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Casino Gambling : A Winner’s Guide to Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Baccarat, and Casino Poker

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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Casino Gambling can increase your chances of winning and decrease your chances of losing in your next casino session. Chapters 9 – 14, a lesson on dice control, shows you how to create your own advantage over the casino by minimizing the chances of throwing the losing seven and how to throw the long hand and score on your point numbers. The winning craps system is in Chapter 12 — dice set, grip, focus and throw — in words and pictures. Read it and use the winning craps system to create own edge over the casino. Chapters 3 – 8, reveal the clues and a winning gambling system for finding winning blackjack tables. Sit down at one of these tables with an excellent chance of winning. Chapters 15 –… More >> Casino Gambling : A Winner’s Guide to Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Baccarat, and Casino Poker

Casino to Die For: The Hunt for Tears of the Sun

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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Casino To Die For is a murder mystery, written in the format of a legal thriller. The year is 2002. The protagonist, Jim Ryan, is a defense lawyer, who has a new secretary, Jennie Bond, and a new Internet videophone. A glitch occurs that thrusts both of them onto the grid of mysteries and murders that span a thousand years in Arizona…. More >> Casino to Die For: The Hunt for Tears of the Sun

Without Reservation: The Making of America’s Most Powerful Indian Tribe and Foxwoods the World’s Largest Casino

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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In 1973, an old American Indian woman dies with nothing left of her tribe but a trailer and a two-hundred-acre reservation in the sleepy backyard of Ledyard, Connecticut. It seems to signal the end of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe. But it is just the beginning. Over the course of the next three decades, the reservation grows to more than two thousand acres and becomes home to Foxwoods, the largest casino in the world, grossing more than $1 billion per year. The Pequots are reborn, immensely wealthy, and in possession of an enormous amount of political influence.How did it happen?In compelling detail, Without Reservation tells the stunning story of the rise of the richest tribe in American history.It begins with… More >> Without Reservation: The Making of America’s Most Powerful Indian Tribe and Foxwoods the World’s Largest Casino

Craps Strategy: How to Play to Win at Casino Craps

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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A clear, effective guide to winning at the exciting casino game, from the author of Blackjack Strategy.
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Casinos: Organization and Culture

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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Casinos: Organization and Culture is a fascinating look at the world inside the casino building. The first section of the book describes the organizational structure of casino facilities with information on different casino departments and their functions and the culture within the casino hotel. The first section also includes an in depth look at food and beverage services within the casino industry as well as meetings, conventions, and entertainment.  The second part of the book delves into the close relationship between the casino employees and the customers which has led to the creation of a culture within casinos that is highly distinctive. The lifestyle impact of the gamblers and the employees are thoroug… More >> Casinos: Organization and Culture

The Roots of Reno

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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The town of Reno grew into “The Biggest Little City in the World” with the help of four casino pioneers: Nick Abelman, Bill Graham, Jim McKay, and George Wingfield. These men of the green cloth took the millions they dug up in Central Nevada boomtowns like Tonopah and Goldfield, and settled into Reno and Lake Tahoe Nevada to change the face of casinos forever. Long before Bill Harrah ever heard of Reno, these four men held sway over the town of Reno through hard work, intimidation, and treachery. Banks were plundered, stocks were swindled, and friends like Alvin Karpis, the Barker Gang, and “Baby Face” Nelson came to visit – and help when they could. Sixty-years of Nevada gaming is found here in Th… More >> The Roots of Reno

Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos, 2nd Edition: How to Play and Win

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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“Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos” is the number one best-selling craps title of all time. And now this classic title has been completely updated for those gamblers who want to figure out how to beat the house! Until now, craps has been considered an unbeatable casino game because the house has the edge on every bet. “Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos” changes all that by introducing you to the “Supersystem,” a method developed by the “Captain,” a player who for years has been winning at the game players and pundits call unbeatable. Want to beat the casinos while they pay for your room, food, and entertainment? Learn how to take advantage of casino comps reserved for high rollers without the risks…. More >> Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos, 2nd Edition: How to Play and Win

Casino Marketing: Theories and Applications

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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The content in Casino Marketing has been pulled from the author’s personal knowledge learned from 30 years researching, teaching and writing in the field as well as prominent gambling practitioners, and industry trade journals.  This book on casino marketing is an attempt to link the gaming industry to the business environment and its theoretical underpinnings. Different from its competitors, this book uses and discusses different marketing theories to teach fundamental knowledge in the area before applying the information to the industry.  Therefore, the readers accomplish two goals at one sitting.  They learn about fundamental marketing practices as well as casino industry applications.  Starting with … More >> Casino Marketing: Theories and Applications

California Hotel and Casino: Hawai’i’s Home Away from Home

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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  • ISBN13: 9780824833299
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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“[This is] the story of how the California Hotel grew from an unattractive property in a run-down section of Las Vegas to become the must-visit destination for Hawai`i gamblers, whose special relationship with the hotel was forged in its first decade of business–1975 to 1985. . . . [It's] told largely through the voice of John Blink, who was a witness to the powerful connection Sam Boyd created between the California Hotel and Hawai`i’s gamblers. But it also includes personal recollections from people who worked in Hawai`i and the hotel. Together, they offer insights, memories, and opinions on what made the hotel an oasis of aloha in a depressed corner of Las Vegas. The early chapters, which provide the backgr… More >> California Hotel and Casino: Hawai’i’s Home Away from Home

Introduction to Casino and Gaming Operations

Posted 15 Apr 2010
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Engaging, readable, and authoritative, this book is the most comprehensive source available on the research and techniques involved in casino and gaming operations. It explores the function of casinos and their relationships to hotels, restaurants, resorts, and entertainment facilities. Traces the history of the gaming industry and looks ahead to future areas of expansion. Moves from principles to practices, from overviews to detailed descriptions, all in a chronological context. Provides a new chapter on Internet gaming operations. Updates all references; expands and clarifies all charts and graphs. The ideal reference for travel/gaming industry supervisors and managers, and for anyone interested in casino o… More >> Introduction to Casino and Gaming Operations

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