The Greatest Books of All Time on Gambling

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
468 Daniel Deronda George Eliot 1876 British English
495 Casino Royale Ian Fleming 1953 British English
587 The Man with the Golden Arm Nelson Algren 1949 American English
1561 Oscar and Lucinda Peter Carey 1988 Australian English
1747 Twenty Four Hours In The Life Of A Woman Stefan Zweig 1927 Austrian German
1993 The Queen Of Spades Alexander Pushkin 1834 Russian Russian
2609 The Gambler Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 Russian Russian
2823 The Damnation Game Clive Barker 1985 British English
3022 The Memoirs Of Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray 1844 British English
3538 Amelia Henry Fielding 1751 British English
4310 Regency Buck Georgette Heyer 1935 British English
7117 The Fortunes Of Nigel Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
8253 The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens 1841 British English
8792 The Reivers William Faulkner 1962 American English
8907 Twice Shy Dick Francis 1981 British English
9859 Saint Ronan's Well Sir Walter Scott 1824 Scottish English
10735 Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, And General Tales Of Ordinary Madness Charles Bukowski 1972 American English
11212 Based On A True Story Norm Macdonald 2016 Canadian English
11495 Esther Waters George Moore 1894 British English
12657 The Barbary Coast Herbert Asbury 2009 American English
14899 Guys And Dolls Damon Runyon 1932 American English
14985 Laughing In The Hills Bill Barich 1980 American English
15686 According To Hoyle Edmond Hoyle English English
15915 Diamonds Are Forever Ian Fleming 1956 British English
16572 Moonraker Ian Fleming 1955 British English
17161 Billy Phelan's Greatest Game William Kennedy 1978 American English
17161 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
17161 Last Call Tim Powers 1992 American English
17161 Inside The Bar George Whyte-Melville 1872 British English
17161 Some Adventures Of Captain Simon Suggs Johnson Jones Hooper 1845 American English
17161 Confessions Of A Gambler Rayda Jacobs 2003 South African English
17161 Come In Spinner Dymphna Cusack, Florence James 1951 Australian English
17161 Blood Horses John Jeremiah Sullivan 2004 American English