Wong on Dice [Paperback]

Stanford Wong (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 10, 2005

Wong on Dice explains how to do something extremely difficult: beat the casino game of craps through skillful shooting.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Pi Yee Press (June 10, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935926267
• ISBN-13: 978-0935926262
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,049,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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31 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the Top Book on Craps, July 4, 2005

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Arthur Kaufman (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wong on Dice (Paperback)

I have enjoyed reading all of Frank Scoblete's craps books, "Forever Craps," "Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos," and "The Craps Underground," and I respect his judgment as a gambling authority. But I have to disagree with his five-star review of this particular book.

The book is written by someone who has just learned to practice a controlled throw having taken a class from golden touch and the book is therefore the early judgments of someone who really doesn't have a full grasp of the technique of dice control as would someone who has been involved with the skill as would Sharpshooter and Scoblete. These are the thoughts of a novice and as such you have to take them with a big grain of salt. In another year his thoughts might be different.

Maybe writers stick together and that's why Scoblete gave the book such a good rating. There is a tremendous amount of fluff in the book about dice challenges between Wong and unbelievers that are truly boring and comments throughout by people who are not themselves controlled shooters. Who cares what these people think? They don't know anything! Their ideas and opinions are worthless but they do take up space in an otherwise somewhat skimpy book.

If you want to read a book on precision dice shooting, then get Sharpshooter's book before you get this one.

Here are my ratings of the dice books available for sale on Amazon. I've read them all.

1. Forever Craps (five stars)
2. The Craps Underground (five stars)
3. Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos (Expanded Version - Five Stars)
4. Get the Edge at Craps (three stars)
5. Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos - original version (three stars)
6. Wong on Dice (two stars)
7. Dice Control for Casino Craps (one star)
8. John Patrick's Advanced Craps (one star)
9. Tina Trapp's Guide to Craps (one star)
10. Gamble to Win: Advanced Craps (one star)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have in your craps library, May 9, 2011

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Ralph - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wong on Dice (Paperback)

You must own this book if you are considering dice control!!! Stanford Wong is giving you info not trying to you sell something else. His practice tips are spot on and of course the math is perfect.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good starter if you're new to advantage craps play, March 29, 2010

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pickinrick "pickinrick" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wong on Dice (Paperback)

This was the first book I read on precision shooting and advantage craps play. At a time when I was ready to give up on craps as hopelessly random, this book drove home the basic concepts of precision shooting and advantage play. The advice paid immediate dividends only a month after reading; I realized consistent, improved results on my throws, and was able to classify and bet smartly on other players. As a result, I'm now enjoying the game much more and seeing improved dollar returns.
The key is that it delivered the concepts in dosages that I could digest as a newbie. This made it less daunting to get started on practicing/training at home. Also, the book gave me the "hooks" upon which to hang the more expansive knowledge I'm now getting in books such as the "Mad Professor's Crapshooting Bible", and "Beating the Craps Out of the Casinos". I honestly don't think I could handle the Mad Prof if I hadn't read Wong first!
All that being said, I thing Wong could probably use a better ghost-writer or editor to help him organize the information a little more logically. You may find yourself jumping around this book from section-to-section.
Also, be warned that about half the book is spent on "front-line" tales that, while somewhat entertaining journalism, are less educational about how to get the job done.
So, I would classify this book as Advantage Craps Play 101, and let readers know to plan on shopping for deeper follow-up information.