Gambling on the Internet (Paperback)

~ Scott Western (Author)

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Product Description

Gambling is the Internet's second biggest money maker after sex. The reasons for this huge interest are manifold, but perhaps the most important is the ease of playing. Within minutes, you can set up an account and place a bet from your own living room. There's also a wealth of useful gambling information to be found on-line, but with the several hundred million sites in existence, finding your way around can be daunting. Now, Gambling on the Internet provides a detailed list of the best sites in the category, with each site rated for content, design, and technical aspects.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1873668791
• ISBN-13: 978-1873668795
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,719,238 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I've read it and, yes, it's a waste of money..., March 11, 2002

By	Kevin Deame (Ellington, CT United States) - See all my reviews

Geoff, very bad form to give your own book a good rating. Worse still to attack someone who spent money on it.

The book is supposed to be about Internet gambling, yet you only mention seven casino sites and even then only in passing. (pgs 72, 73) You also say that they "pass muster with the watchdogs" but one of those seven is Golden Palace - very well know by the 'watchdogs' as having seized thousands of dollars of players monies with no recourse.

About a third of the book is devoted to British horse and dog racing sites. Not very useful to the majority of gamblers on the Internet who are looking for casinos.

There is nothing - nothing - in the book that cannot be had for free on the Internet at any number of sites. Just because I wasted my money on it doesn't mean that others have to suffer the same fate.

And, if the book has been so well received in the gambling community, then why aren't there any positive reviews? (other than your own, of course). I could have written the book in a weekend, as I'm sure you did also. It is not completely without merit, but for anyone who is serious about learning Internet gambling, they would do better elsewhere. You should try again and put more thought/effort into it. There is a need for one other decent book besides Bill Haywood's offering.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your time or money..., September 26, 2000

By	Kevin Deame (Ellington, CT USA) - See all my reviews

A very short, out-of-date and overpriced book that offers little information. It lists a number of sites and screenshots and that's about it. Very oriented to a British audience.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent little book!, March 8, 2001

By	Geoff Mangum (Greensboro, NC United States) - See all my reviews

I'm the author and I was a little surprised by the negative comments of Kevin Deane, so I checked him out to try to find an explanation. His comments are bizarre, as if he hasn't really read the book. The sites are the most up-to-date available for a book, so I don't understand the previous comments. There are very extensive chapters on gambling skills, consumer safety, and handicapping, among many other topics -- not just a few sites and screen shots . It's interesting that Kevin Deane is a widely known "peacenick / activist" who frequently travels internationally, so it's pretty odd he would fault an international perspective in this book. The book has been well received in the gambling community itself, judging from comments online about it.