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1 comments about Crap Shooters Wake Up and Smell the Roses.

1. What i liked about this book was that there was hardly any filler, many craps/gambling books spend 75% of the book on explaining basic rules of the game, which is annoying as not all books should have that. This book skipped all the basic craps knowledge and assumes you know what a pass line, come bet is etc. Most of the book was actually spent talking about the strategy he uses when playing craps.

1 comments about What Are the Odds? Lotteries, Blackjack, Zero-Sum Games, and More.

1. This book is a goldmine if you are seeking to beat the house
   on a bet. The author provides practical strategies for
   understanding randomness, the chaos theory and payoff matrices.
   There is an extensive discussion on how the house wins and
   the frequency of winnings. The book provides a transition
   strategy for profiling chaos in a deterministic fashion.
   It is a good value for readers interested in the practical
   implementation of the laws of probability in everyday life.

5 comments about Powerful Profits From Craps (Powerful Profits).

1. Powerful profits from craps is an average book that 90% of is review to even the intermediate player.
   
   Royer himself lists 4 criteria that he considers when buying a craps book.
   
   His first question is, "Does it tell me what is what, what does what, and when, how and what it pays?"
   
   His book does that well during the introductory chapter. He goes over the layout in detail and explains each bet, the odds and how to play the bet. He does this in plain english and doesnt get bogged down in the craps terminology. He writes this section at a beginers lvl that eases the novice into the game making him feel more comfortable.
   
   Question #2 the author asks himself, "Does it explain the game simply so I can understand it immediatly?"
   
   He succeeds in this point through he earlier explination of the bets. He also explains in detail what odds are and their effect on the game. So he does well on this point.
   
   Question #3 "Does it show me a simple strategy so that I can play the game wisely and right away?"
   
   This is where the book starts to fail somewhat. He shows several classic betting strategies and explains the pros and cons of each. Sometimes his explinations are incorrect for minor points (listing odds on yo as 30 to 1 vice 15 to 1 or saying that with 2 wins your inside bet will make its money back when it really requires 3ish).
   
   The most glaring ommission is any form of money management technique which I consider vital for novices and seasoned players alike. He gives no guidance on when to press bets (although he does explain how to). No session loss limit is listed and there is never a mention of how, when or the importance of locking up a profit.
   
   Question # 4 "Does it show me something 'new', which other books have not?"
   
   He does do this in his last chapter. After lauding minimum house edge bets the entire book he perscribes and open ended progression on the hardways. He includes with this a session recording him a net gain of over 800 dollars. he does add the disclaimer that this goes against most the strategy plays for craps. While I find his numbers interesting and the "get rich quick" alluring the day the system doesnt work and leaves you out the 1000 - 2000 dollar reccomended session cash for the system is too much for me to risk with real life money.
   
   Of course my opinion on his "big secret" system is simply that, an opinion.
   
   Overall this is a decent read for the beginner player if you just seek to learn the basics of the game and find your way around the table. For my dollar R.D Ellisons "Gamble to win Craps" explains the basics better and has alot more non traditional bets that dont require the risks of progressions. Also Patrick's "Advanced Craps" is a facinating read for some of the best money management techniques on the craps table. You just have to get through the jargon. As another reader suggested Scoblete's books are a wonderful read.
   
   So in conclusion this is an admirable effort but my gambling dollar is better spent elsewhere on better more well rounded books.



2. 
   I've been wanting to write this for a long time, but couldn't think of the right words. This is a great book on Craps. Everything you wanted to know is there, done in easy ways. What pays what, how, where, when, why, and so on. It makes it all so easy. New players will find all they need to know. Better players will find how to win more.
   
   I read all the reviews, and the one that sent my words best was by John Taormino. He really knows how to say what I wanted to say. But his review is now buried here below, and so I thought it is best to bring it up front, here where it belongs, because it says everything just right. So, here it is:
   
   After reading this book, I have to say it is without a doubt the most IMPORTANT book ever written about the game. Royer realizes that the game presents its players various anomalies, that, when spotted, will turn the player onto excellent profits.
   I am a professional player in Las Vegas. I incorporate other anomalies that I gathered by doing an exhaustive 1,000,000 live casino roll empirical study of the game. Trust me, the game isn't what you were taught during Undergraduate Statistics in relation to the percentages. It can be beaten!!!!
   The first step is to buy this book and read it twice. Then ladies and gentleman, you are on your way!!!!
   Way to go Victor Royer, BRAVO!!!!



3. 
   I have several books by this author. They are all written very well, and provide excellent information. All of them have received good reviews, including those written by myself. I am now writing about this Craps book for two reasons:
   
   One, I wanted to make sure that people read and understand the words of John Taormino, who has written a very good review of this book. What Mr. Taormino said perfectly describes the book, and how I feel about it.
   
   Two, I wanted to add my voice to the growing number of readers who have found in this book, and the author's many other books, answers to gaming questions not found elsewhere, or perhaps not said as well as here.
   
   I recently spoke with a man who said, and I quote: "I have learned more from Royer from reading his books in 3 months than I had in the last 30 years." That man is 75 years old. This is not the first time I heard such good reports in and around the world of casino gaming. People should know this.
   
   This is a very good book on Craps. If you want to know why, read the review by John Taormino, and those that mention it.



4. I have been studying gambling for 10 years now and I have found that some of Victors methods are very dangerous. In one book he gives some roulette systems. Some of these methods require you to climb your betting into the thousands. Not only that, but they increase as you lose. One system has you betting a 10 step on thirds. Ive seen one third of the wheel not hit for over 15 times in a row quite often. I went to a land casino and tried his big secret in craps to the letter. I kept getting hardways on the comeout when the hardways werent working and when my hardways were working, I was getting a blizzard of seven outs. I went to two other tables all the while keeping my place in the system trying to shake the bad streak, but my money lost kept escalating to the point where even if I did hit a hardway or two, it didnt help me recoop my money. I ended up dropping 2 grand and wasnt to happy about it. Victor will no doubt answer this review because this review will impact his book sales, but look at his books for yourself while standing in a bookstore. Then purchase Frank Scoblete's books and save yourself some money. I believe that Vic might be working with the casinos. They love his systems. Good luck and good gambling.



5. 
   Whenever you play any casino game, using any playing method, there are usually three cardinal "sins" to avoid:
   
   1. Don't consider any one event, or one experience, as the defining result.
   
   2. Don't play undercapitalized.
   
   3. Master the method before trying it.
   
   Anyone who has played casinos games with any profitable methods always knows this. A little knowledge, but without understanding of it, is dangerous. People who don't "get it" often make big mistakes, and then blame their losses on the method, instead on their own inexperience, and often misunderstanding. This is kind of like the carpenter blaming the hammer when he hits his thumb with it. In fact, the author of this book, and the many others he has written, says so plainly, and clearly, in all his books. The example of the carpenter is also used by him to make precisely this point.
   
   Sadly, some people will always have a problem with the "hammer", instead of the person using it. This is the case with the nice young man who has posted a review of the Craps methods here, for this book, and for the other books dealing with these methods. He seems like a very fine young man, who perhaps thought these methods were something like a "get rich quick" scheme. They are not. They are hard to master, especially the hardways methods used by the author in his other book, the one on Winning Strategies, which has a Craps section. It takes many years to gain a successful mastery of some of these advanced concepts.
   
   The author makes this point many times, and plainly. He clearly states this, in no uncertain language. Playing any of these methods once, and with insufficient capital, and then blaming the method for any failure is simply wrong. It shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the very principles that the author so clearly states, and warms against. This book, and the other books by this author that mention any such playing methods -- however derived and no matter from which source -- require the player to understand at the very least the three fundamentals of successful method-gaming, those that are listed here, and understood by smart gamblers everywhere.
   
   The books are clear on all these subjects, and there are ample warnings by the author, who states repeatedly that these methods are advanced means of playing, and that they therefore require a great deal of expertise and understanding before they can be used successfully. The author makes it abundantly plain that this is essential to the success of these methods, and indeed any methods, even those from other authors or sources. Success in method-gambling is predicated on such expertise. If you don't have the dedication to learn it well, and practice it even more, before you try it, the fault lies with you, and not the book.
   
   The good news is that the author offers many other methods, those that are easier to master, and can be played even by casual players. But no matter how well they are described, the ultimate success always lies with the player himself or herself. The makers of the hammer can't possibly know how good the people using it will be. Sore thumbs the world over testify to the folly of blaming the instrument for the failure of the person using it. So, don't blame the book. Use this as a learning experience, and become better for it.

5 comments about The Complete James Bond Lifestyle Seminar.

1. I hadn't expected a curious thing that happened while reading "The Complete James Bond Lifestyle Seminar" book: I was already doing a lot of what I found there. But I'm in my early 40's and I've been watching and rewatching the Bond films for most of my conscious life (I'm currently rereading all of the novels and just finished Andrew Lycett's wonderful bio of Ian Fleming), so it stands to reason that something had to rub off.
   
   But if you're in your 20's or 30's, I'm sure you'll pick up a lot of very helpful tips about the style of your new cool life. The author doesn't limit his seminar to 007 but also includes very cool and swingin' insights from Bond's American cousins--Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
   
   I have to disagree with the author on page 217. He writes, "I've never seen Bond running out the door yelling, 'I'm late. I'll never make it.'" The section is called "Be Early." Good advice. And it's true that we've never seen Bond rush out late...but that doesn't mean he's always on time either. In THUNDERBALL, M chides him in front of the other double-O's with, "Now that we're all here!" And how many films have shown a flustered Moneypenny trying to track him down?
   He might be late once in a while...he just doesn't get excited about it, even if the world hangs in the balance.
   
   But that's a quibble, along with typos and the first half of the book mentioning "Blowfeld" instead of "Blofeld" (it's corrected in the second half).
   
   So with tongue firmly planted in cheek and open to improving your coolness, you'll have a good time reading through this seminar for tips. I did.



2. Kyrazi's Bond seminar book offers a lot of good, practical advice that, upon first glance, seems like a no-brainer. But just the fact that one has purchased this book shows that he or she is motivated to improve his or her lifestyle, and the advice offered in this title becomes more realistic and attainable than it was before with that first step.
   Although the text is not the great American novel by any stretch of the imagination, and I would go so far as to say that it is poorly written as far as books are concerned, this is not the point of the book; nor is it the point of the book to turn someone into James Bond or even to get someone to accomplish all of the things suggested therein (you have to be able to pick and choose things that are relevant to your life, personally, as we are all unique individuals). The book is, however, meant to help someone achieve his or her maximum potential as a unique human being, and this is what Paul Kyriazi does extremely well in the book. I have seen immediate results, and I haven't looked back since. The only place to go is up.



3. You'd expect this to be a joke, but Kyriazi takes his Bond very seriously. This is an amazing book, one that gets you excited just thinking of all the possibilities that the techniques could open up for you. Highly recommended!



4. If you want to improve your lifestyle, you need this book.
   If you want self-improvement, you need this book.
   If you want to gain a happier life, you need this book.
   
   The book is a step-by-step guildline to improve your LIFE. It is practical and easy to follow. It really works.
   
   Thanks Mr. Kyriazi, you wrote a great book.



5. I thought this book would be more how to be "smooth" and "cool", but it more about getting your life on track, with a few tips on "coolness". It did motivate me though and I have been a much better house keeper since reading this book.

4 comments about Craps: Dealing & Supervising.

1. The authors may be excellent craps dealers and/or supervisors, but their English skills and publishing expertise are nil. As a writer and computer expert-turned-Craps dealer student, I found the book to be very difficult to read as a result of the poor grammar, editing, and lack of any professional construction. Uppercase words are overused to the extreme to convey emphasis. I won't even mention how many times the writers want you, the reader, to be ' 150% SURE ' of something. However, once I got past this hurdle and was able to digest and assimilate the info, I found the book to be very helpful.
   
   My rating:
   Content: 5
   Construction and writing: 1
   The key to figure actual rating: 5+1/2=3
   (SEE what I MEAN?)



2. As a craps student at dealer school, I wanted a book to take home with me so I could study after school. The book is written in a slightly annoying way -- the other review mentions being "150% sure," and other quirky things like that pop up many times in the book, but absolutely everything you need to know to deal the game is there. I've looked at the other (few) books available on this topic and I'd have to say that this one is by far the most complete.



3. I have carefully examined hundreds of gaming books, and when it comes to information regarding how to deal the game of craps, this is the best. The only bet it did not properly cover, was placing the point, when a customer arrives at the table after a point has been established and places a bet on the outside line for pass bets, indicating that he wants to make a "place bet" on the point number. - There now you have it all. As far as supervision goes, the book is still the best in print, but more could be done on spotting cheaters.



4. Great guide book to learn the game of craps from either side of the table. Keep on hand to refer to later.

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1 comments about Practical Craps, a Guide to Being a Winner with Dice.

1. I originally was reading Kim Isaac Greenblatt's books on fiction and I saw that he writes non-fiction. I don't play poker but I tried playing craps in the past. I didn't get it. The book explains in a no-nonsense way how craps works and how different systems all lead to losing. His section on dice setting explains that a person can set up their own experiments and track them on their own without having to spend thousands of dollars to conmen to teach you to win at a negative expectation game. I have read other books on craps in the past and they have all sorts of money management systems and basically it is all luck. Kim Isaac Greenblatt at least reminds us that if you are lucky, great, if not, remember that the odds are stacked against you. There isn't anything groundbreaking in the book but he is refreshingly honest and simplifies how to approach playing the game. He also donates part of the proceeds from his book to Rett Syndrome research.

3 comments about So You Wanna Be a Gambler!: Craps (Learn How to Win).

1. This is an absolute must for anyone who wants to step foot in a casino. I can't say enough good things about this book. John Patrick lays out a road map for minimizing losses and maximizing your chances to WIN. If you follow his rules, you will become a winner.



2. This book is terrific. Through using the approaches described in it, I have had a great deal of fun playing craps in casinos around the world, and have managed not to lose my shirt in the process (an amazing feat given how much I have played and the fact that the house always has the advantage of the "vig"). I highly recommend this book to craps players of any experience level.



3. This is the first book I have read on casino gambling. I am a novice gambler and I found John Patrick's advice to be solid and sound. He wants you to make smart decisions and not expect miracles. There are no gimmicks, no empty promises. He has little tolerance for a loser mentality and is uncompromising on what he thinks is the right or wrong way to go. I will continue to go back to the book as I play more and more because there are many different strategies and I can only absorb and put into practice so much information at once.
   
   
   I just got back from Vegas and I cannot report that I came home with more money than I left with, but I did go there with some parameters to begin playing with and enough confidence to step up to the craps table. Hopefully the dice will be hotter during my next outing.