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Powerful Profits From Craps

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Powerful profits from craps is an average book that 90% of is review to even the intermediate player.

Royer himself lists 4 criteria that he considers when buying a craps book.

His first question is, "Does it tell me what is what, what does what, and when, how and what it pays?"

His book does that well during the introductory chapter. He goes over the layout in detail and explains each bet, the odds and how to play the bet. He does this in plain english and doesnt get bogged down in the craps terminology. He writes this section at a beginers lvl that eases the novice into the game making him feel more comfortable.

Question #2 the author asks himself, "Does it explain the game simply so I can understand it immediatly?"

He succeeds in this point through he earlier explination of the bets. He also explains in detail what odds are and their effect on the game. So he does well on this point.

Question #3 "Does it show me a simple strategy so that I can play the game wisely and right away?"

This is where the book starts to fail somewhat. He shows several classic betting strategies and explains the pros and cons of each. Sometimes his explinations are incorrect for minor points (listing odds on yo as 30 to 1 vice 15 to 1 or saying that with 2 wins your inside bet will make its money back when it really requires 3ish).

The most glaring ommission is any form of money management technique which I consider vital for novices and seasoned players alike. He gives no guidance on when to press bets (although he does explain how to). No session loss limit is listed and there is never a mention of how, when or the importance of locking up a profit.

Question # 4 "Does it show me something 'new', which other books have not?"

He does do this in his last chapter. After lauding minimum house edge bets the entire book he perscribes and open ended progression on the hardways. He includes with this a session recording him a net gain of over 800 dollars. he does add the disclaimer that this goes against most the strategy plays for craps. While I find his numbers interesting and the "get rich quick" alluring the day the system doesnt work and leaves you out the 1000 - 2000 dollar reccomended session cash for the system is too much for me to risk with real life money.

Of course my opinion on his "big secret" system is simply that, an opinion.

Overall this is a decent read for the beginner player if you just seek to learn the basics of the game and find your way around the table. For my dollar R.D Ellisons "Gamble to win Craps" explains the basics better and has alot more non traditional bets that dont require the risks of progressions. Also Patrick's "Advanced Craps" is a facinating read for some of the best money management techniques on the craps table. You just have to get through the jargon. As another reader suggested Scoblete's books are a wonderful read.

So in conclusion this is an admirable effort but my gambling dollar is better spent elsewhere on better more well rounded books.

I have read several "Powerful Profits" books by Victor H. Royer, and I can truly say he is one of the biggest phonies I've ever come across. I am in a state of shock that Midwest Gaming & Travel magazine could have hired this idiot. I am at an even further loss for words that Larry Grossman would invite Mr. Royer on his show, and seems to think he is a Gambling God.

Amazon.com has plenty of other books on Craps that are of a much higher caliber. (Especially the ones by Mr. Scoblete)

The problem with Mr. Royer is he has no understanding of even basic mathematics. In the back of his craps book he has a chapter entitled "The Big Secret", in which he attempts to prove
that craps can be beaten by betting an intermediate progression on all 4 hardways bets. He lists 2 charts -- the first which shows the rolls of the sequence, the second which shows the size of the winning progression for each hardways bet, as well as the total amount won/lost for the sequence.

The problem is: his numbers don't add up.

Here's a quick example:

Let's say your betting $10 to win on hard 6.
When EASY 6 comes in, you lose and now you press your bet to $11. Later in the sequence, easy 6 comes in again and you press your bet to $12. Now you craps out and the SEQUENCE ENDS.

When computing total loss for the sequence, Royer will include the $12, but will forget to include the $10 loss or the $11 loss.

And Royer screws this up for his entire chart, making the chart invalid, and the total loss $$$ invalid.

The hardways bets are truly the worst bets in craps, but leave it to Royer to convince novices to hand away thier hard earned money.

Does Royer really believe he has the answer to turning a negaive expectation game into a positive one?

The book is alright. Nothing new or original. I bought it, read it 3 times and returned it unsatisfied. There are better books.

Check out the 2 reviews by the guys from VEGAS below me. Don't those reviews seem a bit too polished? I am betting they are either friends of the author or it is the author himself.

Pass this one up. Frank Scoblete offers much better content, even though some of his books are amateur as far as graphics go.

I like many casino games, but have only played Craps once, and badly. I was afraid of the game. It looked so complicated. I liked slots better, and also Keno, Roulette, Blackjack. Just about everything in the casino, except Craps. Until I read this book, I thought Craps was just too hard and too risky. That's not it, not at all.

In this book I learned what the pays are, and what the bets are, and how to make them smartly, so that I could play, have a great time, and win. It was so complicated before, but now it is not. It's easy, once you know how. This book is probably the only one that can tell you that in simple language, so that even players like me can get it.

There are many other books about Craps, for sure. I have also read Mr. Scoblete's books, and they are also good. In fact, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Scoblete in Las Vegas not so long ago. Socially, and briefly, but it was great. It turns out that Mr. Royer and Mr. Scoblete are good friends. It's no wonder that Mr. Royer's book is as good as it is. But what I think makes Mr. Royer's book so good is that he is less technical. I mean, Mr. Scoblete is a wonderful author and his works are very good, but I found Mr. Royer's style easier to understand. It made the game more personal for me, so that I could, well, get it. After I read Mr. Royer's book, I was then able to understand and appreciate Mr. Scoblete's work even more, and enjoyed his books as well. So, I think that both Authors should be your choice if you want to understand Craps.

I also think that Mr. Royer's approach is great and innovative, if you actually try to understand what he is showing you. This book made it possible for me to try Craps, and play the game well, and without fear and intimidation. It turns out that Craps is one of the best games in the casino, so it's a good thing to read this book and learn how to enjoy it.

Good luck, and thank you for reading my review.

Everything is there -- all the odds, all the pays, what pays what, how and when and why. Also all the strategies, from the simplest to the more adventurous, even some new ones.

No other book has ever been able to make Craps look simple. All other books are always mired in the many confusing bets, their odds, and the mathematical knowledge necessary to play the game with even the most rudimentary strategy. As a result, Craps is always considered confusing by the general casino player, and so they stay away from the game. Royer's book is able to make the game of Craps simple. For the first time, Royer's book demystifies the game, and shows just how easily it can be played for profit.

Royer takes the reader through all the complexities of the game, showing what pays what when, how and why. He shows the true odds, and the house odds. Other books only show the good and bad bets, but don't explain why. Royer shows WHY some bets are good, and others not, and under what conditions they should be avoided, and why some can actually be played profitably. Finally, Royer makes Craps so easy that even totally novice gamblers can immediately play the game without fear or intimidation.

Craps is one of the best odds games in the casino, but it looks so complicated that many new players, and young players, just won't try it. There is also a lot of misleading information out there, and many long-time players will try to "teach" the new ones how to play, when they don't even know it themselves, but think they do. If you've never tried Craps because of this, or haven't considered this great game at all, read this book and you'll see just how simple and easy it can be.

It's all in this book. What pays what, how much, when and why, what's a good bet, what isn't and why. All the best and simplest strategies, all the bets on the layout, all their true odds and house pays -- everything, all in this one book.

This is the only book that has been able to make Craps simple. Most other books are always mired in the many confusing bets, their odds, and the mathematical knowledge necessary to play the game with even the most rudimentary strategy. As a result, Craps is always considered confusing by the general casino player, and so they stay away from the game. Royer's book is able to make the game of Craps simple. For the first time, Royer's book demystifies the game, and shows just how easily it can be played for profit.

Royer takes the reader through all the complexities of the game, showing what pays what when, how and why. He shows the true odds, and the house odds. Other books only show the good and bad bets, but don't explain why. Royer shows WHY some bets are good, and others not, and under what conditions they should be avoided, and why some can actually be played profitably. Finally, Royer makes Craps so easy that even totally novice gamblers can immediately play the game without fear or intimidation.

Craps is one of the best casino games. If you've ever wondered about it, but were afraid to play, or thought it just looked too confusing, or cost too much to play -- now you can rest easy. Royer's book shows you the way to a great game, with many strategies that even the most novice player can play conformably.

For the more advanced Craps players, Royer offers a series of strategies, including some new strategies shown in this book for the first time.

Hi All,
After reading this book, I have to say it is without a doubt the most IMPORTANT book ever written about the game. Royer realizes that the game presents its players various anomalies, that, when spotted, will turn the player onto excellent profits.
I am a professional player in Las Vegas. I incorporate other anomalies that I gathered by doing an exhaustive 1,000,000 live casino roll empirical study of the game. Trust me, the game is'nt what you were taught during Undergraduate Statistics in relation to the percentages. It can be beaten!!!!
The first step is to buy this book and read it twice. Then ladies and gentleman, you are on your way!!!!
Way to go Victor Royer, BRAVO!!!!

I've been wanting to write this for a long time, but couldn't think of the right words. This is a great book on Craps. Everything you wanted to know is there, done in easy ways. What pays what, how, where, when, why, and so on. It makes it all so easy. New players will find all they need to know. Better players will find how to win more.

I read all the reviews, and the one that sent my words best was by John Taormino. He really knows how to say what I wanted to say. But his review is now buried here below, and so I thought it is best to bring it up front, here where it belongs, because it says everything just right. So, here it is:

After reading this book, I have to say it is without a doubt the most IMPORTANT book ever written about the game. Royer realizes that the game presents its players various anomalies, that, when spotted, will turn the player onto excellent profits.
I am a professional player in Las Vegas. I incorporate other anomalies that I gathered by doing an exhaustive 1,000,000 live casino roll empirical study of the game. Trust me, the game isn't what you were taught during Undergraduate Statistics in relation to the percentages. It can be beaten!!!!
The first step is to buy this book and read it twice. Then ladies and gentleman, you are on your way!!!!
Way to go Victor Royer, BRAVO!!!!

Whenever you play any casino game, using any playing method, there are usually three cardinal "sins" to avoid:

1. Don't consider any one event, or one experience, as the defining result.

2. Don't play undercapitalized.

3. Master the method before trying it.

Anyone who has played casinos games with any profitable methods always knows this. A little knowledge, but without understanding of it, is dangerous. People who don't "get it" often make big mistakes, and then blame their losses on the method, instead on their own inexperience, and often misunderstanding. This is kind of like the carpenter blaming the hammer when he hits his thumb with it. In fact, the author of this book, and the many others he has written, says so plainly, and clearly, in all his books. The example of the carpenter is also used by him to make precisely this point.

Sadly, some people will always have a problem with the "hammer", instead of the person using it. This is the case with the nice young man who has posted a review of the Craps methods here, for this book, and for the other books dealing with these methods. He seems like a very fine young man, who perhaps thought these methods were something like a "get rich quick" scheme. They are not. They are hard to master, especially the hardways methods used by the author in his other book, the one on Winning Strategies, which has a Craps section. It takes many years to gain a successful mastery of some of these advanced concepts.

The author makes this point many times, and plainly. He clearly states this, in no uncertain language. Playing any of these methods once, and with insufficient capital, and then blaming the method for any failure is simply wrong. It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the very principles that the author so clearly states, and warms against. This book, and the other books by this author that mention any such playing methods -- however derived and no matter from which source -- require the player to understand at the very least the three fundamentals of successful method-gaming, those that are listed here, and understood by smart gamblers everywhere.

The books are clear on all these subjects, and there are ample warnings by the author, who states repeatedly that these methods are advanced means of playing, and that they therefore require a great deal of expertise and understanding before they can be used successfully. The author makes it abundantly plain that this is essential to the success of these methods, and indeed any methods, even those from other authors or sources. Success in method-gambling is predicated on such expertise. If you don't have the dedication to learn it well, and practice it even more, before you try it, the fault lies with you, and not the book.

The good news is that the author offers many other methods, those that are easier to master, and can be played even by casual players. But no matter how well they are described, the ultimate success always lies with the player himself or herself. The makers of the hammer can't possibly know how good the people using it will be. Sore thumbs the world over testify to the folly of blaming the instrument for the failure of the person using it. So, don't blame the book. Use this as a learning experience, and become better for it.

I have been studying gambling for 10 years now and I have found that some of Victors methods are very dangerous. In one book he gives some roulette systems. Some of these methods require you to climb your betting into the thousands. Not only that, but they increase as you lose. One system has you betting a 10 step on thirds. Ive seen one third of the wheel not hit for over 15 times in a row quite often. I went to a land casino and tried his big secret in craps to the letter. I kept getting hardways on the comeout when the hardways werent working and when my hardways were working, I was getting a blizzard of seven outs. I went to two other tables all the while keeping my place in the system trying to shake the bad streak, but my money lost kept escalating to the point where even if I did hit a hardway or two, it didnt help me recoop my money. I ended up dropping 2 grand and wasnt to happy about it. Victor will no doubt answer this review because this review will impact his book sales, but look at his books for yourself while standing in a bookstore. Then purchase Frank Scoblete's books and save yourself some money. I believe that Vic might be working with the casinos. They love his systems. Good luck and good gambling.