The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling
The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling

Author: Edwin Silberstang

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-04

Total Pages: 499

ISBN-13: 0805077650

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The definitive guide to the best strategies at the gambling table-now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition Long recognized as the gambler's bible, The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling has been completely revised and expanded to include new rules and strategies for every major game in the casino, including several popular new ones. This entirely updated fourth edition remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, bringing gambling expert Edwin Silberstang's professional secrets and expertise into the twenty-first-century casino. The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling can literally replace a shelf full of guides to individual games-each chapter is a book of its own. Silberstang shows readers - the best strategies to beat multiple-deck blackjack, including simple but powerful card-counting methods - how to exploit the free-odds wager in craps to minimize the house edge - ways to win at the most popular video poker games - the secrets to the new casino games, such as Three Card Poker and Let It Ride® - what games to play where for the best odds o a winning approach to thinking as a gambler, worth the cost of the entire book

The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling
The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling

Author: Edwin Silberstang

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2005-04-01

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1429936991

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The definitive guide to the best strategies at the gambling table-now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition Long recognized as the gambler's bible, The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling has been completely revised and expanded to include new rules and strategies for every major game in the casino, including several popular new ones. This entirely updated fourth edition remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book in its field, bringing gambling expert Edwin Silberstang's professional secrets and expertise into the twenty-first-century casino. The Winner's Guide to Casino Gambling can literally replace a shelf full of guides to individual games-each chapter is a book of its own. Silberstang shows readers - the best strategies to beat multiple-deck blackjack, including simple but powerful card-counting methods - how to exploit the free-odds wager in craps to minimize the house edge - ways to win at the most popular video poker games - the secrets to the new casino games, such as Three Card Poker and Let It Ride® - what games to play where for the best odds - a winning approach to thinking as a gambler, worth the cost of the entire book

Frugal Video Poker
Frugal Video Poker

Author: Jean Scott

Publisher: Huntington Press Inc

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0929712439

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Frugal Video Poker is the most comprehensive book ever written on practicing, playing, and winning at this popular casino game. Video poker is beatable when you know what pay schedules to look for and how to play when you find them. Whether you want to play for profit or merely make your money last longer in a casino, Frugal Video Poker will take you where you want to go. Beginners are walked through the basics, first learning to distinguish between good and bad paytables, then playing the strategies that maximize the machine's potential. Players who already have some experience will discover crucial bridge concepts that lead to improved results. For experts, Frugal Video Poker covers special opportunities, such as tournaments, promotions, progressives, and the cutting-edge new games--an extensive resource section paves the way to advanced study. And everyone can benefit from the detailed lessons on how to use readily available video poker computer software to take the game to its highest level.

Gambling in America
Gambling in America

Author: William N. Thompson

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2015-02-10

Total Pages: 540

ISBN-13: 1610699807

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This one-volume reference provides a comprehensive overview of gambling in the Americas, examining the history, morality, market growth, and economics of the gaming industry. This is the most complete encyclopedia of gambling, covering the industry in great detail including the players, the games, the venues, and the surrounding social issues. Updates in this second edition reveal the impact of technological advances on the games, the growing legislation regulating the industry, and the expanding global footprint of gambling across the world—from Manitoba to Montana. Author William N. Thompson postulates on the impact of gambling on local communities and shows how the U.S. gaming industry is tied to the global market, most notably gaming expansion in Macau and Singapore. The book addresses the various forms of gaming, such as casino-based and online gambling, sports betting, and lotteries. Additional content examines the social issue of problem and pathological gambling and addresses the rehabilitation programs available for the mitigation and treatment of gambling problems.

Playboy Guide to Playing Poker at Home
Playboy Guide to Playing Poker at Home

Author: Basil Nestor

Publisher: Sterling

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781402720406

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It's a winning combination and a sure bet: Playboy and Poker. The popularity of poker has exploded, with card-playing celebs even showing off their skills on television. From Playboy, the magazine whose experts know more than anyone else about how to have fun, comes the ultimate book on this classic American game. Find out exactly how to play--and win--right at home with this completely up-to-date guide. It includes: Detailed instructions for all the most popular versions of the game, including Texas hold 'em, the championship game of the World Poker Tour. Practical advice on how to play strip poker, where clothing is the coin of the realm and the line between winning and losing is easily blurred. Invaluable information on close up at-home gambling debts. Here are the answers to all the important questions, such as: Is it really wise to issue IOUs to friends and relatives? And if you do, what can you legally collect? Countless other poker facts, tips, and smart strategies. Written by poker guru Basil Nestor, the mastermind behind the Smarter Bet series and other bestselling books about gambling, and illustrated with classic Femlins (special saucy line drawings) by legendary artist LeRoy Neiman, The Playboy Guide to Playing Poker at Home is the ultimate handbook to the ultimate house game.

Gambling Wizards
Gambling Wizards

Author: Richard W. Munchkin

Publisher: Huntington Press Inc

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 0929712684

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Get into the minds of the greatest gamblers of all time. Read in-depth interviews with eight masters of the games. Learn how they think, how they play, and what made them successful. The interview subjects include: Billy Walters (sports betting), Chip Reese (poker), Doyle Brunson (poker), Mike Svobodny (backgammon), Stan Tomchin (backgammon and sports betting), Cathy Hulbert (blackjack and poker), Alan Woods (blackjack and horse racing), and Tommy Hyland (blackjack).

Winning Casino Craps
Winning Casino Craps

Author: Edwin Silberstang

Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0375722491

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The second edition of Winning Casino Craps has been updated to cover changes in how the game is played and how casinos treat their players. This entertaining and informative guide includes: • Instructions for playing craps, including illustrative examples from actual games • Explanations for the basic betting combinations • Dos and don'ts for making bets • Aggressive winning strategies