R ichard Hoffer gets a kick out of gambling. He’ll tell you it’s a mug’s game between tales of his own mortgage teetering on a blackjack hand. He rubs elbows at kamikaze poker tables and reads subtle nuances in the shifting odds of a sports book.A wag’s take on wagering covers all the bets (The Oregonian)

Heres a pair of authors who turned the adage When life hands you lemons, make lemonade into two sweet reads.Books: Two intimate portraits of the gambling life (The Buffalo News)

School Library Journal – HOFFER, Richard . Jackpot Nation: Rambling and Gambling across Our Landscape of Luck . 241p. HarperCollins . 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-076144-8 . LC 2006052649. Adult/High School According to Hoffer, America is a nation strung out on gambling. The .Adult Books for High School Students