- Published by Mystery and Suspense Magazine When I think of sports thrillers, I think of The Hustler (pool, 1959) and The Queen’s Gambit (chess, 1983), both written by Walter Tevis. The mysteries written by Dick Francis, now carried on by his son, Felix, are set in the world of horse racing and could arguably fall under today’s ever-expanding...

(continued from previous blog, Part 2) According to industry insiders, for every dollar bet legally there is still seven dollars going offshore. According to industry insiders... Many offshore operators may be legal in the part of the world where they are based but illegal in the United States. Will states allow these offshore operators to...

(continued from previous blog, Part 1) A deal making frenzy broke out. In July, 2018, the NBA entered into a sponsorship deal granting MGM Resorts the right to use league logos and data. In October, 2018, the NHL inked a deal making MGM the league’s official sports betting partner. In late November, 2018, major league...

Change. A behind-the-scenes look at Tom Farrell's sports betting book, WagerEasy. It was the kind of change America usually doesn’t see. We like our change to come about gradually with the opportunity to debate, read and digest articles published by experts, and become outraged by the status quo. Finally, movements grow and gain momentum, Congress...

Tom Farrell's list of sports betting books, and more. All of these novels inspired the sports-betting mystery-thriller WagerEasy. The Book Gambit I recently finished watching the popular series on Netflix called “The Queen’s Gambit,” starring Anya Taylor-Joy. It’s a good story, well-acted and I highly recommend it. It’s based upon a novel by Walter Tevis. This surprised me because I...