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Summary: Knocked my socks off!
Review: This book was a trip. I just had so much fun reading it. I love stories of larger than life characters who are real and who do amazing things. This book was such intense and fun reading. I recommend it. It is very entertaining. "Baby needs a new pair of shoes!" Oh, yeah!
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Summary: A Great Gambling Story, I couldn't put it down!
Review: I've been a big fan of Frank Scoblete's books ever since his first one, Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos, was published in 1991. That book got me started thinking about craps as a possibly beatable game and it clued me in to the fact that you can't bet on every shooter and that some shooters might indeed be altering the odds of the game. Since the publication of that book, I think I've read everything he's written, including his slot book, which was great, even though I hate to play the slots and really never do.Scoblete is a regular columnist for Casino Player magazine and his writing is always fresh and original. He is able to give a new slant to old topics and he has a keen mind, a keen eye and a keen ear for dialogue. Those three features are ever present in his new book, a masterpiece, titled The Craps Underground. This book chronicles Frank's almost two decades of gambling in casinos and explains how he became involved with one of the greatest dice artists of our generation, the man known as The Captain. It takes you into the world of dice controllers as they try to win money in a game that has a built in house edge by utilizing a very hard-won, sophisticated skill. The characters in this book jump off the page, many seem larger than life because of their great feats in the casinos and their eccentric personalities. I loved the behind the scenes glimpses into Frank's dealings with Jerry Patterson, a systems seller who started the first dice control seminars; his A&E television special; his first meetings with and ongoing relationships with the Lee Brothers, Dominator, Beau Parker, Sharpshooter, Rock and Roller Howard Newman, and the Samurai Shooter, among a host of others. The book opens with a seven hour session that Frank had in Vegas where he and Parker were "designated" the official shooters for the table. They just each kept hammering the casino to the tune of what might have been hundreds of thousands. The book closes with a gripping, funny, no-holds barred, 16-day trip to Vegas where Frank encounters all sorts of interesting people and partakes in a number of enjoyable and upsetting events. In between, we are treated to a feast of fun! This is a must read book and at the top of my list as one of my favorite books of all time!
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Summary: I Had the Time of My Life
Review: This book I just couldn't put down. The characters are just great and the way the author tells their stories and adventures is spellbinding. I love this book. I recommend it to anyone who is looking to get away from it all and maybe win a million dollars!
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Summary: Compelling and fun book
Review: The human element can't be denied and Frank Scoblete focuses on the people in this book and what a book this is. The characters in the craps world are in an epic struggle to defy the odds and take their fates into their own hands. The book is exciting to read. I couldn't put it down!
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Summary: Now I want to learn to play craps!
Review: This book is a very compelling read. The characters jumped out at me and I felt like I was there in person watching and playing along. Mr. Scoblete's writing style keeps you reading late into the night. Talk about not wanting to set the book down, wow, I have not enjoyed a book this much in years. I am going to buy some of his earlier books so I can learn to play the game.
Thank you Frank for getting me interested in what must be the best game in the casino!
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Summary: Great Characters and Great Stories About Winners and Losers
Review: This book has it all. It's a page turner in the best tradition of great books that follow people on an adventure. Scoblete is a fine writer who really creates the world of the casinos and the people who challenge them with skill rather than luck. The characters in this book are fascinating individuals, both the winners and the losers. Great reading. Congratulations Mr. Scoblete on a job well done!
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Summary: Entertaining mix
Review: This is not a how to book. It takes you on a trip with Frank Scoblete from the mid-1980s to last April when he played for 16 days straight in Las Vegas. In those years, Scoblete encountered and hooked up with some of the greatest dice players in the world and formed a team called Golden Touch Craps. The book tells the whole story of Scoblete's growth as a craps player from his meetings with the "father" of modern craps, The Captain, to his meeting with the Lee Brothers and Dominator. There are 20 chapters in the book and each one is a mini-masterpeice. Scoblete doesn't just write about the great wins, however, he is absolutely honest about the sessions that went wrong, the shooters who didn't perform when the chips were down and the cameras were on, and the people who "thought" they had the advantage over the casinos but were in reality just fooling themselves. The book is funny, some of the chapters had me laughing out loud. There were also some sad and poignant moments. This is not just a book for craps players or gamblers. It's a book that everyone can enjoy.
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Summary: Superior Writing About Great Adventures
Review: If this were a novel, it would be a best seller instantly because it takes you into a world that most people never see - the world of high stakes, professional craps players who have attained the ability to alter the probabilities of the dice when they roll. The individuals are an amazing mix of types and ages, both men and women, many of them having won significant money over the years. Scoblete is a writer who has power in his words. He takes us on a fun-filled journey with behind the scenes action. His characters are sharply defined and come alive as you read the book. This is an A+ effort by a great writer.
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Summary: The Craps Underground
Review: The Craps underground is a wonderful book about Controlled Shooters that live the dream of consistently winning at the craps table. Could you imagine the power of knowing that when you walk into the casino, you will most likely walk out a winner. This book tells of such people.
It was wonderful learning about the legendary Captain, the father of dice control, The Arm, and The Lee Brothers.
It was interesting to learn the whole story behind the A&E TV show with the GTC group, and also the history of how this group was formed
I loved reading Mr. Scoblete's Las Vegas diary, where he tells of his adventures conquering the casinos with Dominator and Howard "Rock n Roller" Newman.
Once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: What a life!! Tell us more
Review: I was absolutely spellbound by this book. It only took me two days to read it, even though I'm a slow reader. I just couldn't put it down. The characters are so interesting and larger than life. I wanted the stories to go on and on. My only regret was that the book was not longer. Scoblete is a terrific humorist and defines his characters and places like a real pro. I always felt that I was right there in the action with all the shooters and continuously had a smile on my face as I read. Common Scoblete, maybe it's time for a craps novel. Make it about four or five hundred pages.
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