Pawlicki has applied his expertise in physics, mathematics and computer science towards discovering and developing the best physical methods of beating roulette. He shows how to find and play biased wheels; how to recognize and exploit deep-pocket wheels that are more susceptible to bias tracking. Pawlicki shows you visible wheel tracking techniques that can give you the edge by visually predicting where the ball is going to land. In addition, this book will show you how to sector slice to increase the speed and accuracy of your predictions.
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Christopher Pawlicki
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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Pawlicki's style stands out for its scientific approach and honesty. Yet it is entertaining thanks to anecdotes and historical primers sprinkled throughout the text.
He is faithful to the scientific principle of theory and verification. He delves in a fair bit of statistics to develop expectation values for winnings and confidence levels for a given strategy. With all theory, his text is not a theoretical one, he gives very practical advice. He's not trying to play psychological games with the reader, but is honest in explaining the skill level required for the various strategies he presents. As any well researched, scientific text, he cites relevant literature and gives references.
The author understands the kinematics of the game of roulette, although readers with a college-level background of mechanics may notice the author's imprecise use of terminology. That does not deter from the author's argument though.
The book starts off with a review of the historical origins of roulette and goes quickly into the wheel layout and betting baize. He teaches how to find your way around the wheel and how to cover sectors with a minimum number of chips, "sector slicing." He picks up this topic again later in connection with dealer signatures and presents an easy-to-learn but powerful way to cover quickly every quadrant of the wheel.
His discussion on "mathematical" playing systems and why they fail is elucidating yet not really novel as the fact that the house enjoys a negative edge when the player bets on random outcomes is common knowledge.
The guts of Pawlicki's book center on "physical" aspects of the game--a variety of factors that can produce non-random outcomes or give a predictive edge to the player. The power of its message lies not in any single technique but in a toolbox of strategies that each can apply to different conditions, such as wheel watching, biased wheel play, or dealer signatures. He carefully gauges each technique by the skill level required to apply it, by the edge it provides to the player and by the assumptions underlying it. A little bit of player and casino psychology will come handy in the heat of the battle.
This book has something for everyone: the aspiring professional player, the occasional system player or the recreational player.
My first reading on roulette was a chapter in Jerry Patterson's "Casino Gambling." While interesting and a useful overview of strategies in various casino games, Patterson frequently baits the reader with information that is consistent but incomplete and then refers to his (probably expensive) gambling classes. In this, Patterson's book remains ultimately dissatisfying. If your interest is in roulette, buy Pawlicki's book. You get much more information and without the rhetoric.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This is an excellent book and one of the first to thoroughly explain and analyze all of the *legal* ways to win at roulette. It starts with a mathematical analysis of the common "systems" and shows why these can never win in the long run, but at the same time shows how to use these to "play for fun" while minimizing your losses.
The book then goes on to explain the real methods of winning including things like biased wheel detection, visual prediction, and dealer bias (a.k.a. dealer signature). It closes out with a guaranteed way to win with online casinos.
I've done extensive research on roulette, and this is one of the first that gives a very clear, well defined way of performing visual wheel tracking - and who better to explain it than the "spin doctor". I won't say that it is easy to master, but at least definitively shows how it can be done.
I do wish that he would have also explained more of his experiences with and/or knowledge of "illegal" methods, like electronic prediction. Those are always fascinating to read about.
If you are looking for real ways to win at roulette, or to at least play without losing so quickly, this book is definitely worth the reading.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Let's set the expectations first:
1) This book clearly says why you should not play roulette (because it has a house edge of 5.4 % or so).
2) Reading this book will not make you a skilled wheel tracker. You will lose even after reading it.
3) Predictive play and finding delayers' signatures are very hard (if not impossible) for rookies like us so don't expect any miracle.
Still this is by far the BEST book I ever read on this subject.
It covers some very interesting topics such as
1) Wheel tracking / bias tracking
2) How to find out dealers' signature
3) Sector slicing and other betting strategies
Author is very honest to accept that casino has a big edge on this game and overcoming that edge over the time is impossible.
1) This book clearly says why you should not play roulette (because it has a house edge of 5.4 % or so).
2) Reading this book will not make you a skilled wheel tracker. You will lose even after reading it.
3) Predictive play and finding delayers' signatures are very hard (if not impossible) for rookies like us so don't expect any miracle.
Still this is by far the BEST book I ever read on this subject.
It covers some very interesting topics such as
1) Wheel tracking / bias tracking
2) How to find out dealers' signature
3) Sector slicing and other betting strategies
Author is very honest to accept that casino has a big edge on this game and overcoming that edge over the time is impossible.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
It's okay - But like The Roulette Cash Cow better
This is a good roulette book, there are some interesting roulette systems in there, but overall, I'd have to say that I'd stick with the Roulette Cash Cow system, this one has... Read more
Published on March 12, 2010 by dimitrios
Good resource
Easy to read. Worth the price of the book. I enjoyed reading about some of dealers ability to spin the wheel and hit the same number in a row. Interesting reading.
Published on September 12, 2009 by Raymond D. Krzmarzick
A fun read
Don't buy this book thinking it will teach you some magical trick on how to win at roulette because it won't. Read more
Published on September 8, 2008 by oliwa
Too statistical, no mathematics ...
The book is well organized and mainly has a statistical approach, which is not enough when talking about getting "the edge" of roulette. Read more
Published on August 12, 2008 by DB
good book
This is a good roullete book, have alot of winner systems in long term,
i want more information about the writer to contact him.
Uchimata
i want more information about the writer to contact him.
Uchimata
Published on November 11, 2007 by Luis Gonzalez
me,a doctor.......
excellent book.....
few months ago i was trying to develop a part time source of money.........and now i have developed it......just bcoz of this book... Read more
few months ago i was trying to develop a part time source of money.........and now i have developed it......just bcoz of this book... Read more
Published on September 15, 2006 by Dr. Asav M. Patel
Excellent analyisis on how you might beat the wheel
First of all, it is true that the house has a big (> 5 %) edge in the game of roulette IF the results of the spins are truly random. Read more
Published on January 16, 2006 by T. Crnkovic
only for predictive play of course.
the author did a good job in explaining the method used in predictive play as opposed to a random play. Read more
Published on February 26, 2002 by "edwardthc"
True Story
I just wanted to testify that the story on pages 206-207 is absolutly true and not the only time I've seen the Spin-Doctor hit an intended number. Read more
Published on September 11, 2001
Bravo, Spin Doctor!
The author of this book is sometimes known as the Spin Doctor and once you read it you will know exactly why he has this nickname. Read more
Published on August 30, 2001
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Have you ever found yourself being mesmerized by the spinning little white ball orbiting the outer wheel like some celestial satellite, then, spiraling down to meet a whirl of blacks, reds and greens, taking a few bounces and then a final rendezvous with fate? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ball deflectors, wheel tracker, predictive player, rotating wheel head, sector slicing, roulette trial, betting layout, speed index number, pocket separators, numbered pockets, vertical deflector, wheel chips, betting groups, corner bet, ball revolutions, wheel tracking, biased wheel, columns bets, next wager, upper track, flat betting, opposing sectors, roulette spin, crossover pattern, ball track Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Have you ever found yourself being mesmerized by the spinning little white ball orbiting the outer wheel like some celestial satellite, then, spiraling down to meet a whirl of blacks, reds and greens, taking a few bounces and then a final rendezvous with fate? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ball deflectors, wheel tracker, predictive player, rotating wheel head, sector slicing, roulette trial, betting layout, speed index number, pocket separators, numbered pockets, vertical deflector, wheel chips, betting groups, corner bet, ball revolutions, wheel tracking, biased wheel, columns bets, next wager, upper track, flat betting, opposing sectors, roulette spin, crossover pattern, ball track Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monte Carlo, North America, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Oscar's Grind, Bud Jones, Laurance Scott, Scott Lang, Windsor Casino, Beating the Wheel, Winning Strategies New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Eudaemonic Pie by Thomas A. Bass on page 40, and page 165
- Thrifty Gambling by John G. Brokopp in Back Matter
- The Mathematics of Gambling by Edward Thorp on page 165
- Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents: Who They Are! What They Want! and How to Win Them Over! (13th Edition) by Jeff Herman on page 37
- The Writer's Handbook 2004 (Writer's Handbooks (Writer Inc)) by Elfreida Abbe on page 715
- Writer's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents, 13th Edition (with CD-ROM): Who They Are! What They Want! And How to Win Them Over! by Jeff Herman on page 39
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