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How To Gamble At The Casinos Without Getting Plucked Like A Chicken, by James Harrison Ford, gives easily understandable, expert advice on Casino Gambling in a light-hearted manner. It advises readers on which games give them the best possibilities and how to play them correctly. It covers all major casino games: Blackjack, most Video Poker varieties, Craps, Baccarat, Pai Gow Poker, Slot Machines, Keno, Big Six Wheel, Roulette, Sports Book, Caribbean Stud Poker, Three Card Poker, Let It Ride, War and several miscellaneous promotional games. It also contains explanations of Gambling Systems, the House Percentage, Probability and Possibility, Gambler’s Ruin, and Money Management. … More >>
How to gamble at the casinos without getting plucked like a chicken
How to gamble at the casinos without getting plucked like a chicken
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Tags: Casinos, chicken, gamble, getting, like, plucked, withoutPosted 25 Jun 2010 in General
What a depressing book. If you can get past all the charts and graphs, the basic message of the book seems to be “Don’t Gamble!” And if you do, you aren’t going to win because everything is stacked against you. I got plucked good in buying this turkey.. Rating: 1 / 5
While I must admit that this book is written to be more enjoyable than the other gambling/casino books, the information is terrible. The author has a good sense of humor, but not a very good editor.
Much of the first section discusses blackjack and how “not to get plucked like a chicken” — the problem with this is that all of the information is incorrect. For 20+ pages, it discusses that an Ace in blackjack is valued at “1″ or “10″ — this would be terrible information for those unfamiliar with blackjack. An ace in blackjack is valued at “1″ or “11″ and the fact that such relevant information could slip past the author, I don’t know..but after reading that it was difficult to take the remainder of the book seriously. Rating: 1 / 5
I liked the way the author wrote. It was an easy read. The video poker section maybe outdated by now because casinos change machines so often. Rating: 3 / 5
“How to Gamble at the Casinos Without Getting Plucked Like a Chicken” is an excellent guide to becoming a winner. It explains how to play all the major casino games like a pro. For some games (Sucker Games) it flat out tells you that the right way to play the game is to keep your money in your pocket.
It explains that only some versions of Blackjack and a few video poker games actually can be beaten over the long haul without counting the freebies that the casinos give you for playing. If you count the value of the freebies, a few more games, like Baccarat, Craps, Pai Gow Poker and some slot machines have generous enough odds that you can actually come out ahead playing them. The book is very specific about exactly which games you should play and how to play them, as well as which games are strictly for losers and can’t be beaten regularly.
Before you take your money to the casino, you should read this book so that you don’t get plucked like a chicken and don’t look like an idiot. It doesn’t guarantee that you WILL win, but it shows you how to get the best odds so that you CAN win.
Rating: 5 / 5
Many gambling books are dull reads, even if they give the best possible analyses of the games and how to play them intelligently, so it is great to read a book that is enjoyable and, at the same time, informative. This book gets high grades in those areas. Definitely worth reading.
Frank Scoblete: author of Golden Touch Dice Control Revolution! Rating: 5 / 5