The Complete Idiot's Guide to Gambling Like a Pro [NOOK Book]

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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.
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Overview

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.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781101222218
  • Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.
  • Publication date: 4/1/1999
  • Series: COMPLETE IDIOT'S GUIDE Series
  • Sold by: DK
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 1,130,302
  • File size: 2 MB

Meet the Author

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. Susan Spector is a training consultant to many Fortune 500 companies. In her spare time, she is a freelance writer and avid casino gambler.

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Table of Contents

1 A Brief Look at the LONG History of Gambling 3
2 Let Me Count the Ways 11
3 An Odds Way of Looking at Things (Or, The Mathematics of Gambling) 19
4 What It Takes To Win (Or, The Psychology of Gambling) 27
5 Slots - The Reel Story 39
6 More on Slots (A Simple Strategy) 51
7 Roulette - American Style 65
8 Mostly Mini-Baccarat 77
9 Lottery: The Mother of All Numbers Games 91
10 Bingo Basics 101
11 Keno - The Ancient Art 109
12 Video Keno 123
13 Blackjack - The Preliminaries 133
14 Blackjack - Getting Down to Basics 145
15 Poker 159
16 Pai Gow Poker 175
17 Let It Ride! 185
18 Craps 195
19 Video Poker 217
20 Horse Racing: The Sport of Kings 235
21 Basic Sports Betting 251
22 Taking It with You (Or, Managing Your Gambling Money) 269
23 Looking Out for #1 (Protecting Yourself) 279
24 On the House (What You Need To Know about Comps) 287
Appendix A Gamb-lingo Glossary 295
Appendix B Selected Reading 309
Index 311
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