YOU BET YOUR LIFE is a surprising poor showing for CBSRMT standards.  Even Morgan Fairchild could not perpetuate my interest in this tremendously slow and unexciting story.  Major character "Louie the Bookie" seems to speak excruciatingly slow, trying to stretch a 10 minute plot into an hour-long episode.  Repetition abounds; bet after bet after bet... We get it, people with gambling addictions place bets.  I'm sorry to be so negative, but there is no redeeming value here.  Don't gamble an hour of your life on this long shot.  For a better sample of Ian Martin's writing abilities, listen to TERROR IN THE AIR.  Or, for a superb visit into the underworld, accompany Tony Roberts on a journey into blackmail in Henry Slesser's MURDER PREFERRED.  I give BET YOUR LIFE the 1 star minimum - JUROR #4