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Summary: Couldn't Wait to Write This Review
Review: I received this book at Frank Scoblete's Gamblers' Jamboree in Tunica in November and I read it within two days. I couldn't put it down. The book follows Scoblete from his initial meetings with the Captain, the man who started him down the road of controlled shooting and winning craps play, all the way to his most recent adventures with the Golden Touch Craps dice crew in the casinos. He writes about his experiences on an A&E special where six people try to do under the lights what they can do in real life. That chapter was amazing. There are some reallt funny moments in the book, too. Scoblete's description of the "old guys" at the Claridge in Atlantic City is priceless. I was howling with laughter during it. This is just one great book and anyone who wants to get the lowdown on what it feels like to play in the casinos using skill and not just luck will want to read this book. It reads like a great novel.
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Summary: Thank you for a Great Read!
Review: I loved this book. I am a craps player and I am just now beginning my attempt to become an expert like the people Frank Scoblete writes about in this book. The book was a fun read and I found it hard to put it down to go to work! The characters jump off the page at you and I felt as if I got to know them. Frank Scoblete deserves his reputation as the greatest gambling writer who ever lived. There were parts of the book that were very funny and parts were very sad. There is a whole chapter devoted to players who just don't have the discipline or ability to control the dice but think they do. There is a great chapter in a behind the scanes way about Scoblete and the shooter known as Dominator and several other players who appeared on television to take on the casinos. This chapter was tremendous. The part of the book I loved the best was the sixteen day diary at the end. Here Scoblete, Dominator and Howard "Rocker and Roller" Newman took on the casinos. People would wait for them to appear in the casinos and rush to their tables. I could see why their fans called them the Three Musketeers. If you are looking for a great and enjoyable reading experience then The Craps Underground is definitely a book to buy.
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Summary: Fun Book
Review: This book had me going. The players that Scoblete writes about are all gifted dice controllers and some are very eccentric. The book is exciting, real life and so much fun to read.
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Summary: Want Fun and Excitement, It's Here
Review: I am not a craps player and I am not really much of a gambler but this book isn't really about gambling so much as it's about the little guys beating the big guys - the casinos - in head to head competition. The book is livcely and funny and Scoblete introduces us to about 20 different characters who are all fascinating human beings. The book starts in 1985 with Scoblete and the Captain and goes right up to the present day. The Captain and the Arm were the greatest dice team probably in history and it seems that they won over 10 million dollars during their years of play. Today's greats are composed of Dominator, Howard "Rock n Roller" Newman, The Lee Brothers, Mr. Finesse and more, men who have dedicated their lives to winning in the casinos at a game they shouldn't be able to get an edge at. The book is really fast moving and it is hard to put down. A great work by a great writer. I think if you are looking for a great book to spend a few days with - this is it.
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Summary: A Winner
Review: First of all, I really liked the background that Scoblete gives of himself, his athletic career playing against Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and his gambling adventures. The book is a personal story of one man's involvement with the greatest players in the game of craps. He himself is a great player as his diary at the end shows. Yet, there is no arrogance in the writing; the book breezes along. The characters he writes about are all fascinating, I especially loved the Lee brothers who might be making the most money from the game of craps of anyone in the country. This is one great book!
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Summary: David vs Goliath
Review: Poor Goliath. He gets defeated by the little Hebrew boy with a slingshot. Well, that's what happens in this book. The Davids of the casino playing world, the great dice controllers in the country, take on the casinos and soundly defeat them by using a technique that is very hard to learn but, once learned, is a devastating way to play against the house. Scoblete's book is a supreme achievement because he is able to take you on a personal journey into a world of casino play that very few people ever get to experience. You'll meet the greatest craps player of all time, the Captain, and the greatest shooter of all time, the Arm. You'll meet the Lee brothers and Dominator, as well as other great dice influencers such as Howard "Rock n Roller" Newman and Mr. Finesse. The book is loaded with great adventures. You don't even have to like the game of craps to enjoy this book. It's that much fun. I loved the sections about how the dice controllers, Scoblete, Dominator, and Sharpshooter took on the casinos for an A&E special. I also really loved Scoblete's three week diary at the end of the book which really showed what he went through on a trip to Las Vegas. The book is a masterpiece of gaming writing and can be read by anyone interested in the exciting adventures of the little Davids knocking out the powerful Goliaths.
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Summary: A Fun-Filled Adventure
Review: The Craps Underground is a lot of fun to read. It is very well written and takes the reader into the lives of the greatest casino gamblers in the world -- those men and women who are able to change the odds of a craps game and get the edge over the casinos. There are many interesting characters in the book. I most enjoyed the stories about the Lee brothers, the Captain and the Arm, and Scoblete's diary at the end and his A&E television appearance. The book is very funny in spots and very touching in other spots. You don't have to be a craps player to enjoy this book as it is the universal story of those "little guys" who try to defeat the "big guy" casinos. In this book, the the little guys win and then some. Scoblete has fashioned a truly unique experience here.
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Summary: Scoblete's Book is the Tops
Review: The few negative reviews all seem to be written by the same person as they have very little to do with the book I read. Scoblete's book is a fascinating story of the best craps players in the casinos today. It has great anecdotes about the Captain, the Arm (a female roller who might be the greatest of all time), the Lee Brothers, Domintaor, and the Golden Touch dice control crew. The book is exciting and insightful with great tales of large wins and even some losses. Scoblete takes you behind the scenes of an A&E television special which shows him and Dominator and Sharpshooter taking on the casinos with three other dice controllers. You will find this tale to keep you on the edge of your seat because Scoblete gives all the good and the bad of the adventure. You will meet the uncanny Lee Brothers who make their living playing craps and travel around the country beating the games. The book even has a cautionary chapter for those players who want to substitute luck for skill and wind up losing all their money. I think you will love Scoblete's self-effacing humor and his brilliant writing style. This is one of the best books I have ever read and I recommend it without reservation to anyone interested in going on an epic adventure with the best casino gamblers in the world.
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Summary: Graps Underground Should be Left There
Review: I was so excited by the title and "Craps Underground". Images of a secret brotherhood or society of professional dice setters practicing a skill only imagined to be real. What a complete boring farce! What kind of "underground" is it that does cable A&E specials for the world to see. Sickening repetitive anadotes on his wife, coupled with his shamless self-promotion, filled the pages with as much taste as bland, cold mashed potatoes without gravy. I completely agree with a previous review, 10 pages would be way more than enough to contain the few meager grains of mildy interesting reading. Its sad to think my purchase of this book added a penny of profit to such a bloated ego and boring smuck. Do yourself a favor, leave this book in a landfill with the other garbage.
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Summary: Great Book with Great Characters
Review: Frank Scoblete has written a book that anyone who is interested in success should read. He has chronicled the legendary craps shooters who have used their skill to beat the casinos at a game that most people think is unbeatable. The casinos have structured their craps game to be unbeatable but these men and women have worked out a way to control the dice and turn the edge in their favor. The book is wonderfully written and Scoblete definitely deserves the honor of being considered the best gaming writer in the world. This book proves it. You will get great information on the Captain, the Arm, Jimmy P. and learn how they won a million dollars in Atlantic City in just about six months of play. You'll meet the great Lee Brothers and their team of high rollers who play just about every day somewhere in the country. The book has great stories and anecdotes and is extremely well written. Scoblete's appearance on television with five other dice controllers in a casino challenge is awesome stuff. His 16 day craps diary at the end of the book is the best day to day diary I have ever read about tackling the casinos. The Craps Underground is a book that you should read if you like the David and Goliath matchup, the little guys versus the big bad casinos. The little guys win! Scoblete does a marvelous job in this book and also discusses the ins and outs of dice control and he even has a cautionary chapter on those individuals who "think" they have the edge but really don't. I recommend this book to everyone with a hankering to see the little guys beat the big guys.
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