109 Ways to Beat the Casinos (Paperback)

~ Walter Thomason (Author)

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Product Description

Six renowned casino gaming experts have teamed up to provide you, the recreational gambler, with easy-to-understand advice that should improve your playing skills and help reduce the casino's built-in advantage over you. In this book they tell you in simple language how to maximize your gambling bankroll by applying winning strategies to each and every game - from blackjack to craps, roulette to baccarat, slots to video poker, sports book betting to "live" poker, plus "best-bet" playing methodologies for new games like Carribean Stud, Let It Ride, and Three Card Poker. Follow the advice offered by these writers, and you'll leave the casino with some of their money.

Product Details

• Paperback: 147 pages
• Publisher: Bonus Books (June 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566251443
• ISBN-13: 978-1566251440
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,103,652 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Editor's comments, August 7, 2000

By	Walter Thomason (Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA) - See all my reviews

As the editor and a contributing writer, I present the following about my book. First, the title has changed! It's now "109 Ways to Beat the Casinos". The other writers had so many good tips that the book had to be expanded. Don't be mislead by the title. Since most every casino gaming option has a "negative expectation" -- meaning the casino will win almost all the time in the long run -- we don't try to tell you that we can change this expectation. What we WILL tell you, through 109 tips about all of the games and machines, is how to REDUCE the casino's advantage over you, and how to improve your chances of winning. All of the authors of this book are players as well as writers. They've "been there and done that" and offer you many words of wisdom not contained in other publications. Take their advice, and win for a change!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Concise and Helpful, May 29, 2001

By	John Wagner (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book was very concise, helpful, and to-the-point about each topic in its content list. The items are (for the most part) helpful tips that are boiled down from more complex strategies for the games discussed. A few of the items are redundant and/or are just too common sense to be part of the numbered title. But most are appropriate, important, and well described. I would have liked more general detail on money management and casino details, but it's a good beginner's primer on many games and a good supplement to other more thorough books.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Smart Gambling (no oxymoron), July 22, 2000

By	"drewleo" (Woodbury) - See all my reviews

If you are going to go to the casino, this book is probably a good investment. It gives some good strategies which maximize your wins and minimize your losses. Considering the amount of money you can earn or save with these winning strategies, the price of this book is insignificant. Also, this is a very diverse book. It has winning strategies for a wide variety of casino games; so no matter what your favorite games are, this book can help you. Also, it can introduce you to new games. Overall, a decent and broad book about gambling