Gambling is an activity and past time loved by millions of people around the world, and with that has come countless books written to assist gamblers with strategies, guides, tips and tricks. With so many written over the years, it’s often proved to be a difficult task to pick out the quality from the quantity, but we think we’ve managed to do so.
Beat the Dealer
Beat the Dealer by Edward O. Thorp is often described as one of, if not the most excellent gambling book ever produced. Blackjack Card counting, a technique most will have heard of, is of great interest to tonnes of gamblers, Beat the Dealer is a manual for it. Thorp, a mathematics professor, broke card counting down into an easy to understand method, with over 700,000 copies sold worldwide as a result. Still relevant today, years after its release, Beat the Dealer remains the book of choice for blackjack players of all abilities, with beginners, experts and everyone in between able to find this book of great use.
Casino Gambling for Dummies
Casino Gambling for Dummies is a book written by Kevin Blackwood, a man with a lot of knowledge where casinos and casino games are concerned. It is this first-hand experience which allows Blackwood to act as an authority figure, imparting what he’s learnt over the years on the reader. Blackwood looks to maximise profits while minimising losses, and this method will work out for every player, regardless of experience and ability. The easy to read nature of the book enables it to excel, and indeed this is why the book was and continues to be so well received.
Gambling 102
If you are looking for an all round casino strategy book, Gambling 102 by author Michael Shackleford is the pick of the bunch in our opinion. Shackleford is as one of the world’s most excellent gambling mathematicians, and the Wizard of Odds has used his abilities in this area to help develop mathematically sound methods for taking on the most popular casino games around including roulette. As a book, Gambling 102 is perfect for those looking to take their basic knowledge to the next level, which therefore should see them become more successful on a more regular basis.
Scarne’s New Complete Guide To Gambling
John Scarne, in the eyes of many gamblers, is the world’s leading authority. So when he speaks or indeed writes, everyone should sit up and take notice. Card games are very much his forte as he is a master manipulator of them. This allows him to use his skills to swing card based casino games in favour of the player. The attention to detail in this book is what sets it apart from many others on the topic, with rules, odds and house edges of all casino games which involve chance covered. Everything is analysed in minute detail, to give players the instructions and the strategy they need to gain that ever elusive edge, and therefore to go on and win.
