American Casino Guide - 2009 Edition [Paperback]

Steve Bourie (Author)

Book Description

Series: American Casino Guide | Publication Date: November 15, 2008

The American Casino Guide taps into the huge casino-goers market by providing the money-saving, detailed information that is sought by the seasoned casino veteran as well as the first-time visitor. The guide is jam-packed with detailed information on every casino/resort, riverboat and Indian casino in the U.S. Included are informative stories on all casino games including blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, slots and video poker machines - plus - detailed reports on which casinos offer the best games in every major gaming jurisdiction in the U.S. The guide also comes with plenty of tips on how to get the most for your money when visiting a casino by taking advantage of casino promotions, and slot clubs. It even discloses the actual slot machine payback percentages for every state's casinos! A must for anyone planning a visit to a casino!For RV'ers the Guide notes which casinos have RV parks and the cost, also, denotes whether or not the casino will allow an RV to park overnight for free in the parking lot.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A great book and a resource I wouldn't be without. -- John Grochowski, Gaming Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times

If you buy just one book on gambling, make it this one -- Rick Alm, Gaming Columnist, The Kansas City Star --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Published annually since 1992, the 2000 edition of this best-selling guide continues to gain fame as the finest source for information on casino gambling in the U.S. The American Casino Guide lists more than 600 casinos in 33 states and comes complete with maps of all states showing where the casinos are located, plus detailed maps of Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Reno and the Mississippi gambling resort towns of Biloxi and Tunica. A valuable feature of the book is a special coupon section that provides the reader with over 60 casino coupons that offer more than $900 in savings at some of America's most well-known casinos! The American Casino Guide taps provides the money-saving, detailed information that is sought by the seasoned casino veteran as well as the first-time visitor. The guide is jam-packed with detailed information on every casino/resort, riverboat and Indian casino in the U.S. Besides the stories written by the author/editor, there are 13 other gambling experts who contribute stories to the book. Included are stories detailing the best winning strategies for all casino games including: blackjack, craps, roulette, baccarat, slots and video poker machines. The guide also comes with plenty of tips on how to get the most for your money when visiting a casino by taking advantage of casino promotions and fun books. There's even an interview with a professional video poker player where you can learn how he makes more than $80,000 a year by playing 25-cent machines! The guide comes with four basic strategy charts for blackjack and four charts for video poker strategies. Plus, two strategies for beating the new generation of banking slot machines! The book even discloses the actual slot machine payback percentages for each state's casinos. The American Casino Guide is the best-selling, most comprehensive publication of its kind! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Casino Vacations (November 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883768187
• ISBN-13: 978-1883768188
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (139 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #771,886 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steve Bourie is the author of the American Casino Guide, the most comprehensive publication available for information on any U.S. casino/resort, riverboat or Indian casino. His guide has been published annually since 1992 and is now the #1 bestselling book in the U.S. on the subject of casino gambling and travel.

It provides detailed listings on more than 700 casinos in 38 states; information on how casinos differ from state-to-state; how slot and video poker machines work; which games offer the best odds; and comprehensive stories on blackjack, craps, roulette and baccarat. It even provides actual slot machine payback percentages for every state's casinos.

Steve has more than 35 years of experience in the gambling industry and is a former marketing executive at a South Florida gambling facility. His casino travel articles have appeared in Fortune, Bestfares.com and the inflight magazines for Spirit Airlines and Continental Connection. He has also written numerous articles for gaming magazines, including Chance, Double Down, and The Gambler, Canada's largest circulation gaming magazine. Steve is also a contributing author to The Experts Guide to Casino Games from Carol Publishing Group.

Steve is an experienced speaker on casinos and/or gambling. He has been a guest on hundreds of radio talk shows and he formerly hosted his own one-hour South Florida Gaming Show on a local South Florida radio station. Steve has also made numerous television appearances including MSNBC, CNNFN, WTVJ (NBC affiliate), WPLG (ABC affiliate), WSVN (FOX affiliate), WFOR (CBS affiliate), KABC (ABC affiliate in Los Angeles), Steve Crowley's nationally syndicated Money Report and numerous cable TV shows.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't Leave Home Without It..., December 28, 2009

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Lucy "VegasVixen" (Salt Lake, Utah) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: American Casino Guide - 2010 Edition (Paperback)

I can not imagine ANYONE going on vacation to Vegas, and not having this book tucked into their carry-on luggage!!
Plenty of info to read on the plane about each casino, including what times the Bellagio Fountains go off, the Mirage volcano, etc, etc.
Information in the book about how to play different types of table and casino games (Keno, craps, etc).
The coupons alone make this book invaluable. My favorite? - The two-for-one coupon at the Silverton Casino (Blue Diamond Rd and I-15 in Las Vegas). Friday night is their fantastic seafood buffet. Normal cost for the buffet is $20 per person...use this two-fer coupon, and you have saved the cost of this book and MADE a few dollars.
You can't go wrong with this book - I love it and buy it every year!!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Coupon Procedure Not Well Thought Out, February 14, 2004

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Kevin Murray (Ft. Lauderdale, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Casino Guide, 2004 (Paperback)

I get this book every year and find it to be a great source of savings. However, this years edition requires you when using the coupons to comply with a new condition printed on the coupon. It states: "Offer void if detached from book. This coupon should only be removed at the time of redemption." The author states in his remarks in the book as well as his remarks here on Amazon that this was done as a reult of abuses and counterfeiting of the coupons. I can understand this and have no problem with this. My problem is the fact that there are three coupons per page and the coupons do not have preforations to easily remove the coupon at the time of use. This is especially hastlesome if you need to use the middle coupon, as you usually end up ripping the top and bottom coupons trying to evenly remove the center coupon. A little common sense and forethought should have been used when designing the coupon section of the book......maybe next year's issue will come with a pair of mini scissors. Other than this years coupon 'preforation oversight' this book is well worth the money.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Casino Guide 2008 Edition -- Las Vegas, December 22, 2007

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Stanley J. Madris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Casino Guide (Paperback)

ACG-2008 continues as an outstanding buy, in particular for a LV resident. The casino food 2fers' pay for themselves in a short time and anything else (hotel room reservations and auto rentals for visitors, etc) are always useful. Most residents buy 10 or more books. You just can't beat the value. stanleyjoel