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Summary: There are no "Winning Techniques for Craps, Roulette, etc."
Review: The book should be titled, "Losing Techniques ..." because it does nothing to overcome the built-in mathematical disadvantage the player has in craps, roulette, and baccarat --- period.
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Summary: Quick & to-the-point winning techniques for casino gambling.
Review: The section on craps was an interesting read...and got moreinteresting...I just got back from Vegas after using Jerry Patterson's"rhythm roll." While I bought the book for the crapssection, I read the entire book on the plane. Every section of thebook is a quick read, with to-the-point analyis, step-by-steptechniques and fun "in-the-casino" stories to illustrate thepoints.
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Summary: Honestly Good advice
Review: This book gives good advice. For most table games I find it nearly impossible to get the odds in my favor. However, this book gives you some hints for doing just that. I especially thought that the Roulette theory was good. Give this a try if you are new to gambling like I am.
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Summary: Cutting Edge Techniques for the Advantage Player
Review: This book is a must for all people who want to be an advantage player, one who actually stands a chance at winning casino games. The techniques described are no less than cutting edge and not like the same rehash that other casino books offer, or even books specifically designed for particular games. Whether your game is craps, blackjack or roulette, you will find information here that appears nowhere else. Some of it is so highly revolutionary, that you will not believe the things you will read. But for any regular casino gamer ("real world") you will quickly recognize the truths presented that you can apply to attack the games of chance. A must for any serious player's library.
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Summary: Cutting Edge Techniques for the Advantage Player
Review: This book is a must for all people who want to be an advantage player, one who actually stands a chance at winning casino games. The techniques described are no less than cutting edge and not like the same rehash that other casino books offer, or even books specifically designed for particular games. Whether your game is craps, blackjack or roulette, you will find information here that appears nowhere else. Some of it is so highly revolutionary, that you will not believe the things you will read. But for any regular casino gamer ("real world") you will quickly recognize the truths presented that you can apply to attack the games of chance. A must for any serious player's library.
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Summary: Casino Gambling : A Winner's Guide to Blackjack, Craps, Roul
Review: This book is an absolute must read for anyone who is interested in casino gambling. It dispels the myths surrounding all casino gaming and is written from years of experience and observations of the author. It is designed to inform and educate the reader and provide a complete understanding of casino gambling. If the reader is interested in an indepth knowledge of any of the games further instructional material can be obtained from the author. Whether a novice or an experienced casino player this book is well worth reading and will very likely benefit any player.
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Summary: Casino Gambling : A Winner's Guide to Blackjack, Craps, Roul
Review: This book is an absolute must read for anyone who is interested in casino gambling. It dispels the myths surrounding all casino gaming and is written from years of experience and observations of the author. It is designed to inform and educate the reader and provide a complete understanding of casino gambling. If the reader is interested in an indepth knowledge of any of the games further instructional material can be obtained from the author. Whether a novice or an experienced casino player this book is well worth reading and will very likely benefit any player.
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Summary: Should be listed in humor category
Review: This book is great, it's very funny and will provide many laughs. Unfortunately, if you are looking to read a book on how to gamble well, this is not it.
This book states how to beat Craps (controlled rolling of the dice to land on certain numbers), Blackjack (taking advantage of non-random shuffling and finding groups of high and low cards), and Roulette (watching for a zone on the wheel where the ball repeatedly falls due to the dealer throwing the ball with the same speed).
These methods of how to beat the casino are all completely irrational, unattainable, and at times just plain ridiculous.
If you could beat craps by controlled throwing of the dice, don't you think the casinos would recognize this and change their dice rolling procedures. To avoid having controlled rolls is the exact reason is why they make you hit the back wall in the first place.
If you could beat roullette by taking advantage of dealer memory, where they always throw the ball with the same speed and therefore produces certain zones on the wheel that are hit consistently, don't you think the casino would recognize that certain numbers hit more frequently and change their procedures. The obvious fact that the Author fails to mention is that in order for this method to work, the dealer would always have to throw the ball with the exact same speed and he/she would always have to release it at the exact same spot on the wheel...which is nearly impossible or at least so low a percentage, that I would not bet on it!
The Blackjack stategy is the only one that even resembles rational thought, but even this method of taking advantage of non-random shuffling and finding pockets of either high or low cards and then increasing or decreasing your bet accordingly fails to mention one obvious fact. Even if you do see pockets of high or low cards, you never know how big the pocket is...you could see two hands of all high cards, change your bet accordingly, then the next hand could change to a pocket of low cards.
In summary, this book tells you how the Author consistently beats the casino using these methods...I think the Author needs to realize that he is just getting lucky using his less than scientific systems. If you want to read a book on how to gamble well you should pick one that explains how to minimize your losses, by decreasing the house edge. At least find one that is non-fiction!
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Summary: Unsubstantiated nonsense
Review: This book is worse than dangerous. It promotes a series of techniques with thin or transparent or justification for each. Jerry Patterson has long been associated with the TARGET system, a method for identifying player-favourable biases by, amongst other things, the amount of ash in the ashtrays. He has been repeatedly challenged by virtually every other gambling expert to provide mathematical or real-world data to back up his methods and found lacking. TARGET players must make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the casinos, don't be a sucker and join them. I would like to give this book less than one star but a)thats impossible and b) the odd good idea is contained in the book from Patterson's co-contributors which might prove useful.
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Summary: Casino Gambling
Review: This book touches on many things that even most of the experienced "average gamblers" are probably unaware of. Even the blackjack player who considers themself as a good player who knows perfect basic strategy will find many other helpful ideas to improve their game, whether they wish to make use of just a few things covered in the book and play near even with the casino or seriously study and practice the tactics and make blackjack a profitable game for them. When I used to play blackjack, I had no idea that the cards were not random and lost much more than I should have at a bad table. After reading the book you should be able to eliminate those "bad" tables and keep any losses you have to a minimum by employing the prooper money management strategies. The craps and roulette chapters cover many useful ideas that most gamblers are unaware of. Whether blackjack, roulette, or craps, making use of the information in the book should seperate the reader from majority of other gamblers. A must read for any gamblers bookshelf.
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