These guys have it made. This is a difficult book. Kip is, in some ways, an engaging character who, at first, gets his kicks from fleecing his buddies out of their spare cash and then moves on to bigger and more impersonal games. It is so obviously a slippery slope. Foon's other works on the problems facing teenagers today are mostly plays.
Plays have an immediacy that is lacking in a piece of written text.
I fear not, though anyone who did would certainly get a powerful insight into the psychology of addictions in general and betting in particular. Reproduction for personal use is permitted only if this copyright notice is maintained. Any other reproduction is prohibited without permission.