Books/Software

An expert on marketing, customer service, and promotion, Conrad offers ideas and examples on how to innovate, solve problems, and train personnel. Mid-management or publicity directors can find money-making and money-saving ideas here. 190 Pgs. 2000

This DVD presentation from Mitchell teaches a structured, logical and total approach for narrowing the field down to its best contenders. After that, it's time to visit each contender's record to pick out the most appropriate past-performance line to rate what that contender will do today. Regardless of your current methodology - from high-tech handicapper to old-school pencil and paper  - these contender-and-paceline techniques will bring new focus and confidence to your game. In race...

If you have an interest or need for information about the cops, crooks and criminologists who shaped crime and law enforcement throughout history, this is the book for you. From bank robbers and godfathers to ballistics experts and courtroom crusaders, the authors present the bold and cunning, the righteous and resourceful, all in one volume. Biographies (and some photos) of 600 people covering a period from 2100 B.C. to the present Hammurabi, who came up with the 'eye for an eye'...

McManus has documented the history of poker to create a remarkably literate work that's sure to appeal to an audience beyond, but not excluding, poker fans. Spanning the earliest days of the game to modern times, the book includes politics, lies, scandals and rumor, computers, and Internet poker. 314 Pgs. 2009 Hardcover

This craps chart is a complement to Cybulski's Craps Wagering Strategies Using Actual Roll Data. Stiff-backed so you can write on it while standing by the craps table, it has 50 tear-off 4"x 3" sheets that allow you to track up to 13 players rolls 16 times. The purpose of this chart is to track current table trends as they occur in the game. For example does a particular shooter throw more 6's or 8's than statistics would suggest? Useful for future analysis in keeping track of which casino,...

Russell has designed a book to train the novice in more than 40 important areas of responsibility: chain of command, bankroll, craps layout, dealer and working stacks, stickperson duties, layout, the various bets, handling the stick, delivering dice to the shooter, the dice bowl, high dice, dice calls, and more. 94 Pages Paperbound 1993

A total craps package that takes that extra step to make it worth the price. Teaches about craps from the very beginning, including the layout, the bets, the odds, etc., so that the surveillance expert will know exactly what is supposed to be going on at the table. It then moves into areas where things dont happen the way they should and shows the viewer what to look for, both on the table and around it.

This is a super video for both the inexperienced craps player and for the student of the game who hopes to deal it. It teaches everything about the layout of the table to how to calculate all the payouts. Excellent starting point.

The author takes theoretical data and compares it to actual casino rolls to see how the values compare. He tries to see how factors such as shooter fatigue, position, time of day, and other things affect rolls in the short run. Contains 2,100 actual rolls that can be used for testing strategies and systems. 55 Pgs. 2009

This book is geared to the more advanced player, and pre-supposes that if Einstein had been challenged by the game, this would be the approach he would have taken. Contains more than 20 ways to attack the game systematically, written with a tongue-in-cheek approach. New charts, graphs generated from over 25,000 rolls. 125 pgs, spiralbound, revised 1998

Midgley analyzes 40 hours of actual table play which took place in five Las Vegas casinos. Written by an engineer, it is designed to keep you away from sucker bets with a high house edge. Shows how dice actually perform compared to how mathematical probability dictates they should perform. 200 Pgs. 1980   Table of Contents Why This Book Has Been Written Why We Have Casinos Why This Book Is Different and A Look At Future Chapters It Takes Addicted People With High Hopes To Have A Lively...

The authors teach the proper techniques of dealing and supervising craps. Many illustrations, charts and layouts. Covers the basics: the layout; working stacks; duties of the stickperson; Counting Cheques and Change; Sizing Cheques; Bottom Cutting and Picking. Describes all the bets, plus credit, security and game protection. 246 pgs, paperback, 1983

From burglary to armed robbery and murder, infamous bad guy Frank Cullotta not only did it all, he admits to it in graphic detail in this book. This no-holds-barred biography chronicles the life of a career criminal who started out as a thug on the streets of Chicago and became a trusted lieutenant in Tony Spilotro's gang of organized lawbreakers in Las Vegas. Cullotta's was a world of high profile heists, street muscle, and information about many of the FBI's most wanted, info that became his...

This DVD will help you structure your handicapping, simplify betting & make more money at the races with more than 2 hours of instruction. You'll learn how to cut through the maze of stats and numbers in the past performances to get straight to the heart of any race you handicap by distilling your handicapping into a manageable number of clearly defined compartments. Dick Mitchell identifies the handicapper's 'Big Four' and gives detailed instruction on how you can quickly and easily rate...

A quick look at different ways to parlay, cash tickets, and possibly even win when you lose. Barr discusses parlay cards and teasers; explains numerous combinations of round robin betting; and compares flat betting to the round robin. His principles and theories apply to all sports, but are best for basketball and football. 32 pgs, paperback, 1990

Learn How to Play Smart, Stay Safe, and Have Fun with Online Poker "Under the gun, I had a nut flush draw on the flop, so I go over the top back into the small blind, the guy on the button smooth calls, and I catch the boat on fifth street!" The above quote may not sound intelligible to you now, but it actually makes perfect sense to dedicated poker players. Deal Me In! will have you talking the talk and walking the walk in no time. Whether you're playing with "funny money" or real stakes,...

Planning to attend a dealer's school? Want to learn what makes a good dealer? Or, if you just want to know what training a dealer must undergo, this book's for you. More than 40 illustrations, indexed with glossary. 78 Pgs.1982

Ask any great poker player how they'd play a hand and the answer is always 'It depends.' That answer can be infuriating. But guess what? It really does depend. The key to becoming a great poker player is in knowing exactly what it depends on. At last there's a book that gives you that answer. Poker is a game of so many variables: table position, flop texture, bet sizing, pocket holdings, players in a hand, personalities of the players, and so much more. 'Decide to Play Great Poker' teaches you...

Friedman is legendary in Las Vegas gaming circles, having managed two very successful neighborhood Strip casinos (Castaways and Silver Slipper), turning them into hot spots for locals and visitors alike and attracting a full house nightly. Now he's turned his expertise to the (until now) intangible aspect of profits by tearing apart the actual physical design of casinos, uncovering why this sometimes neglected aspect can be very costly to ownership. Beginning with the 1930s and ending with the...

Improve your play by cutting down on tactical and strategic mistakes. Using examples from his own games, Schiller illustrates the types of errors typically found at each stage of chess development, from early scholastic games to professional encounters with Grandmasters. Schiller shows how errors can be overcome, and how professional players can fall prey to the same problems as amateurs. Learn from the author's mistakes so you won't suffer the terrible fate that awaits most chess blunders....

The story of Jimmy Delaney, a Las Vegas bar owner on yet another bad roll. His ex-wife is cranky. A homeless guy keeps scaring the hell out of him. Burglars clean out all the coins from the video poker machines at his bar and his accountant is missing, along with the bar's money. He can't get a loan because the IRS has a lien on his place and a revenue agent with a personal grudge is seizing his bar on Friday unless he can come up with $50,000 in back taxes. Then a mysterious woman enters...

Particularly useful for poke players travelling to new arenas to play in high-stakes tournaments, this updated and expanded 3rd edition provides even more facts, tips, and cautionary tales--gleaned from the experiences of more than five hundred international business travelers--as well as: Information on protocol, customs, and etiquette; hand gestures and body language; tipping; American jargon; and the international communications crisis Up-to-date advice on dealing with the monumental...

No-Limit Hold’em is a tough game to play well which is why it is the game of choice for the high-stakes pros. At every moment every player’s entire stack is vulnerable. The key to NLHE is understanding and exploiting this fact. 'Dominate No-Limit Hold’em' will reveal the key plays that will enable you to take advantage of this opportunity. Ashman is a highly successful NLHE high-stakes player. In this book he reveals how the very best players think about the game and discusses many advanced...

Ultimate Blackjack Strategy Cards (double-deck play) feature easy-to-use basic strategy and his new, cutting-edge ultimate strategy for use with either casino or online play from the author of the best selling Blackjack Attack. Each 3.5 by 5 tri-fold card contains four charts of the most scientifically advanced blackjack strategies available to the traditional player. Each chart allows you to use the basic, total-dependent, strategy or the ultimate, composition-dependent, strategy, which...

Ultimate Blackjack Strategy Cards for multi-deck play feature easy-to-use basic strategy and his new, cutting-edge ultimate strategy for use with either casino or online play from the author of the best selling Blackjack Attack. Each 3.5 by 5 tri-fold card contains four charts of the most scientifically advanced blackjack strategies available to the traditional player. Each chart allows you to use the basic, total-dependent, strategy or the ultimate, composition-dependent, strategy, which...

Includes single, double, and multi-deck cards. Feature easy-to-use basic strategy and his new, cutting-edge ultimate strategy for use with either casino or online play from the author of the best selling Blackjack Attack. Each 3.5 by 5 tri-fold card contains four charts of the most scientifically advanced blackjack strategies available to the traditional player. Each chart allows you to use the basic, total-dependent, strategy or the ultimate, composition-dependent, strategy, which offers the...

Ultimate Blackjack Strategy Cards for single deck play feature easy-to-use basic strategy and his new, cutting-edge ultimate strategy for use with either casino or online play from the author of the best selling Blackjack Attack. Each 3.5 by 5 tri-fold card contains four charts of the most scientifically advanced blackjack strategies available to the traditional player. Each chart allows you to use the basic, total-dependent, strategy or the ultimate, composition-dependent, strategy, which...

Donkey Poker: Crushing Low-Stakes Live NLH Volume 1: Preflop teaches you how to crush the low-stakes live no-limit hold'em games you will find in Las Vegas. These "Donkey Games" play much differently than high-stakes live games or even low-stakes online games, so the optimal strategies are often much different. Donkey Games are filled with players who make the same mistakes over and over again and who are very exploitable. Donkey Poker teaches a small-ball brand of exploitive and low-variance...

Donkey Poker is a soup-to-nuts description of how to crush low-stakes Vegas no-limit hold���em. Volume 2: Postflop teaches you everything you ever wanted to know about postflop strategy, from the flop to the river. It also covers other important topics, such as variance, bankroll management, GTO strategy, moving up in stakes and exploiting live reads. Many statistics are discussed, including those from online and live NLH. Statistics from Vegas $1/$2 and $2/$5 games are published for the first...

The hand reading process in Volume 3 is optimized for low-stakes live no-limit holdem. It teaches you how to incorporate actual live-action stats into your hand reading skills to maximize your profit. Many examples take you through the hand reading process step-by-step using Flopzilla. 194 Pgs. 2017

H. Lee Barnes, who teaches English at the Community College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, has written a most entertaining, intriguing book on the ups and downs and colorful side of casino dealing (in this case the game is blackjack). Subtitled 'Inside the Culture of Casino Dealing', it should be read by anyone planning to train for a career in dealing and by anyone who wonders about the stresses of the job, the funny side of casino life, and the oddball nature of the players themselves....

Dealers in Las Vegas have their own special language in the casino and in the dealer's room. A must for anyone planning to deal. Written in 1980, it is geared to the newcomer or break-in dealer. Lots of inside stuff, including 'survival techniques.' 123 pages, paperbound. 1980.

A spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel that employs the short-term risk of ruin formula from Don Schlesinger's Blackjack Attack. Basically, it allows you to find the bankroll necessary for any specified risk of ruin. You can input a specified bankroll to find your chance of being behind or ahead, or your chances of losing a specified amount in a specified period of time.

Dunbar’s Risk Analyzer for Video Poker 2.0 is a powerful tool that will answer a wide range of bankroll and risk questions for video poker players.   Here are the kinds of information DRA-VP 2.0 can give you: It will tell you how much money you’ll need to bring with you to avoid going broke on a trip. It will tell you the chance you’ll win or lose various amounts of money on a trip. If you are playing with an edge, DRA-VP 2.0 will tell you what your long term risk of ruin is for any...

This book was written for horseplayers who are looking for handicapping techniques to augment their own. This research, based on 200,000 races comparing age and weight carried, combines the author's "Dynamic" factor to deliver powerful results and a way to quantify pace. The result is a precise valuation of a horse's capacity to race, and provides a surprising difference from the speed figures provided by popular services. You’ll see how to contrast ratings, assess bias, exploit workouts – all...

More than 100 Marlo card tricks explained, some with illustrations. Indexed 132 pages  Spiralbound 1979