Is Wayne Allyn Root a nutjob?

[Daliman]

I bought Wayne Allyn Root's "The Zen of Gambling" without knowing much about him, (I'm a gambling book addict), and Parts i looked through seemed like it had more than it's fair share of chest-beating. as I was skimming through a part about Sports Betting, most of which was standard advice, I came upon a passage where he said something to the effect of "Don't vary your bet size as a proportion of your total bankroll, unless you are ahead, because then you are gambling with the houses's money!" Aghast, I envisioned John Patrick immediately and dropped the book. What kind of rep does this guy have?