Casino culture has fascinated writers for decades, and some readers know many things about a casino without ever taking a seat at a casino table. They learn this simply by reading books about casinos.

Most gambling books promise a system. A few deliver something far more valuable: a framework for thinking. No book can make you a consistent winner at roulette or slots; the math is fixed against you.

While many moonlighting lawyers bet on legal thrillers, lawyer/authors Mark Multerer and Rudy Stegemoeller are betting on gambling. And why not, they figure, since the practice of law these days is ...