Basics of Winning Craps [Paperback]

J. Edward Allen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1992

This is an excellent beginner's book is targeted for beginning players who want to learn the basics of this sometime-intimidating casino game. Easy-to-read and written in a conversational style, players learn how to understand the various bets and terminology and gives them the confidence to play like a pro. 13 quick-reading chapters explain all the different bets available including wagers in which the house has no edge whatsoever. There are good bets and bad bets, and the reader will soon learn how to tell the difference. From pass, come, and free odds bets, to place bets, field bets, don't come and the proposition bets, players will get a full understanding of the game. Includes money management strategies, glossary, illustrations and charts.

New edition includes a revised introduction, the latest on betting 3X, 10x, and 100 x odds bets, the best strategies to take advantage of these new odds wagers, and explanations of the newest gimmick bets.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

J. Edward Allen is the best-selling author of 10 gambling titles and more than two million of his books have been sold. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Cardoza Pub; Revised edition (August 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940685256
• ISBN-13: 978-0940685253
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,327,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you buy this you craped out!, August 30, 1997

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[e-mail] (Jack Graham USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basics of Winning Craps (Paperback)

Don't waste your money on this book. Even as a primer on the game of craps it falls way short. Most of the information contained is in the free gaming brochures that the casinos hand out. The real rip here is that in the last chapter Allen is hustleing an expensive "system" that you have to order seperatly. Look for other books on craps that go into detail about money management and winning strategy

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read it. Played it. Won., September 26, 2005

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D. T. Elozory "GamblingReader" (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Basics of Winning Craps (Paperback)

I had no idea how to play casino craps until I read this book. All bets on the craps table were explained as well as the house's edge on each. Best bets to play and betting strategies were given in clear and easy to understand way. Money management also covered.

I used the methods and knowledge to win big in Vegas and on cruise ship. Now craps is all I play. I have won on two week-long gambling vacations out of two week-long gambling vacations. Planning next junket now.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Basics of Winning Craps, January 22, 2006

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L. OShea - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basics of Winning Craps (Paperback)

If you've never played before, this is the book you've got to read. It's easy, basic and makes you feel like a pro on the table. I read it, won, and lost, but that's the game. I think this book is so great that I am purchasing it for friends who "would love to play but just don't understand the game." This book makes it easy, you've got to try it.