on Strategic Handicapping
Handicapper Taxonomy
8 Part 4: Taking Casino Gambling to a Different Level Chapter 16: More than Just the Derby: Betting on Horse Racing Identifying Different Racing Formats Betting in a Casino: Inside the Race Book Understanding and Reading the Sheets Placing Bets in the Race Book Picking Winners: Handicapping Basics Chapter 17: Gambling Online and in the Comfort of Home Mapping the Legal Landscape Understanding How Online Casinos Work Locating the Best (and Safest) Online Casino Games Taking Advantage of Promos and Giveaways Chapter 18: The Wild World of Tournaments Learning Tournament Basics Betting on the Most Lucrative Tournaments Entering a Tournament (and Knowing What to Expect) Strategizing to Eliminate the Competition
9 Part 5: The Part of Tens Chapter 19: Ten Cool Places to Gamble Living Large in Las Vegas Landing on Boardwalk: Atlantic City Touring Tahoe and Reno Cruising the High Seas Exploring Native American Casinos Collecting Chips in Connecticut Striking Gold in California Finding Hidden Treasures in the Caribbean Joining the Jet Set Rolling on the River (or Lake) Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Score Comps Ask and Ye Shall Receive Learning Comp Math Using a Players’ Card Learning to Love Video Poker and Blackjack Bet Low in Secret Making the Bathroom Your Second Home Looking Like You’re Losing Greasing the Wheels Never Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth Behaving with Courtesy and Respect
10 Appendix A: Important Resources Books, eBooks, and Magazines Podcasts Web Sites Gamblers Anonymous
11 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 3TABLE 3-1 The Minimum House Edge for Popular Casino Games
2 Chapter 5TABLE 5-1 Tips for Proper Tipping
3 Chapter 7TABLE 7-1 Strategies for Hard HandsTABLE 7-2 Strategies for Pair SplitsTABLE 7-3 Strategies for Soft HandsTABLE 7-4 Common Blackjack Mistakes — and How to Avoid ’Em
4 Chapter 10TABLE 10-1 Player’s RulesTABLE 10-2 Banker’s Rules (When the Player’s Hand Has Three Cards)TABLE 10-3 When the Banker Can Draws a Third Card
5 Chapter 11TABLE 11-1 A Typical Pay Table for Let It RideTABLE 11-2 Let It Ride Pay Table for $1 Side Bet
6 Chapter 13TABLE 13-1 Returns on Video Poker GamesTABLE 13-2 Payout for 9/6 Jacks or BetterTABLE 13-3 Payout for Full-Pay Deuces Wild
7 Chapter 14TABLE 14-1 A Typical $1 Keno Payout Chart
8 Chapter 15TABLE 15-1 Parlays Payouts (based on -110 bets)TABLE 15-2 Point-Spread Listing for FootballTABLE 15-3 Money-Line Bets for BaseballTABLE 15-4 Prop Bet Over/UnderTABLE 15-5 Futures Bet
9 Chapter 16TABLE 16-1 A Sample Tote Board DisplayTABLE 16-2 A Sample Race Payoff
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 6FIGURE 6-1: Poker hands in descending value, with a royal flush being the best ...FIGURE 6-2: A Texas Hold’em hand.
2 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: A blackjack table.FIGURE 7-2: The dealer’s hand is revealed.
3 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: The possible dice combinations.FIGURE 8-2: The craps layout. FIGURE 8-3: The Pass-Line bet with odds placed behind it.FIGURE 8-4: The Don’t-Pass bet with an odds bet.FIGURE 8-5: The center bets.
4 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: The European wheel with a single zero (left) and the American wheel...FIGURE 9-2: American roulette wheel and
