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This is an excellent beginner's book on how to gamble. The author stresses budgeting, strategies, and playing the house for your maximuym advantage. It's a good read for anyone interested in the subject.
He explains the games, tells you the best way to win, and the chances that you might actually win. Complete and concise. If you want to know what's going on inside a casino, this man tells you what you're getting in for, and how to make the most of your experience. There is no judgement here. Just information, a bit personalized.
I bought this after my first trip to a casino. I highly recommend this book if you a planning a trip to a casino for the first time or if you've been to a casino and you would like to expand your overall knowledge and enjoyment. I enjoyed myself there but understood that I could have had a better time if I knew how casinos worked. This book is great at giving a basic knowledge of how casinos work and educates you on the many different games and how to enjoy yourself for entertainment purposes. It has basic tips and strategies for all the casino games and is a good starting point. You can always delve further into the games that you like with other books, but this is a quality broad overview of casinos and their games.
oh well. Idiot's Guide and the Unofficial Guide also have a good book on casino gambling.One thing I am sensitive about the book is that it stresses on etiquette quite a lot. Incidentally, I found a bug in the Hoyle's Casino 2007 for PC game, with it drawing a card for the banker when it shouldn't. On page 171 though, the table lists it as "player's third card". I wonder why on page 170, the baccarat rules states that, for example, when the banker's total is 6, then the banker will draw if the player's new total is 6 or 7. so serious. It is a pretty good book for beginners, but make sure you pick another one up just to cross reference. Otherwise, the book provides basic rules, strategies, and some interesting stories about the various games.
After you receive your chips, leave them on the table in front of you". It is a very basic set of rule. The correct version is: the banker will draw when the "player's third card" is 6 or 7, not the "new total". Thing like, "don't hand your money directly to the dealer; doing so is a breach of etiquette and brands you as a greenhorn. isn't the rule somewhat important. I wonder if we have that sometimes in the casino and nobody noticed. Oh well, a "breach". I don't know, I just feel that nowadays, we tend to have too much politeness and etiquette and too little true kindness among human beings, so I don't like to read about etiquette for this and etiquette for that.
I was mainly interested in slots, video poker, & blackjack. Presented good info in an uncomplicated style. Also full of info for practically any other game that may be your particular choice(s). I recommend it VERY highly for beginners or the more experienced player.
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