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A sportsbook pays a quant $800K a year to erase people like Billy Walters - the man who beat sports betting for 40 years and walked out with hundreds of millions. Billy Walters - the most successful sports bettor in history. he never won on gut. he and his partners moved the line with data and computer algorithms, then bet only when the number was wrong - and sized every bet by strict money management. "I never worried about getting broke." the fear that ruins everyone else was gone; he treated a bankroll as ammunition, not his life. he also named the trap most players never escape: "losing can be almost as great." the book lives on exactly that thrill - the one that makes you chase, double, and bet with your heart. that is every edge you have. the house does not fear your bad luck; it feeds on your need for action. Walters killed the need and kept the math. bookmark this one. the edge was never the winning bet. it is the discipline to size it - and to never bet with your heart.