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9780028629483

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gambling Like a Pro

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    9780028629483

  • ISBN10:

    0028629485

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-04-01
  • Publisher: Alpha Books
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Summary

You're no idiot, of course. You know that a full house beats a pair of kings and 21 is the magic number in blackjack. But when you enter a casino, you feel like a vacuum hose is going to suck money right out of your wallet. Don't cash in your chips just yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gambling Like a Pro, Second Edition explains all the games and strategies, so you have a better chance at beating the odds. In this completely revised and updated edition, you get:

Author Biography

Stanford Wong is the pseudonym of one of the country’s foremost gambling authorities. The author of such classic books as Basic Blackjack, Blackjack Secrets, and Casino Tournament Strategy, he is a professional blackjack player and champion and has developed several gambling software products.

Table of Contents

Part 1: On Becoming a Gambler 1(34)
A Brief History of Gambling
3(6)
Life is a Gamble
9(8)
An Odds Way of Looking at Things
17(8)
What it Takes to Win
25(10)
Part 2: Taking a Chance 35(48)
Slots---The Reel Story
37(12)
More on Slots (A Sensible Strategy)
49(14)
Roulette---American Style
63(10)
Mini-Baccarat---A Small Game with a BIG Heart
73(10)
Part 3: The Competitive Edge (Games of Skill) 83(78)
Blackjack---The Most Popular Game You Can Beat
85(10)
Playing Blackjack with a Strategy
95(14)
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
109(20)
Out of the Starting Gate
129(14)
How About a Bet, Sport?
143(18)
Part 4: The ROYALS (A Lot of Ways to Play Poker) 161(54)
Bluffing Your Way to the Top---Poker
163(14)
For Those Who Just Can't Bluff---Video Poker
177(14)
Letting It Ride!
191(8)
Caribbean Stud---The Tropical Storm That's Sweeping the Country!
199(8)
How Now Pai Gow?
207(8)
Part 5: Nothing But Numbers 215(42)
Lottery---The Mother of All Numbers Games
217(10)
Bingo---As American as Apple Pie
227(8)
The Ancient Art of Keno
235(14)
Video Keno---A Numbers Machine
249(8)
Part 6: Virtual Gambling (The Last Frontier?) 257(18)
Gambling Gets Wired
259(8)
Gambling and the Information Age
267(8)
Part 7: Money Management 275(28)
Managing Your Gambling Money
277(10)
Looking Out for #1
287(8)
On the House (Comps)
295(8)
A Gamb-lingo Glossary 303(14)
B Selected Reading 317(2)
Index 319

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