No comments about Black-Jack's Winning Formula: Money Making Techniques for Atlantic City, Nevada and the Caribbean.

2 comments about Chances Are. . .: Your Winning Blackjack Strategy.

1. After a thought provoking discussion of accepted basic blackjack strategy, the author presents his "Percentage Play" strategy (based on the frequency of cards in a 6-deck shoe), but doesn't back it up with any computer simulations or even stories about its use in actual play. Does the author use this system? Does he win when using it? You can't tell from reading this book. I acknowledge some of the weaknesses in the basic strategy that the author points out, but at least it is backed up by scientific and anecdotal studies. This book fails to present a viable alternative.



2. I have never been much of a gambler... primarily because I didn't know enough about the science of the games to not be throwing my money away when I played. This book has made that a thing of the past ! I found it very easy to read and comprehend, and the strategies and insights can be used immediatley. This program works, and I am excited about the possibility of more work from Mr. Summers. This book is well worth your time and money !

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No comments about One third of a shoe [and] How you can win at blackjack in Atlantic City and Nevada.

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5 comments about Beat The House: Sixteen Ways to Win at Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, Baccarat and Other Table Games.

1. The systems really work, that's why I gave it 5 stars, but it's too full of syrup to be a really enjoyable read.



2. I had gotten this book from the library about 6 years ago. After running it through the paces of a computer program, I did find that his systems do work.
   The systems are based on what goes up, must come down. Well, in real life, that is not always true, at least in your bankrolls time frame. You must use money management. Also, I have found that you MUST run several progressions at the same time. It helps you ride out the ones that have gone a bit long losing.
   I found his talk about poss. rigged casinos a bit dated. This was also written before online gambling, which would have been nice. He mentioned several times about the minimum table limits being too high, but they aren't too high online. Too bad those games were avoided because of this.
   His talk of God and other things eternal I thought was well done, and did not go on. Plus, you can skip right over it to the systems. Would like to compare notes with others sep2034athotmail.



3. The author takes the old D'Alembert system (he doesn't even spell it right)and lists various bet choices in casino games where you can try it. What's remarkable is that he recommends NOT trying many of the variations he suggests in the book. He then goes on to admit that this system, which has been proven over and over to fail (like any other progression), actually doesn't work in a real casino, and then tries to blame casino cheating! That, combined with his religious rantings that have nothing whatever to do with the subject at hand, lead me to seriously question this guy's grip on reality. In fact, one wonders why someone who is so worried about Satan and evil is encouraging gambling in the first place. His "Mathematical Analysis" sections contain neither math nor analysis. Send me your money instead and I'll recommend much, much better books.



4. This book looks interesting at first but after reading and re-reading it and studying and testing the various systems offered I can honestly say the book is worthless and you will lose a lot of money if you try Lembeck's systems at a casino, which the author admits he doesn't even do himself. Furthermore his assertions of "rigged" tables and that "you must stay invisible" and hop from table to table to place each bet are as ludicrous as his systems. The casinos have enough of a mathematical edge to all their games that they have no reason to rig anything, and I personally have sat with pad and paper at the roulette and baccarat tables hundreds of times taking notes and openly playing systems in full view of the players, the dealer, the pit boss and eye in the sky; short of using a computer or cell phone, the casinos could care less what you do at the roulette and baccarat tables because they are not worried about you beating them with a system, at least that has been my experience where I gamble in CT.



5. I bought this book based on its claim to provide mathematically sound analysis of gambling games, based on stock market strategies.
   
   Reading it led me to the conclusion that the author does not have even rudimentary knowledge of probability, expectation or house percentage. His "analysis" consists of doing sets of 100 rolls of dice on his kitchen table!
   
   He then goes on to the inescapable conclusion (to him) that the casinos are "cheating", since his schemes don't work there.
   
   I was so disgusted that I took the time to complain to the publisher, and ended up corresponding to the author himself, who repeated those claims. I even took the time to do a trivial analysis of his "half-peak" system, together with some extensive computer runs, just to show him how bad the systems are.

2 comments about Woman's Guide to Blackjack: Turning the Tables When the Cards Are Stacked Against You.

1. Finally a blackjack book written for women in a fun to read style without explanations of why things work!



2. This book is not just for women! This book will help improve anyone's game. I highly recommend it.

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1 comments about Playing Blackjack As a Business.

1. This book is the definitive work on winning at the game of casino blackjack. Along with the usual charts and diagrams on basic play, the author has provided charts that show player gains by following each charted action. This makes it easier to understand the basic strategy. Also included are several advanced card counting strategies and the accompanying changes to the basic strategy you must make when counting cards. A guy headed for a weekend in Vegas will enjoy his trip MUCH more if he buys a copy of this book and spends a couple hours memorizing the lessons it contains. A MUST HAVE for the book collection of all gamblers: occasional to serious.