The Casino Crossroader: Confessions of a Croupier (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

This book is how to really beat the casino, and this is the book casinos would like to ban! Do not place another bet on ANYTHING until you read this book! Read what it is like to work as a croupier in the casino industry and learn all the inside information that casinos do not want you to know. Many people think that casinos are run by gangsters and only the casino ever wins - wrong! Either that, or casinos are for millionaires only and that the minimum bet is $10,000 - also wrong! The truth is that most casinos are regulated, licensed and policed, rely on volume and lots of people win every night of the week (and casinos ban players every week because they win too frequently). Based upon the author's personal experiences, from both sides of the table, as dealer and professional gambler, the book is full of stories about the colourful and unusual characters who go to make up most casinos' clientele and staff. Let me walk you through the pitfalls of the casino world whilst giving you my long-proven Golden Rules on how, when, where and what to play, what to avoid and enlighten players on all the crafty casino tricks on how the casino keep you playing until you've lost your winnings back. Did you know: the odds in the game of blackjack often favour the players, so waiting for the odds to favour you BEFORE you place a bet is a very sensible thing to do! But most blackjack players have been misinformed on how to play properly; many think they are 'playing the dealer's card' and go on to 'bust' themselves before the dealer even takes a card - and so the casino makes a massive profit before it has even earned it! The switched-on player should never take a card if they can go bust! And the player should never massively increase his bets when a shoe becomes favourable - this just broadcasts to the casino you have been waiting for the right moment and that you are counting cards - an easy way to get barred! Surely it is better to wait for the right moment, keep your bets modest, win $500 and walk away (regularly and long-term), rather than getting barred! Another great strategy, this time for European (single zero) roulette only: bet on RED and EVEN at the same time; now you can only lose on a black, odd number, and there are only eight of those! And if you win, 'let it ride' for four spins and use 'the casino's money' to make you money: two small bets of £10 suddenly becomes £20/£40/£80/£160 so £320 total; I love this bet because it is so easy on the pocket. Note: it is probably a good idea to avoid American Roulette (with two zeros and thirty eight pockets) since the odds vary from 5.26% to 7.89% in favour of the house, i.e. worse than twice as bad as single zero, 'European' roulette (1.35%-2.7%). And did you know that you should only ever play against a dealer that you have seen paying out (and avoid the 'hot'/lucky dealers like the plague); and learn from something that most experienced Chinese players do, which is never to place a bet on roulette before the spin because the dealer might deliberately try to spin to miss you! Advice is also given regarding online gambling and what games and odds you should avoid. But this is not just a dry, how-to-play manual for players, it is an adventure packed with casino colour, true stories about big losers, big winners, greedy casino managers, ridiculous casino stupidity, crooked croupiers and all the 'do's and don'ts' you'll ever need. Invest £14.99/$24.99, stop losing and turn your losses into wins immediately - and please DO NOT buy Book Two until you have won over £600/$1,000 from the insider info in Book 1! Winning money in a casino is a wonderful experience, but the key to successful play is to be in a favourable position BEFORE you place your first bet and then hammer away at them using the 'casinos money' while the odds favour you - and then WALK AWAY and spend the money elsewhere!