my plays to the next level.. It didnt happen to me, not much is actually spoken about "how to gamble" or "tricks to beat the bookmakers" or "the math behind the game"... its just an amazing and fun story about a journalist hired by the most important bettor in the world and how he was balling around the world placing bets for him.

Reviewer: Michael Sunnus
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Great Book

Reviewer: Emerson
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very interesting. An enjoyable read.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: very interesting if you are into this kind of stuff