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Craps Made Simple
by Thomas B Gallagher
Customer Reviews
The best book on the subject, July 30, 2003
Reviewer: Mat Gleason (Los Angeles, CA United States)
This book is perfect because it explains a complicated game in a simple manner. It only tells you what bets work and why, and the math behind these bets. It does not discuss when to make sucker bets, even though they occasionally hit, because the math does not support making them. I have won a lot of money (and lost a lot as well) playing craps, and the system here is designed to help a bettor ride out a cold table. This book does not tell you that you are some mystical genius who will win a million dollars with only a dollar bet, so go act like a hotshot. It just tells you a safe way to play an enjoyable game. I saw a pit boss suggest this method to a very pretty girl at a Vegas Strip casino in order to keep her at the table longer during a cold streak so that all the rich sucker bettors would stay as well. It does not work all of the time, but it does work a lot and when it does not work, you at least play for a longer period of time.
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Craps Underground : The Inside Story of How Dice Controllers are Winning Millions from the Casinos!
by Frank Scoblete
Customer Reviews
Great Book! Get it for your gambling friends for Christmas!, December 9, 2004
Reviewer: LoveBooks "LB" (Albany, NY USA)
I bought this book because I saw an article writen by Scoblete in Casino Player. I wanted to read more about the craps players like Dominator, and the Lee Brothers, and all the others. I saw the BJ show about the MIT people and really wanted to read about craps players doing the same thing to the casinos.
This is not a how to book on dice controll, but the story of these guys beating the casinos thru skill and knowledge of the game. A great book that shows that craps is a game that can be beaten.
I did some research and found that some of the negative reviews came from websites that are competitors of Golden Touch Craps, Scoblete's company. My how petty!
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Get the Edge at Craps (Scoblete Get-the-Edge Guide)
by Frank Scoblete (Foreword), Sharpshooter
Spotlight Reviews
Great book to start with but it is only the beginning, February 17, 2004
Reviewer: Rick Van Hazel (Phoenix, AZ)
I read this book cover to cover in the two weeks preceding a trip to Vegas. It has some great information regarding the game of craps and sharpshooting but definitely has some biases on what part of the table to shoot from and dice grips that could have been approached differently. After getting through the book I setup a small practice rig, rolled and recorded hundreds of dice throws attempting to use this method of shooting the dice. I will say that it does have an effect on the end result because I recorded ratios of how often the 7 came up far below the average 1 in 6.
A couple of years ago I started to set the dice (now that I know proper sets these were wrong combos) as well as throw them the same way as possible every time. Which lead me to become interested in anything that could be done to expand knowledge in this area, after getting through this book I felt I understood the concept quite a bit more but was still skeptical of it actually working. I signed up for a private class in Vegas and had some personal instruction along many practice rolls on a real craps table. Using the hardway set (described in the book as 4 4 up and 6 6 facing the outside) I rolled a total of 3 craps numbers out of 200 shots with a sevens to roll ratio of around 1:12 (which is extremely high and will most likely average lower over a longer period of time). The thing that surprised me is the drastic decrease of the craps numbers by placing the 6 and the 1 on the outside of the dice (craps numbers are 2, 3 and 12 - taking the 1 and 6 out of the equation makes it very hard to roll a craps
number) with that particular set.
I was also able to play in an actual casino with 2 other sharpshooters and noticed we were the only ones who made profits for anyone betting with the dice. The rest of the time we bet against them and counted on the other shooters to 7 out every time. This of course isn't a science (betting on other shooters) since sometimes they will go into streaks. On my last night in Vegas I also ended up shooting 28 passes, made 5 point numbers and came out with a 7 twice when I set for it. Players at the table who religiously bet against the dice actually switch sides on my roll or picked up and left the table all together. I wasn't able to get any of the good positions stated in the book of stick right or left, even one off from either position at any time that night. Which forced me to shoot from the outside hook or corner of the table, I was still able to pull it off to some degree.
Even though I had a spectacular hand in one casino, I am still in the infancy stage of sharpshooting the dice which is also referred to as "Dice Control". You will find that you cant really control the dice but you can influence them and decrease your odds of rolling the 7 at the wrong time. I recommend reading this book as well as signing up for a class. The additional tips I learned with the one on one instruction helped me a great deal as well as reinforced techniques in the book. The book really is not enough to conquer the Craps table, but is essential before even starting down this path of craps play.
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Winning Casino Craps
by EDWIN SILBERSTANG
Customer Reviews
The simplest, best book on craps, January 18, 2004
Reviewer: Robert Graves (Thompson Station, TN USA)
Winning Casino Craps is the ultimate book on craps. It's basic enough for the beginner to understand and get playing immediately, and yet has enough advanced strategy to give the more experienced player a statistical edge beyond any other game in the casino.
Besides covering the rules, including different sections on "right" betting and "wrong" betting, the book also distills the statistical realities of the game and outlines a specific plan to best exploit those statistics. The result? Your best chance at beating the casinos, at almost 50:50 odds. He even has a section on managing your money at the table, regardless of how deep your pockets are.
Speaking from experience, I have had excellent success with this book. There are three people I know of that use Silberstang's methods - myself, my father and another close friend. We are all up significantly over years of using it. Specifically - and this is 100% true - my friend was gambling in Tunica and was down to $10. With only this last $10 chip on the table and using Silberstang's strategy exclusively, there was a hot roll that lasted forty-five minutes. At the end of the roll the guy next to my friend had made over $3000. And what did my friend make on the same roll using the methods taught in this book? $10,000 on the *exact same roll.*
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