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Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Beat The House With Tips From One Of Today's Top Pros.
Successful players know that Craps offers some of the best odds of winning of any casino game-but only if you know the tips and tricks the pros use! With the expert, easy-to-follow advice in this fully updated book, you'll learn:
-Why playing Craps may be your best bet at any casino.
-How to virtually eliminate the "House Edge".
-Tricks some casinos use to lower your payouts.
-Why all Craps...
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Roll the Bones tells the story of gambling: where it came from, how it has changed, and where it is now. This is the new Casino Edition. which updates and expands the global history of gambling to include a greater focus on casinos, from their development in European spas to their growth in Reno and Las Vegas. New material chronicles in greater depth the development of casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip and their spread throughout the United States....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Casinos are designed for distraction, so it helps to know a bit about when the odds are in your favor and when they're not before you push a stack of chips onto a table. In Casino Gambling For Dummies, these seasoned gaming veterans guide you through the essential strategies for walking out of the casino ahead of the game. They also show you the most common mistakes made by players, helping you avoid gambling risks while you enjoy what the gaming...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"An elegant and amusing account" of how gambling has been reshaped by the application of science and revealed the truth behind a lucky bet (Wall Street Journal).
For the past 500 years, gamblers-led by mathematicians and scientists-have been trying to figure out how to pull the rug out from under Lady Luck. In The Perfect Bet, mathematician and award-winning writer Adam Kucharski tells the astonishing story of how the experts have succeeded, revolutionizing...
Author
Language
English
Description
An international backgammon hustler, who has amassed a fortune through psychic tomfoolery, develops a large tumor on his face that compromises his vision and eventually threatens his life, forcing him to pursue an experimental surgery and contemplate existential questions.
16) The smart money: how the world's best sports bettors beat the bookies out of millions : a memoir
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A riveting inside look at the lucrative world of professional high-stakes sports betting by a journalist who lived a secret life as a key operative in the world's most successful sports gambling ring. When journalist Michael Konik landed an interview with Rick "Big Daddy" Matthews, the largest bet he'd placed on a sporting event was $200. Konik, an expert blackjack and poker player, was no stranger to Vegas. But Matthews was in a different league:...
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1956 two Bell Labs scientists discovered the scientific formula for getting rich. One was mathematician Claude Shannon, neurotic father of our digital age, whose genius is ranked with Einstein's. The other was John L. Kelly Jr., a Texas-born, gun-toting physicist. Together they applied the science of information theory-the basis of computers and the Internet-to the problem of making as much money as possible, as fast as possible. Shannon and MIT...
20) How to win at gambling: a step-by-step manual for winning money at more than 50 games variations!
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
2010 new edition.
Language
English
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