The New Gambler's Bible: How to Beat the Casinos, the Track, Your Bookie, and Your Buddies [Paperback]

Arthur S. Reber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 1996

The New Gambler's Bible is the smart gambler's ace in the hole. This comprehensive, up-to-date guide teaches both novice and experienced gamblers how to maximize their gains and minimize their losses at all forms of gaming, both traditional and newly popular, from blackjack, roulette, and playing the horses to video poker. Line drawings.

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Gamblers of all levels of experience will appreciate this all-inclusive compendium. What separates Reber's approach from that of others is that he divides all gambling into two camps: Type W for those games in which the player can win, and Type L for--well, you get the picture. Reber strays from conventional wisdom by putting craps in the Type L group, though other gambling bibles have considered this popular table game one whose odds can slant on the player's side. His criterion for classification is the ratio of luck to skill. The author uses his psychology background to outline a healthy mind-set for any gambler--how to deal with fatigue, temporary losses, etc. Fortunately, Reber stresses that his tips are intended to help people "beat the house" over the course of many years and that even in the Type W games a person cannot expect to get rich quick. With the growth in popularity of gambling all across this country, you'll want to stock up on this title. Mary Frances Wilkens

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The New Gambler's Bible is the smart gambler's ace in the hole. This comprehensive, up-to-date guide teaches both novice and experienced gamblers how to maximize their gains and minimize their losses at all forms of gaming, both traditional and newly popular, from blackjack, roulette, and playing the horses to video poker. Line drawings.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press; 1 edition (September 9, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517886693
• ISBN-13: 978-0517886694
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid book, good advice, based on math - truly fantastic, November 13, 1998

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This review is from: The New Gambler's Bible: How to Beat the Casinos, the Track, Your Bookie, and Your Buddies (Paperback)

This is a gambling book that looks at gambling in a realistic fashion. The first thing it does is to divide the games into those you can win in the long run (Blackjack (Barely), Poker, Sports Betting, etc) and those that you must lose in the long run (roulette, craps, baccarat, etc). It then explains each game in detail. It explains why progression betting systems don't work long-term, and why money management is psychological, not mathematical. For all the simple games (baccarat, roulette, etc) it provides all you'll ever need to know. For more complicated games like poker and blackjack, it provides all that most people will ever need to know and a firm basis for the serious student.

In the world of BS gambling books, this is a breath of fresh air.