Your Money in a Casino
Setting a Budget and Sticking to It
Looking at Casino Credit and Its Risks
Knowing When Enough Is Enough
Understanding Taxes and the Law
6 Part 2: Conquering the Table Games Chapter 5: Minding Your Gambling Manners Dressing (And Acting) the Part Playing Well with Others: Minding Your Table Manners Giving Gratuities to Dealers and Others Avoiding the Appearance of Cheating Chapter 6: Will Bluff for Food: Poker Uncovering the ABCs of Casino Poker Betting the Farm (Or Other Parcels of Real Estate) Playing the Popular Games Avoiding Poker Pitfalls Chapter 7: The Easiest Game to Beat: Blackjack Dealing Out Blackjack Basics Preparing to Play Betting Your Bottom Dollar Playing Your Hand Identifying Common Mistakes Chapter 8: Rolling the Dice: Craps Setting the Craps Stage One Bet, Two Sets of Rules One Throw, Four Possible Outcomes Understanding the basic craps sequence Relying on Strategy to Place the Best Bets Avoiding “Sucker” Bets The New Look of Casino Craps Chapter 9: Spinning Wheel Goes Round n’ Round: Roulette Getting the Spin on Roulette Basics Betting: the inside (and outside) scoop Reciting Roulette Etiquette Improving Your Odds Avoiding Strategies That Don’t Work Chapter 10: Baccarat: Not Just For High-Rollers Counting Down the Baccarat Basics Baccarat Math The Baccarat Zoo Stepping Into Baccarat What’s the Deal? Avoiding Baccarat Time Wasters The Full Baccarat Experience
7 Part 3: Beyond the Tables: Slots, Video Poker, Sports Betting, and More Chapter 11: Tackling the “Riskier” Table Games Picking Up on Pai Gow Poker Tripling Your Fun with Three-Card Poker Betting in Circles with Let It Ride Dabbling with the Riskiest Table Games Chapter 12: Mastering the Slots Understanding How to Play the Slots Identifying Different Slot Games Getting a Handle on Slots Odds Stretching Your Money at the Slots Honing Your Slot Etiquette Playing for Comps Chapter 13: Scoring Big in Video Poker Poker? Slots? Arcade Games? Characterizing Video Poker Playing the Game Putting Your Money on the Best Machines Playing Jacks or Better: The Best Bet for Beginners Investigating Other Video Poker Games Chapter 14: Striking the Mother Lode: Keno and Bingo Catching On to Keno Basics Improving Your Odds at Keno Figuring Out the ABCs of B-I-N-G-O Calling Forth Winning Bingo Strategies Chapter 15: From the Cubs to the Bears: Sports Betting Legal Sports Betting: Coming Soon to a State Near You Leveling the Betting Field with Lines and Point Spreads Placing Your Bet in a Sports Book Redeeming your winnings Rounding Up Sports Betting Differences Relying
