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| Mensa Guide to Casino Gambling: Winning Ways (Mensa) | 
 enlarge | Author: Andrew Brisman
Publisher: Sterling
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 398630
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 1402713002
Dewey Decimal Number: 795
EAN: 9781402713002
ASIN: 1402713002
Publication Date: August 1, 2004
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?The runaway winner as the best overall gambling encyclopedia written in the past 20 years.??Detroit Free Press
Walk away from every casino a winner! Take it from Mensa, the society for people with high IQs: you don?t have to be a genius to triumph at the tables. Here?s the inside line on the games and bets that give the best advantage. Do you know whether to split a pair of aces in blackjack, which slot machines carry the worst payback for the player, and why losses are more significant at video than ?live? keno? Beat the bank by understanding all this and more, including odds and probability, the ?house edge,? money management, and gambling psychology. The chips will just pile up.
The author lives in New York, NY.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
Nice and very clear casino guide February 17, 2008
Very clear and easy to understand. Covers odds and house advantage of various casino games. If you want to understand the math and odds the book gives good examples that are clear. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to understand this book. Got a copy for my retired uncle and he loves it for his casino trips. Clearly explains the house has an advantage, but teaches you how to minimize that so your money and free drinks last longer.
If you gamble, buy this book January 25, 2008
This book will explain to you, in no uncertain terms, exactly why you can't win at most games. However, it will give you tips on how to win more often. And, it will show you a few games where you actually have a chance to beat the house.
for anyone that spends any time or money gambling, you really ought to read this book.
Does not promise pie in the sky results... April 22, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
...but, if you do make a trip to Vegas and lose, you'll know you did your very best and not be filled with complete regret about placing sucker and egotistical bets and getting taken in by the atmosphere in general. The author talks in detail about the emotional roller-coaster that is casino gambling, and this book will help you smooth out those bumps in the roller coaster.
Brisman is also very clear that no matter how skilled your decisions, the odds WILL remain in favor of the house at all times.
Highly recommended February 20, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a particularly serious gambler - I go to casinos maybe 2-3 times a year. I bought this book several years ago before my first trip to vegas and read it on the plane on my way out (and have gone back and consulted it countless times since), and I'm very happy with it.
The book contains a few introductory chapters followed by 12 chapters devoted to common casino games (followed by a few misc. chapters at the end). It's very straightforward and takes a no-nonsense approach, backed by statistics/probability, to disect each game. For each casino game, the book tells you what the odds are if you play 'by the book', and describes various strategies for playing. In my opinion, this book (or a similar work) is a MUST if you are a beginning gambler and will probably be very useful if you are an intermediate level gambler. It's easy to understand, but at the same time it isn't dumbed down, so should remain a useful reference for all but the most serious/knowledgable gamblers.
I purchased this book primarily to learn blackjack, and specifically to learn basic strategy. The Blackjack chapter is very well laid out and should allow a beginner to learn basic strategy in a fairly short period of time, as it did in my case. If you play blackjack (or plan to play) and don't know basic strategy (or worse - don't know what basic strategy is!) then this book is an absolute must. I feel like I got my money's worth out of the blackjack chapter alone, with the rest of the book a very much appreciated added bonus.
Excellent book goes straight to the point June 5, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
The book has 16 chapters, 2 of which are introductory, and 13 are dedicated to the games themselves. If you've ever visited a casino, you know how easy it is to get overwhelmed by flashing lights and sounds of coins falling everywhere, and then perhaps make an errant decision about playing a slot game or joining a roulette table.
This book does a good job on teaching the fundamentals and rules of each game, and it goes further to tell you why the game is profitable for the casino and how fast you should expect to lose money on it. Since the only game that might possibly be played to the player's advantage is blackjack, Chapter 3, which deals with blackjack, is one of the largest in the book. The author also discusses popular "winning" systems and with mathematical detail displays their faults.
It's an excellent guide to all the games and casino business in general. However, the book serves a dual purpose - after I learned about the odds and the house edge in each game, it's unlikely I will ever gamble at a casino again.
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