Enemy Number One: The Secrets of the UK's Most Feared Professional Punter

by Patrick Veitch

This is the sensational inside story on how professional punter Patrick Veitch overcame adversity to take the bookmakers for over GBP 10 million in an eight year period. Veitch studied maths at Cambridge alongside becoming a major league punter. A comfortable life as a professional punter looked assured until his world was torn apart. He was the victim of an extortion attempt by a dangerous criminal who would subsequently be tried twice for murder and later convicted of attempted murder. Veitch was forced to flee and go into hiding, returning to Cambridge to testify in a bulletproof jacket with police protection. With his tormentor behind bars, Veitch took on the bookmakers on a greater scale than ever before. Over the following eight years, he would come to be known as the bookmakers' public enemy number one as he and his followers relieved the bookmakers of colossal sums.

Genres: Nonfiction

304 pages, Hardcover

First published April 16, 2009

Reviews

[Jamie Waite · Rating 2 out of 5]

Clear genius of picking winners. Massive wanker about it too.

[Ian Bennett · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the good guys

Some real nuggets tucked away in this fascinating account of PV’s gambling career. Should be required reading for every losing punter who wants to get their act together.

[Nick The Greek · Rating 1 out of 5]

Things that never happened for 100£

[Lorcan O’Rourke · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some interesting insight amongst the 70% ‘i’m a genius’ wank-a-thon. Couldn’t wait to finish it

[Peter Church · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book on holiday therefore no interruptions apart from the heat.
Intriguing story of a professional gambler that got things right but drew attention from the wrong kind of people.
Very motivating if you are on a similar journey. Proof was in the events of my return home.

[Richard Anthony Bennett]

Great insight into the life of a gambler,wish I had his money.