Casino Games

Player/writer/consultant Royer has put together a wealth of tips and step-by-step- techniques for enhancing the casino gaming experience. Covers why splitting 10s is a bad idea; why you should always split aces and eights; why insurance is a sucker bet; why casinos hate soft hands; how the number 17 can make or break your hand; why all 21 games are not the same; how to find a casino that gives you the best chance and much more. Contains 15 chapters including discussions of the single deck...

This comprehensive guide contains professional tips and new strategies for baccarat, mini-baccarat, roulette, Let It Ride, pai gow poker, live poker (Texas holdem and seven-card stud), casino war, Progressive Caribbean Stud, and new games like Double Down Stud, Three Card Poker, Caribbean Draw and Super Nines. 221 pgs, 2004

Royer covers a lot of territory in this book starting with the answer to what appears to be (but isn't) an easily answered question: What is a Slot Machine? His detailed chapters include Reel Slots: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; Reel Spinners; Progressives; and Video Slots. Half the book is devoted to How to be A Winner, which includes keys to winning, odds and ends, Vegas stories and tales. A final section discusses the pseudo-RGN, slot strategies, questions and answers and a slot quiz....

Royer takes the reader through all the steps to winning at video poker, from understanding pay tables and paybacks and percentages to the specific games such as deuces wild and the new multi-play poker. He includes his six Keys to Winning, offers strategies for various games, including special focus on problem hands, a quick reference to the pay tables and a short history of the game. A good book for the beginning player or a player who wants to uncover the best way to approach the casino's...

Royer concentrates on the weakest points of each major casino game--blackjack, roulette, craps, slots, pai gow poker, Let It Ride, among them--and shows you how to use the short-term profit structure. He explains why traditional strategies (card counting among them) no longer work and how to manage your profits. The author has more than 20 years of casino experience and research under his belt. 282 pgs, 2004

Sampson is a full-time gambler who explores the murky and secretive world of the professional blackjack player where he spent several years before turning to poker. He recounts how he developed a system, put a team together, found a wealthy backer and went to work. In addition to learning about this twilight world, the reader gets Sampson's blackjack systems, including an in-depth guide to card counting, how to master the complex art of shuffle tracking, and how to implement evasion...

Jones presents 50 advanced Dimitrov Wheeling Systems, a reusable plastic automatic wheeling template, and instruction guide that takes only a few minutes to figure. 53 pgs, paperback, 2000 Included are: One clear template with the "sum total" charts Instruction Materials 50 Dimitrov Wheeling Systems & 5 Ball Wheels 10 Positional l Analysis templates 10 Best Number templates

Jones has dedicated years to researching winning tickets, and has developed strategies for beating the lotto and lottery. Any person can employ the techniques presented by inputting numbers into a "master template". In addition to material on Dimitrov Wheels (Wheeling systems), this volume also contains strategies on 3-Ball, 4-Ball and 6-Ball. Paperabck, 1992 Included are: One clear template with the "sum total" charts 100 Dimitrov Wheeling Systems & 5 Ball Wheels 60...

In just thirty minutes you'll learn the basics of play and the strategies that will make you a winner. With proper play, you can actually have the advantage over the casino and the skill to win money-with the odds. From the rules and variations to the basic play options including surrender and insurance, you'll learn how to play smart, get free comps from the casino and have a great time while beating the casino at blackjack. This updated and expanded edition includes simplified card...

If you collect antique slot machines and wonder at the technological changes made from Bugsy Siegel's days (1946) to today, youre in for a treat with this book, a super source for collectors. In the works for more than 20 years, this books answers the need for a picture book, answering the question of who manufactured what machine and what each machine's correct name is. Each machine listed and photographed contains the original manufacturer's name, date of introduction, nickname and machine...

The revised updated version of Tamburin's work toward educating the beginner seeking a one-volume guide to casino games including those introduced in recent years like Pai Gow Poker, Red Dog, Sic Bo. Tamburin explains the games, the layout, the odds, shows you the House edge of all games. It is packed with charts, tables, strategy, advice, it will influence your play, explaining how to save money through money management and common sense. A small section on Caribbean Stud and Let It Ride....

At twenty-four, Axelrad held down a respectable and dull job on Wall Street. Then one night, a stranger at a cocktail party persuaded him to leave the nine-to-five behind. A blackjack card counter, he sold Axelrad on the vision of Vegas with all its intrigue, adventure, and cash. Filled with actual bad guys, chase scenes, and high stakes, the book offers an intriguing view of the dangerous allure of living off the cards and one's wits. 272 pgs, 2010

There are those who advocate wheel strategies while some advocate layout strategies. This book is going to show you a combination of both. There is an accurate system for determining which section of the wheel the ball will land on. Candelaria practiced until he believed he mastered the technique only to find out the casinos had changed the rules as you could no longer place a bet down on the last four revolutions. (The same thing happened to single deck blackjack - they shuffle up about...

DVD includes topics such as Odds, Percentages, Ball controlling, Chip converting, Procedures and protection. 2008

This book will take your blackjack skills from bust to boom. Scratch-off circles present you with sample hands, so you can figure out the optimal strategy for every possible situation. It's up to you to decide whether to hit, stand, split, double down, or surrender. Tips and tricks adorn the pages, but the best way to learn is to dive right in and play. Don't hit the tables until you hit Scratch & Play Test Your Blackjack IQ! 95 Pgs. 2012

Instead of going over territory already covered by others, Jensen concentrates on the games that have been introduced into casinos within the last few years, including Let It Ride, Caribbean Stud, pai gow poker, war, Spanish 21, 3-Card Poker, sic bo and pai gow. He explains the rules, gives strategy charts, and includes playing strategy. Packed with illustrations, tables and examples. 144 pgs, 2000

Seventeen sections include the obvious: Playing the Game, plus discussions titled Quirks of Roulette (biased wheels, speed, ball switching, signatures); Prediction by Visual Tracking, Classical Systems; Playing the Systems for Profit. Also discusses Old Tricks (ball tripping, gaffing, cheating) and New Tricks (computer prediction); and Winning the Money (surveillance, psychology of the pit, team selection). Though Jensen doesn't recommend the use of computers in the casino, he does go into...

This book examines the history of lotteries, with emphasis on modern times since 1963 when New Hampshire started the craze; the games and their variations; why people play; state politics and the lottery bandwagon; the methods that states use to pitch the games to consumers; an examination of the concept of a 'painless tax' and whether state revenues actually benefit overall. 323 pgs, paperback, 1989

Theft attempts are made more in the slot department than in any other gaming area in a casino. Consider the fact that the slot department is the largest revenue generating area. Are you protecting your assets from slot cheats and employee theft? This DVD will alert you to the current behaviors exhibited by cheats. It will also bring to light technological advances that have made some cheating methods a thing of the past. It will also introduce new cheating methods that have been identified and...

Informative, entertaining, well-written update of everything worth knowing about slot machines in Nevada (although much of the book could be applied to playing in Atlantic City.) Covers percentages; special machines, jackpots; cheating; safeguards; superstitions; how the machines work. 243 pages, paperbound. 1988.   Table of Contents Machines And How They Work Percentages Specialty Machines Jackpots Common Misconceptions Money Management Where To Play Cheating: Methods And Consequences...

This book is a concise and easy-to-follow guide to the exciting world of casino slots. It offers tips for choosing the best machines from the thousands on the floor, how to decide whether to stick with the machine you're playing or choose another, how slot strategy is affected by progressives, and multiple-coin play. There's a brief history of the slot machine, a quick course in how to manage your money, and some crazy things you can expect should you win a big jackpot. 141 Pages...

The author discusses all games found in today's casinos. Describes rules of play and best methods and strategies to stretch the casino dollar. An introductory book for the beginner. 64 pgs, 1976

Patrick's book contains money management systems and theories on discipline. Also covers knowledge of the game along with odds and ends such as tipping and 'Does luck come into play?'. 234 Pgs.1983

Gollehon details six things pros do that most casual players don't; five strategies for craps, holdem, blackjack, roulette and slots; four ways to take control away from the casinos; and three traits that give you the confidence you need to win. 237 pgs, 2007

The few details the IRS gives to guide gamblers through the tax maze are general, vague, open to interpretation, and even contradictory. Scott and Chien (a tax consultant and gambler) cover handling wins and losses; the gambling session; player and casino record keeping; special circumstances (including comps, tournaments, drawings, and live poker); filing as a pro; W-2G withholding rules; guidelines for filing state taxes; and leads and resources. Foreword by poker pro Phil Gordon. 167 pgs,...

As the title implies, this is for the beginner, as it delves into the basics of the most popular casino games (and includes numerous non-casino games such as bridge, lotteries, racing), then provides money management suggestions, secrets to winning at blackjack and video poker, and critical steps for winning at the slots. An appendix includes information about where to play around the world. Indexed, 316 pages, paperbound. 1996.

This is the Major Leagues. You will quickly become a blackjack card counter and you will be entertained while learning. This book gives the casual player very simple specific instructions which result in that player achieving a high percentage of the win of a prolific advanced card counter without the pain. You will also learn pitfalls of the game which include avoiding the most grossly inaccurate advice offered by experts. Paperbound 2010

The world’s greatest blackjack player, the legendary Arnold Snyder, updates a blackjack masterpiece, showing beginning and advanced players everything they need to know—and more—about the game of blackjack. Arnold Snyder’s masterpiece is the most comprehensive and important book on casino blackjack ever published! Even the most knowledgeable student of the game is guaranteed to find a treasure of new discoveries and inside information on how to take the house’s...

A noted player/analysts powerful book on the controversial subject of shuffle trackinga highly advanced discipline at which most blackjack professionals have been unable to make money. Incorporates early information from the Blackjack Forum findings (1994), adding techniques never before disclosed. Includes practice and testing methods for learning shuffle tracking, systems for analyzing and comparing profit potential of various shuffles, and why shuffle tracking is below casino radar. 114...

This is much more than a player's book. It is an excellent look into surveillance and how card counters try to survive it, making it a valuable tool for surveillance employees. The first part covers what goes on in the surveillance room and the equipment used. The second part enumerates ways to avoid being tagged and barred. Provides copious info for counters to get a longer stay at the tables. 88 pgs, 2002 (No returns on this item.) Feared By Everyone: Why Casinos Need Surveillance The...