Product Description

Dave Nevison is doing, every day, what thousands of punters dream of doing - living the dream of life as a professional gambler. Since taking the plunge in 1993, Nevison has made his living, a very good living, from backing racehorses. He has taken on the best bookmakers in the world, and won. It has not been easy, or a smooth journey, but a roller-coaster ride full of spectacular highs and testing lows. Nevison's frank account is full of entertaining stories of his rumbustious life, and reveals how he has succeeded while most punters fail. Heed what Nevison has to say and you will become a better bettor; ignore it, and you will still have been richly entertained, for his is a life out of the ordinary.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #25849 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-02
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

About the Author
DAVE NEVISON is a professional punter who is well known through his popular weekly diary in the Racing & Football Outlook newspaper and regular appearances on the Racing UK television channel. DAVID ASHFORTH is a senior reporter and columnist with the Racing Post, and a former Horserace Writer of the Year.

Customer Reviews

Very good autobiography but disappointing gambling guide
I read the book 'A Bloody Good Winner' cover to cover (which was a good sign) and enjoyed it as an entertaining autobiography.
It is very humourous in parts, particularly so when Nevison is ridiculing fellow racecourse pro's like Alan Potts.
David certainly pulls no punches and will probably make a few enemies as a result of his thoughts about some of his fellow gambling peers.
One chap he definately does not verbally attack is fellow Racing UK pundit Eddie Fremantle. Nevo freely admits that Eddie's advice on odds compiling helped him make the transition from enthusiastic amateur to racing professional.
It is a great pity that David Nevison does not offer any real tips on odds compiling in the way of worked examples. All he basically says is 'only bet when the available odds on offer exceed that of your own'. Gee, cheers Nevo, we all know that.
What the betting public are crying out for is a book that really explains the art of odds compiling to a standard of the in-house compilers employed by the major bookmaking firms.
Im sure Nevison could of done this, but frankly he doesnt want new pro's suddenly springing up everywhere and competing for the early odds.
At least dave is honest in his losses as well as his wins, which is a refreshing change from a few other books of this type.
I would recommend this book to anyone whether they are a gambler or not, purely as an insight into an alternative lifestyle.
If you are buying this book to learn how to start betting as a pro, forget it!

Interesting
An interesting look at the work of a modern day punter .
Who makes a good living from his not the norm methods of multiple betting .
The book made the modern day world of Internet betting , Spread betting etc. an area that is worth consideration for those of the old school .
No road to riches for the novice punter to be found amongst these pages as Dave's actual methods receive scant coverage .However what is more than useful is an indication of the attitude of mind that is required to make your betting pay .That alone may be worth the books cost providing you get it at a value price.

jje

Put the dinner in the oven
What a great read this book is.Dave Nevison is totally unconventional and pulls no punches about anyone or anything to do within his world of gambling.If you are looking for techniques and systems for successful gambling then go elsewhere but if you are looking for a very funny story of the day to day life of an obsessive gambler then this book is fantastic.