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| Get the Edge at Roulette (Scoblete, Frank. Get-the-Edge Guide.) | 
 enlarge | Author: Christopher Pawlicki
Publisher: Bonus Books
Category: Book
List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (10 reviews)
Sales Rank: 168554
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 229
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1566251605
Dewey Decimal Number: 795.23
EAN: 9781566251600
ASIN: 1566251605
Publication Date: June 25, 2001
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Product Description
Pawlicki has applied his expertise in physics, mathematics and computer science towards discovering and developing the best physical methods of beating roulette. He shows how to find and play biased wheels; how to recognize and exploit deep-pocket wheels that are more susceptible to bias tracking. Pawlicki shows you visible wheel tracking techniques that can give you the edge by visually predicting where the ball is going to land. In addition, this book will show you how to sector slice to increase the speed and accuracy of your predictions.
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 Too statistical, no mathematics ... August 12, 2008
The book is well organized and mainly has a statistical approach, which is not enough when talking about getting "the edge" of roulette. Although the author is sincere explaining that all systems will fail in long run due to the house edge, he misses an important aspect of roulette: the mathematical side. The topology of the bets, the probabilities of the complex betting systems, all this mathematics stuff is missing or is touched vaguely. I found Barboianu's book far superior on all counts.
 good book November 11, 2007
This is a good roullete book, have alot of winner systems in long term,
i want more information about the writer to contact him.
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me,a doctor....... September 15, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
excellent book.....
few months ago i was trying to develop a part time source of money.........and now i have developed it......just bcoz of this book...thanks a lot DOCTOR SPIN......!!!!!!!![...].
Excellent analyisis on how you might beat the wheel January 16, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
First of all, it is true that the house has a big (> 5 %) edge in the game of roulette IF the results of the spins are truly random.
It is also true that the results of a roulette spin are depenedent upon the actions of a human being. Furthermore, it is also true that a roulette wheel can never be perfectly balanced nor stay perfectly balanced while in use. Given these facts, it follows that the results of any particular roulette spin will not be completely random. As Pawlicki explains very well in this book, it is this lack of complete randomness which might make it possible to predict a roultette spin with enough confidence to overcome the house edge. The trick is to, first, recognize a wheel/croupier combination that is producing results that are predictable enough to be useful, and second, to use that predictability is such a way that you can overcome the house edge.
No, you will not be able to implement Pawlicki's strategies immediately. Like anything else in life, they require skill, concentration and practice. If it were easy to do, then ANYBODY could do it and the casinos would change the game so that it would be significantly more difficult for the player. However, to say that it is impossible to overcome the house edge under any circumstances is patently false. It can be done if you can find a favorable wheel and croupier and if you can take advantage of that. Pawlicki gives a number of examples where he has done just that. If a wheel/croupier combination is producing results that are very nearly random however, then no, you cannot beat the house edge over time no matter what.
It is true that this book does not cover random play, nor should it. If you're intent upon playing a wheel that is producting nearly random results, then you're going to lose and there is no sense discussing any stratgies for such play.
Pawlicki makes one other salient point. If you do happen to beat the house you will eventually draw the attention of the pit boss and the casino will try various things to "discourage" you from winning, such as changing balls or reversing the rotation of the wheel. In such situations, it's probably best to take your winnings and take a walk. The last thing that you want to do is alienate a croupier or a casino, else you'll always get special attention whenever you visit that casino. The trick is to try to win while keeping as low a profile as possible.
 Scientific approach to explain whywe shouldn't play roulette April 25, 2005
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Let's set the expectations first:
1) This book clearly says why you should not play roulette (because it has a house edge of 5.4 % or so).
2) Reading this book will not make you a skilled wheel tracker. You will lose even after reading it.
3) Predictive play and finding delayers' signatures are very hard (if not impossible) for rookies like us so don't expect any miracle.
Still this is by far the BEST book I ever read on this subject.
It covers some very interesting topics such as
1) Wheel tracking / bias tracking
2) How to find out dealers' signature
3) Sector slicing and other betting strategies
Author is very honest to accept that casino has a big edge on this game and overcoming that edge over the time is impossible.
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