Casino Gambling Books

Playing cards are ephemeral; they are used, become worn and then just get thrown away. Good quality examples of playing cards featuring the graphics of the past are hard to find in sufficient volume and variety to make an interesting collection. The 300 cards collected here were printed during the 1930s and 1940s. The subjects are as varied as the graphic styles, and for that very reason, all of these cards provide the opportunity to look back through a well-focused window into the inspiring and colorful past of playing card graphic design. This is a colorful picture book only, with some description. It is not a price guide.
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Written by Robert Hannum and Anthony Cabot, Practical Casino Math will serve as a valuable reference for anyone — player or manager — interested in the mathematical foundations of casino games and the use of mathematics in gaming management practice. Topics ranging from the basic principles of probability, odds, expectation, house advantage, and the law of averages, to price setting using game odds, gaming and economic regulations, standards for fairness, player worth and rebate programs are included in this must have book.

The revised updated version of Tamburin's work toward educating the beginner seeking a one-volume guide to casino games including those introduced in recent years like Pai Gow Poker, Red Dog, Sic Bo. Tamburin explains the games, the layout, the odds, shows you the House edge of all games. It is packed with charts, tables, strategy, advice, it will influence your play, explaining how to save money through money management and common sense. A small section on Caribbean Stud and Let It Ride.

This book seeks to begin the conversation about the effects the industry and its dramatic growth have had on the politics, culture, and people of Mississippi. It provides insight into the ongoing debate as to how well the casino industry and Mississippi fit together. Political scientists, economic developers, sociologists, and policy analysts provide essays on such topics as the casino workplace, casinos and crime, the historical and cultural influences of casinos, and the economic ramifications. It provides the first multidisciplinary examination of the casino resort phenomenon in Mississippi. Additional information updates new gaming laws in Mississippi that will allow casinos to build inland on the Gulf Coast.
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An essential, all-inclusive guide to end all arguments over the rules, histories and variations of the most popular card games played today. Includes the odds and probabilities of getting the hand you

This book takes you into the world of sports betting, where real men bet million dollars on the outcome of a football game. The author got involved with this hidden world of sports betting when he interviewed of Rick "Big Daddy" Matthews for a magazine article. That interview turned into a venture that made him a rich man. It's the kind of life men dream of but don't really think exists. It does. The cast of characters is real; their names have been changed.
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Originally published in 1938, this book looks at old-time gamesmanship in America, from riverboats to racetracks, and explores the legal, and illegal, history of gambling in pre-World War I America. The author defines the world of gambling as one of "sharpers" and "suckers" -- those who excel at the games by cheating and their victims. From notorious gambling havens like Chicago and New Orleans to lesser-known outposts in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Cincinnati, Ohio, the book examines the gambling houses, big and smal. Also included are details of the lives of some of America's most famous gamblers, including Mike McDonald, John Morrissey, and Richard Canfield, as well as their infamous counterparts like "Canada Bill" and "Charley Black Eyes, " who made their names as grifters and con men. Also detailed are the games these men played, describing the rules and origins of a number of dice and card games.
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How does a man with no phone, no office, and no files become the most powerful man in politics? This book is an explosive story of the criminal underworld and its covert takeover of American politics, business, and entertainment. It's the tale of a cadre of powerful men who, over the course of decades, secretly influenced nearly every aspect of American society, including such famous (and infamous) folks as Jules Stein, Ronald Reagan, Abe Pritzker, Lew Wasserman, and John Jacob Factor -- as well as numerous other meticulously low-profile members. At the heart of it all is was the Chicago Outfit and its fair-haired boy, Sidney Korshak, aka 'The Fixer'" who from the 1940's until his death in the 1990s, was not only the most powerful lawyer in the world, according to the FBI, but the enigmatic, almost vaporous player behind some of the shadiest deals of the 20th century: from hitherto undisclosed California land grabs (the real 'Chinatown' story) to Hollywood quid pro quos, from casino monopolies to underhanded hotel deals. As the underworld's primary link to the corporate upperworld, Korshak's backroom dominance and talent for anonymity remains unparalleled.
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This was written by a team of gaming tax consultants providing gamblers with valuable information for years. Four sections include: The Origins and Structure of Tax Law; Tax Basics for All Gamblers; The Reporting Rules for Recreational Players; and a special Rules section for professional players.
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Tax Help for Gamblers deals with the innumerable nuances and gray areas of gambling and taxes. It covers all the whys and wherefores of this complex subject, including tax-code specifics, record-keeping, filing your tax return, state-tax considerations, and audits and other tax problems. Numerous charts and forms help you see the practical application of the information.  This book is for recreational and professional gamblers, including low and high rollers, table-game and machine players, video poker and live poker players, online enthusiasts, international and cruise ship players, and people who live or gamble in states with income taxes.

Co-author of Craps: Take the Money and Run and other books, Tamburin teaches the bettor what the 10 most favorable bets are in a casino, including don't pass/don't come with odds; pass line/come with odds; bank & player hand in baccarat; place bet on 6 & 8; single zero roulette; betting strategies; money management; psychology of gambling.