Casino Gambling for the Clueless, Zen and the Art of Casino Gaming: An Insider's Guide to a Successful Gambling Experience, and Casino Operations Management, 2nd Edition
Casino Gambling for the Clueless
Author: Darwin Ortiz
Publisher: Gramercy (February 4, 2003)
ISBN: 0517222248
Originally Published: 2003
Pages: 288 pages
Price: Out of print
This handy and authoritative guide to blackjack, craps, roulette, keno, baccarat, and slot machines can turn a rank beginner into someone who plays like a pro. The author discusses each game's rules, pitfalls, winning strategies, terminology, and variations, plus inside information on how a casino is run and tips on how to make the most of your time there by giving practical advanced techniques. Most importantly, author Ortiz repeatedly hammers home that most casinos offer exotic bets that are a complete waste of your wallet and that the best thing is to simply skip the bells and whistles and play to form, making this an indispensable guide for every gambler, from the most casual to the highest roller. Although no longer in print, this book is worth tracking down via your local library or used book store.
Zen and the Art of Casino Gaming: An Insider's Guide to a Successful Gambling Experience
Authors: Miron Stabinsky & Jeremy Silman
Publisher: Summit Pines Press (March 1996)
ISBN: 0945806159
Originally Published: 1996
Price: Out of print
Miron Stabinsky details his life as a gambler in terms of a spiritual quest for self-development and self-experience. The book includes many interesting anecdotes gleaned from his long experience in the casino industry and as a professional gambler. Also, there is a considerable emphasis on looking at the whole casino experience and its components in spiritual terms. The book also includes all the basics of the casino table games, slot machines and video poker with strategies and money-management rules. It also has advice on getting along with casino staff, tipping, and how the casino works. This is a well-written book that contains lots of interesting facts about many games, although the section on card counting is extremely light.
Casino Operations Management, 2nd Edition
Authors: Jim Kilby, Jim Fox & Anthony F. Lucas
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN: 0471266329
Originally Published: 2004
Pages: 416 (hardcover)
Price: $80
Written by experts with over 65 years of combined experience in the field, Casino Operations Management offers the know-how to equip gaming and casino operators with the knowledge needed for the management office, cage operations, and table game and slot operations. Casino Operations Management uses simplified mathematics and statistics throughout, and provides readers with a thorough understanding of all aspects of the casino industry business. It is a must-have reference for students and casinos that develop managers internally. Chapters include current high-roller marketing tactics and their effect on profitability, the effect of popular money management systems on casino profits, the initial development process of an Indian casino, studies designed to identify the patronage motives of gamblers, including those of riverboat customers, how to design a slot club, the principles of casino floor design and traffic management, and studies that measure the profit contribution of popular slot promotions.
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