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
2608 The Gambler Fyodor Dostoevsky 1866 Russian Russian
2820 The Damnation Game Clive Barker 1985 British English
3019 The Memoirs Of Barry Lyndon William Makepeace Thackeray 1844 British English
3538 Amelia Henry Fielding 1751 British English
4309 Regency Buck Georgette Heyer 1935 British English
7117 The Fortunes Of Nigel Sir Walter Scott 1822 Scottish English
8251 The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens 1841 British English
8787 The Reivers William Faulkner 1962 American English
8903 Twice Shy Dick Francis 1981 British English
9856 Saint Ronan's Well Sir Walter Scott 1824 Scottish English
10729 Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, And General Tales Of Ordinary Madness Charles Bukowski 1972 American English
11206 Based On A True Story Norm Macdonald 2016 Canadian English
11492 Esther Waters George Moore 1894 British English
12655 The Barbary Coast Herbert Asbury 2009 American English
14896 Guys And Dolls Damon Runyon 1932 American English
14983 Laughing In The Hills Bill Barich 1980 American English
15678 According To Hoyle Edmond Hoyle English English
15897 Diamonds Are Forever Ian Fleming 1956 British English
16555 Moonraker Ian Fleming 1955 British English
17117 Billy Phelan's Greatest Game William Kennedy 1978 American English
17117 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Roald Dahl 1977 British English
17117 Last Call Tim Powers 1992 American English
17117 Inside The Bar George Whyte-Melville 1872 British English
17117 Some Adventures Of Captain Simon Suggs Johnson Jones Hooper 1845 American English
17117 Confessions Of A Gambler Rayda Jacobs 2003 South African English
17117 Come In Spinner Dymphna Cusack, Florence James 1951 Australian English
17117 Blood Horses John Jeremiah Sullivan 2004 American English