Have one to sell? Sell yours here
Break the One-Armed Bandits
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I'd like to read this book on Kindle

Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.

Break the One-Armed Bandits [Paperback]

Frank Scoblete (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)


Available from these sellers.


Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
Paperback --  
Unknown Binding --  

Book Description

March 16, 2004
Frank has updated slot knowledge with his new book, "Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines!" Learn all about machines where the players can actually get a real mathematical edge!


Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Read my new, updated book with advantage-play slot machines --- "Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines!" Contains machines players can actually beat!

Also, I'd love to give you a free 30-day subscription to my private, members-only web site at goldentouchcraps.com. Just write me at fscobe@optonline.net and tell me you want to join over 5,000 members on the best private gaming message boards on the Internet!

About the Author

Frank is the number one gaming author in America.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 178 pages
  • Publisher: Bonus Books (March 16, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1566250013
  • ISBN-13: 978-1566250016
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Meet Frank Scoblete
America's #1 Best-Selling Gaming Writer

If you would like a free month on Frank's private web site, devoted to casino gambling, just send him an email at fscobe@optonline.net.

Frank Scoblete's recent books are

"Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" is he most comprehensive craps book ever written. Can take you from a novice to a dice controller. Information on "pushing the house," the 5-Count, and controlled dice shooting. Comes with a DVD showing unedited controlled throws!

"Cutting Edge Craps: Advanced Strategies for Serious Players!" has the most radically new and advanced dice strategies ever revealed! The book takes casino craps to new levels of sophistication and player advantage with never-before-revealed techniques that can make you a serious threat to the casinos. It turns traditional craps strategies on their head with brand new radical information.

"Beat Blackjack Now: The Easiest Way to Get the Edge!" can take you from a new player to a skilled advantage player in less than one hour!

"Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines" you'll learn new and radically different information if you are looking to get the best possible game. Learn how to recognize machines that give you a real mathematical edge! Learn how to properly play these advantage slot machines! This is the most comprehensive book on slot machines ever written with totally new and important information that can radically transform your slot play. This is a must-read for all slot players interested in the finest strategies.

"The Virgin Kiss," the story of Frank's outrageous adventures in and out of the casinos.

Frank grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Our Lady of Angels grammar school. He attended St. John's Prep high school on a full athletic scholarship for baseball and basketball.

Switching directions, Frank attended college on a full, academic scholarship. In college, Frank boxed ("I was pummeled in my last fight. I have no memory of the last seven minutes.") and wrote for the school paper. He majored in history, literature and philosophy.

In 1975, Frank decided to try his hand at acting ("I've always been a ham!"). In 1979, Frank co-founded a professional touring troupe that played dinner theatres, resorts, and charities. From 1979 until he sold his share of the company in 1989, Frank produced, directed and acted in over 50 plays.

In 1986, Frank was researching the lead role for the hit play, The Only Game in Town - the story of a down-and-out gambler in Las Vegas. His co-star was Alene Paone. They went to Atlantic City to research their roles. "I was hooked. I began to realize that I enjoyed the casinos even more than I enjoyed working in the theatre." Alene and Frank toured in the play for four months, fell in love, and married.

In 1989, Frank sold his share of the theatre company and began his career as a gaming writer with articles and short stories for Win Magazine. In the 1990s Frank became a columnist for Casino Player Magazine and Midwest Gaming and Travel.

With the phenomenal success of his first book published in 1991 - which has subsequently become the best-selling craps book of all time - Frank began a successful climb to the top of the gaming mountain. He is now the most well known, respected and sought-after gaming writer and speaker in the country.

He has appeared frequently on television including the History Channel, A&E where his dice control team defeated three casinos in unedited action, also the Travel Channel, CNN, TBS, and the National Geographic Channel, among others. Frank has done hundreds of radio shows throughout the country.

Frank has two very popular websites: www.scoblete.com in association with CasinoCity.com; also www.goldentouchcraps.com. He has a private members-only website as well.

A charismatic speaker, Frank has been featured at many festivals, conventions and schools where he motivates people to get the "winning attitude."

He has also done "Frank Scoblete's Gamblers Jamborees" at many hotels across the country.

He has given talks at bookstores throughout the country, and also at libraries, charitable organizations, at fund-raising activities and at the Learning Anex.

Frank does about 15 private classes a year in craps where he and his Golden Touch team of dice experts teach players how to control the dice when they throw. One casino executive referred to him and his partner Dominator as the "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid of casino advantage play."

His recent DVD is Golden Touch: Beat Craps by Controlling the Dice which shows over 200 unedited controlled dice throws by Dominator, the world's greatest dice controller, best selling author Bill Burton, gaming expert Jerry "Stickman" and Frank himself.

Frank has been a regular contributor and columnist for over 50 magazines and newspapers in America, Canada, and the Islands. He is widely syndicated on the internet. You can go to www.goldentouchcraps.com for more information about him.

You can get in touch with Frank by emailing him at fscobe@optonline.net.



 

Customer Reviews

63 Reviews
5 star:
 (47)
4 star:
 (7)
3 star:
 (5)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (3)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.5 out of 5 stars (63 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The ONLY Slots Book You'll Ever Need!, February 28, 2003
This review is from: Break the One-Armed Bandits (Paperback)
Casinos are in the business of taking people's money. They are not a charity and they don't have a 30 day money back guarantee. It's a fact and no matter what spin they try to put on it, it's your wallet that they have in their sights. It's operation drain pocketbook. And according to some estimates, as much as 80% of a given casino's revenues now come from slot machines.

They are easy to play and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure them out. Even the dumb kids can play them. Unlike table games which can be intimidating because of the interactions with other players and the complexities of the games themselves, you just put a couple of coins in and hit the little button or pull the magic lever. Who can't handle this?

It is because of this simplicity that slots generate the largest share of revenue for the gaming industry. In Blackjack, a player has lots of control over how much of an "edge" the house has. With a slot machine, it does what it is programmed to do and short of taking a sledge hammer to it - there is nothing you can do to change that - until now.

Frank begins with an excellent - but short and sweet - history of slot machines as they relate to the industry. He also describes how the machine actually works, which is of great importance to the player. Some of the most basic information he provided about today's "smart slots" dispels many myths: including the one of hot and cold machines and the infamious "it pays better when I don't use my [player's] card".

Not only is this title a learning experience, it helps the savvy slots player understand the forces at work behind the machines designed to take his money. Understanding how the machines work is half the battle - knowing how the casino works and why it works that way is the other half. And Frank does a remarkable job of quenching the readers' thirst for both.

Using Frank's techniques and information obtained from his interview with a casino slot executive who he refers to as "Mr. Handle", I have been able to locate the "loose" machines in even the tightest casinos. The information is not only on target, it makes perfect sense when one considers what is being said.

Frank's extremely revealing interview - quoted verbatim - has exposed so much about the placement of "loose" machines. And what's even more valuable is the fact that Frank has not only provided the locations but also the reasoning behind the locations.

Finally, the book contains a wealth of information that has been put into perspective about the slot player's long and short term prospects. Can you really come out ahead? According to Frank, yes - but only if you are careful and heed the warnings in this title.

For the few dollars you spend on this book, you may save yourself hundreds and maybe much more at the slots.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Loaded with Valuable Information, May 19, 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Break the One-Armed Bandits (Paperback)
Frank Scoblete's "Break the One Armed Bandits" is just packed with interesting, fascinating and important information for slot players. I can break these down into the following areas:

1. Explains the RNG in a way that is understandable for nonmathematicians. The RNG as you may know controls what comes up on the reels.

2. Discusses which machines are loose and tight and where they can be found. Has an interview with a slot manager that is really mind-blowing.

3. Shows you what areas of the country have the best machines.

4. Explains which denomination of machine is the loosest.

5. Gives a complete history of the slot machine that is truly fascinating.

6. Discusses strategies to reduce your risk and increase your chances to come home a winner.

7. Shows how the house edge is achieved and what you should do about it.

8. Has great stories about slot winners and losers that you can learn from.

9. Offers ways of finding loose machines by observing other players. Great stuff about slot "natural selection."

10. Scoblete's style is just great and even difficult ideas are made easy to understand. When you finish this book you will have a complete knowledge of the slot machines.

Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No


26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Book on Slots, December 23, 2003
This review is from: Break the One-Armed Bandits (Paperback)
I have read just about every book on slots but I resisted buying this one because I thought the information would be old and stale. Now having read it I have to agree with other reviewers that just about all slot books "borrow" heavily from Scoblete's work and are nowhere near as comprehensive. The book is a masterpiece of research and it is well written and extremely fun to read. I recommend this as the first and only slot stop you'll need before you try your hand at the one-armed bandits.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews 
Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews











Only search this product's reviews



Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
Circa 1958, Las Vegas. The flyers, publicity packets and advertisements for the various casinos show smiling, impeccably dressed men and women. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
slot aisles, coins hitting trays, many slot players, session stake, most slot players, other slot players, loosest machines, loose machines, denomination machine, maximum coin, given casino, tight machines, visible machines, highest paybacks, slot areas, particular casino, poor grandpa, slot club, casino executives, progressive jackpots, big jackpot, empty machine, total play, change booths, dollar machines
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Atlantic City, Las Vegas, New York, San Francisco, Lady Luck, Liberty Bell, Golden Nugget, Lake Tahoe, United States, Deep Throat, New Jersey, Jim Hildebrand
New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:




What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Mellow praise and worship music 1 16 days ago
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums



So You'd Like to...



Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject