Customer Reviews

Casino Gambling For The Clueless: A Beginner's Guide to Playing and Winning (The Clueless Guides)

5 star:		(1)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Don't confuse this book with the multiplying "Complete Idiots" and "Dummies" guides currently flooding the market. Darwin Ortiz's take on the ins and outs of popular casio games is highly readable in the best "you are there" style. He completely demystifies table games for people like myself who may have seen scared away from plucking down our chips due to the mistaken belief that you have to be a math whiz to figure out Craps. With the skill of travel writer who daps about plenty of color, Ortiz repeatedly hammers home that most casinos offer exotic bets that are a complete waste of your wallet. Just skip the bells and whistles and play to form. While the book is lacking in illustrations, each chapter consistantly does the job of taking you from Vegas chump to wordly shark (or the belief thereof).

This book is purely fantastic from start to finish. The author clearly speaks from experience and explains the very basics of casino gambling AND builds on the basics by giving practical advanced techniques. Best of all, this book is a fun read! (not at all what I expected). You'll want to keep reading and you'll want to head straight to Vegas when you're done.
After reading this book, I was more knowledgable than, literally, all my Vegas-regular friends.

Be sure to check out the sections on Black Jack and Craps!

Learning how to actually play the games is all you need to know. Why waste money on this book when you can waste it in Vegas? There is no magick you will be given by this book to make you win every game you play. Don't waste you stupid time!