Rating: Summary: Sit back and enjoy the read! Review: This book isn't written to teach you the game of craps, it's written to show you what fun and excitement there is at a craps table when you apply skill to the game. The book follows a bunch of dice controllers who are considered by Scoblete to be the best in the world.
Their adventures in the casinos are amazing and the behind-the-scenes events at the A&E television show were great fun.
I loved the stories of the Captain and the Arm, a woman shooter who is considered the best who ever lived.
Scoblete's book is fast moving, well written and really takes you into a world that few people know about. This is a great book and I am glad my husband got it for me as a gift for my birthday!
Rating: Summary: It's crappy Review: I bought this book thinking I could learn how to set the dice. Wrong. It's more about the people the author knows about who win at craps. Save your money and don't buy this book if you want to learn to set the dice. Put it on the pass line instead.
Rating: Summary: Please Please Please save your money!!! Review: A horrible hyped up infomercial for the authors training classes. Not worth the paper it's printed on
Rating: Summary: Interesting Read Review: I really enjoyed reading The Craps Underground. I knew by observation in the casinos, that there were special people out there that can influence the dice. Well, here they are. I was so happy to read about there adventures in a book. No other author that I know of ever even approached the subject. Mr. Scoblete is a terrific writer and his characters are all interesting. I enjoyed reading about The Captain, Frank's marathon roll with Beau, The Arm,and especially the chapter about his Las vegas advetnures with the The Three Musketeers. The casinos must get nervous when they see Frank, The Dominator, and Howard Rock and Roller Newman walk in the door. I enjoyed all the stories. great book!
Rating: Summary: Phenomenal Book Review: In the late 1970s, one man, the Captain, figured out how the modern game of craps should be played in order to get an edge for the players. He developed something called the 5-Count to stop himself from betting on almost 60 percent of the other shooters who were just random rollers. He also developed a controlled throw that could give him an edge when he rolled. He hooked up with the great dice controller, a woman known as "The Arm" and they took Atlantic City casinos for millions of dollars. In one six month period they won over a million from a single casino in Atlantic City. Frank Scoblete writes about his first experiences with the Captain and his ongoing relationship with him from 1985 to the present day. The Captain is now 81 years old and still plays once a week. Scoblete also has great chapters about the great modern-day dice controllers, men such as Dominator, Rock and Roller, Mr. Finesse, and the awesome Lee Brothers, a professional team. The book is very good reading, has some extremely funny sections, and Scoblete is able to weave the tales of these great dice controllers into the seams of his own life. This book is one of the very best I have ever read, in gambling or in any genre. The closing chapter is one of the best descriptions of Las Vegas and playing in Las Vegas I have ever read. It's worth the price of the book alone. I also enjoyed the chapters where Scoblete confronts don't bettors. These were really riveting. This is a definite must read for anyone who enjoys a great story, lustrous characters, and a writer at the top of his game.
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