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Top 20 Gambling Books of All Time

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The Video Poker Answer Book Report Abuse
While games such as blackjack and poker have several books dedicated to them, video poker used to be curiously disregarded by the gaming elite. However, John Grochowski’s landmark book on the game, The Video Poker Answer Book, has addressed the imbalance between publications on traditional card games and more modern, electronic casino games.
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Repeat Until Rich Report Abuse
Before becoming a card-counter, Axelrad was settled in a comfortable, if tedious job. However, a meeting with a card-counter at a party leads Axelrad on a whirlwind adventure across the United States. For five years, Axelrad was part of a blackjack team known as ‘Mossad’, which featured members with a variety of skills, ranging from the ability to card-count, to spotting new opportunities at other tables.
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twisted little book. it's both more and less than one might expect. more intellectual heft, less glitz.
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Blackjack Secrets Report Abuse
This offering by Stanford Wong manages to avoid one of the most common failings in blackjack books; it’s easy to read. In the 250 pages that make up Blackjack Secrets, there are just 19 tables, which allows lots of space for descriptive text that makes the more complex card counting systems a lot less complicated.
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Roll the Bones Report Abuse
In Roll the Bones, David Schwartz has compiled one of the most thorough historical accounts of gambling available. Schwartz manages to include gambling’s development in different areas of the world including Native America, China, Western Europe and the U.S.
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1000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets Report Abuse
As any avid casino player will tell you, there have been numerous gambling books released over the past few decades, which all aim to inform players on everything they need to know about casino games. However, Bill Burton’s 1000 Best Casino Gambling Secrets still stands as one of the best books of the genre.
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Bringing Down the House Report Abuse
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Report Abuse
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Super Casino: Inside the New Las Vegas Report Abuse
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101 Things you Didn't Know About Casino Gambling Report Abuse
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Dummy up and Deal Report Abuse
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Telling Lies and Getting Paid Report Abuse
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Casino Confidential Report Abuse
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The Eudaemonic Pie Report Abuse
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Burning The Tables in Las Vegas Report Abuse
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Blackbelt in Blackjack Report Abuse
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The Battle for Las Vegas Report Abuse
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Casino Gambling for Dummies Report Abuse
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Gambling 102 Report Abuse
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Beat the Dealer Report Abuse
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