London · October 2026Business, fintech and online casino

Sean Harley Chambers

Books pages

Four books, written the business-desk way

The beats at full length: table games, digital money, the trade of journalism and the bicycles in the shed. All four are written in English.

The shelf at a glance

TitleSubjectPartsChapters
Blackjack Without IllusionsTable games682
Fintech for EveryonePersonal finance786
From Newsroom to NicheJournalism686
Spokes and SpannersWeekend987
Blackjack Without Illusions: Rules, Strategy, Mathematics and the Truth About the House Edge

Table games

Blackjack Without Illusions

Rules, Strategy, Mathematics and the Truth About the House Edge

An honest guide to blackjack: the rules, the variations that shift the odds, basic strategy, the maths of the house edge and what card counting can and cannot do. It promises no profit and treats the game as entertainment that costs money over time.

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Parts
6
Chapters
82
Language
English

Contents

  1. I The Game
  2. II Rules That Change the Odds
  3. III Basic Strategy
  4. IV Card Counting
  5. V Side Bets and Variants
  6. VI The Player's Mind
Fintech for Everyone: A Plain Guide to Digital Money, Apps and the Risks Behind the Screens

Personal finance

Fintech for Everyone

A Plain Guide to Digital Money, Apps and the Risks Behind the Screens

A plain-English guide to digital money for ordinary readers: app-based banks, payments, buy now pay later, investing apps, crypto and open banking, with the scams and protections that come with them. It explains how things work and is not financial advice.

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Parts
7
Chapters
86
Language
English

Contents

  1. I Digital Banking
  2. II Payments
  3. III Credit
  4. IV Saving and Investing
  5. V Crypto
  6. VI Open Banking and Data
  7. VII Security
From Newsroom to Niche: A Journalist's Guide to Specialist Writing, Editing and Reinvention

Journalism

From Newsroom to Niche

A Journalist's Guide to Specialist Writing, Editing and Reinvention

For journalists and writers in transition: how to carry newsroom habits into specialist publishing, from freelancing and building expertise to editing and keeping standards under commercial pressure. It draws on his own move from a regional business desk to writing about casinos.

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Parts
6
Chapters
86
Language
English

Contents

  1. I What the Newsroom Teaches
  2. II Leaving the Newsroom
  3. III Becoming a Specialist
  4. IV Craft
  5. V Ethics in Niche Content
  6. VI Building a Career
Spokes and Spanners: A Shed-Side Guide to Restoring Vintage Bicycles

Weekend

Spokes and Spanners

A Shed-Side Guide to Restoring Vintage Bicycles

A practical, personal guide to bringing old steel road and touring bikes back to life, mostly from the 1960s to the 1990s: finding and assessing a bike, tools, stripping down, frames, wheels, drivetrain, brakes and finishing. Written for patient beginners with a little space.

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Parts
9
Chapters
87
Language
English

Contents

  1. I Getting Started
  2. II Finding a Bike
  3. III Tools
  4. IV Stripping Down
  5. V Frames
  6. VI Wheels
  7. VII Drivetrain
  8. VIII Brakes and Steering
  9. IX Finishing

Letters to the editor

A question about a casino, a payment method or a blackjack rule? Write to me. I read every letter.

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