This IS NOT a book about wishful thinking strategies that are not based on solid probability theory. Unfortunately, for all of us that love the game and wish it to be more popularized, this is a genre that seems to attract charlatans and snake-oil salesmen, perfectly willing to plant negative reviews on competitor's books to maintain the status quo. They promote theories in book-after-book of recycled blather that fly in the face of the most fundamental mathematical tenet of the game: that every roll of the dice is an independent event unrelated to any previous or subsequent roll. Hence, there is NO way to predict who at the table will be hot and who will not. You can count until you're blue in the face; it won't happen. This IS NOT a book about dice 'control.' Dice 'control' is a shameless fabrication devised to sell you more books, practice tables, seminars, dice, DVDs, etc. If you believe that you can control the dice, that certain authors and their pals make pit bosses cower, that dice 'controllers' win millions and are then banned from casinos, this is not the book for you (and make sure you wear your 'I'm Gullible' sign while you're gaming). Just to set the record straight, dice 'controllers' hold NO world records. The longest roll in history is presently held by Pat DeMauro of New Jersey, 4 hours 18 minutes, 154 rolls, at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City on May 25, 2009. Pat is not a dice 'controller'; it was her second time playing the game. The previous record was held by Stanley Fujitake from Honolulu, 3 hours 16 minutes, 118 rolls, at the California Hotel in Las Vegas on May 28, 1989. Stanley is not a dice 'controller', just a normal guy who had a very lucky hand. This IS a book about intelligent play that will garner the respect of your dealers and your fellow players. The advice delivered is based strictly upon time-tested and universally-accepted mathematical probability theory. Discover for yourself why dice 'control', table charting, point counting and other useless carnival barking schemes should be relegated to the circular file. Give yourself a reasonable chance of winning at the table. Richard Orlyn, the fresh new voice in the game, exposes the myths and debunks the superstitions propounded by the rank-and-file authors in this genre. No nonsense, no fictional anecdotes, no filler, just the simple but profound lessons of two-dice probability theory presented for the novice and seasoned player alike. This quick read includes distinctive betting and money management skills along with the author's trademarked TABLE TIME PLUS strategy for prevailing at the table. Unique in its approach; uncompromising in its integrity; complete with illustrative material and glossary. -- amazon.com
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