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Beth Raymer


Beth Raymer is the author of Lay the Favorite, a memoir about her years in Las Vegas and her work in the sports betting industry, which was made into a feature film. She received an MFA from Columbia University and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship.

Books by Beth Raymer

Fireworks Every Night

A young woman trapped in a deeply dysfunctional family in the seedy wilds of 1990s South Florida has to make a choice—save her family, or save herself—in this larger-than-life debut novel from the acclaimed author of Lay the Favorite.

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Lay the Favourite

A true story of money, sex, glamour and gambling - now a major film starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Vince Vaughan.

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