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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAMING GUIDE
1000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets
by Bill Burton Reviewed by Frank Scoblete
Casino gambling has become the new American pastime, superseding bowling, tennis, golf, baseball, and football. ere are approximately 54 million casino gamblers in America according to the recent Harrah’s poll. at’s more than 25 percent of the
adult population.
Bill Burton is the gaming columnist for About.com and a regular contributor to this news magazine and to Casino Player, Strictly Slots, Midwest Gaming and
Travel, and Southern Gaming Destinations. Burton is also a columnist for www.GoldenTouchCraps.com where his poker column appears each month. But Bill is not a one-game player. He has knowledge of all casino games and is a casino expert.
Most signi cantly, Burton is an advantage player— which means he can get the edge over the house in blackjack, video poker, craps, and against his opponents in Texas Hold’em. His rst book was Get the Edge at Low Limit Texas
One thousand things you need to know to become a strong casino player, whether your game is slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, Caribbean Stud, Let It Ride, ree Card Poker, Four Card Poker, or Texas Hold’em. ere is also great information on sports betting and horse racing, two wagering opportunities that most casino gambling books totally forget about.
e book takes each game in turn, explains how the game is played and then o ers the best possible strategies for playing those games. If a game has the potential to be beaten by savvy casino players, Burton explains the advantage-play method for that game.
He explains the odds and edges of the games, which games are player-friendly and which are not quite so friendly—and which games are deadly. Indeed, if you want to get a complete picture of the good, the bad and the horrendous, 1,000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets has everything you need to know.
e book also contains important information about money management, proper etiquette at the tables, comps, and credit.
Hold’em, which has become one of the best sellers in the world of poker play. When Burton goes to the casino it is to make a withdrawal based on his skill as a player. He does not go with just the hope that Lady Luck will favor him—as most other casino gamblers do.
e casinos do not rely on Lady Luck. ey are immune to her charms. ey have the math of the games on their side. And Burton understands this fully and completely. Math equals money in the casino equation.
“The book takes each game in turn, explains how the game is played and then offers the best possible strategies for playing those games. If a game has the potential to be beaten by savvy casino players, Burton explains what the advantage-play
Knowledge of the subject and the ability to get it across are the two most important things for a gambling writer. Burton has both these talents in abundance. He’ll take you step-by-step through the pitfalls that trap many players on the losing cycle because of poor betting choices and poor money- management strategies.
I recommend this book highly. I think it should be on every smart gambler’s bookshelf. Even if you consider yourself a smart casino gambler, it is always good to get a refresher by an expert.
Frank Scoblete is a nationally-known, best-selling gaming author. His websites are http://www.goldentouchcraps.com, http://www.goldentouchblackjack.com, and http://www.scoblete.com in association with CasinoCity.com, and feature his books.
method is for that game.”
One aspect of this book I particularly liked, was the easy way each topic is
So when Bill Burton comes out with a new book on the ins and outs of casino gambling we must take notice. His newest book 1,000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets (Sourcebooks, $12.95) is just that.
handled. All sentences/paragraphs are numbered. Burton cuts to the chase on each and every aspect of his subject and there is no ller in the book. If this were a meal, it would be all meat and no fat.
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