Books/Software

The new definitive standard on opening play, this comprehensive guide covers every important chess opening and variation ever played and currently in vogue - more than 3,000 opening strategies. Differing from books that rely exclusively on bare notation, Schiller features substantial discussion and analysis on each opening so that you understand them clearly. More than 250 annotated games (including a game representative of each major opening), and 1,000 diagrams make this the standard...

Takes large diagrams, straightforward instruction and helpful tips and quizzes- and what do you have? The winning formula for a quick and easy way to play chess today. In fact, right now! Perfect for players new to the game, you'll learn the basics of chess and how each piece moves, its relative value and how it can be used to checkmate opponents! You'll also learn the basic concepts of attacking and defending, plus the mates and attacks to keep in your arsenal.

A collection of more than 40 articles by former Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist covering sports, sports figures, sports betting, and general gaming. Nover incudes biographies of bookmaking legends (Bob Martin, Roxy Roxborough, Gene Mayday), handicappers and touts, bad beats, compulsive gambling and a miscellaneous section where the author gives out his "awards" for the best and worst of the year. 104 pages Paperbound 1997

Nover understands the world of sports handicapping and the people who make up that special world of bet-makers and bet-takers. Here he writes about wise-guys, scammers, whales, touts, profiles pioneers and the well-respected sports book operators, upsets and longshots, the very lucky and the impact of offshore wagering between 1997-2003. This collection of his best columns exposes a world the public rarely sees. 104 Pgs. 2003

Subtitled "from beginner to winner in 28 lessons". Welcome to the Pot-Limit Omaha boot camp!Are you ready to work hard and study hard? If the answer is ��_��_��_yes��_ѝ, then this book will teach you all you need to know to start playing PLO, establish your game at the low-stakes and then move up to the higher limits. You will learn all the key concepts in step-by-step fashion. The material is split into 28 chapters and each chapter topic is discussed in four sections:The IntroductionThe...

Gollehon details six things pros do that most casual players don't; five strategies for craps, holdem, blackjack, roulette and slots; four ways to take control away from the casinos; and three traits that give you the confidence you need to win. 237 Pgs. 2007

Focuses primarily on Five Stud. Excellent as a history of poker. Did you know the Straight, The Flush and the Straight Flush did not exist before the Civil War? 64 Pgs. 1934

How smart are you? You talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? In a fun departure from the run-of-the-mill publication- and a must for sudoku gamers- this book gives you a chance to test your true sudoku I.Q. You'll challenge seven levels of increasingly difficult puzzles- easy, experienced, hard, brutal, genius, murderous, and sadistic- scoring points along the way based on completion and time components, to find your udoku I.Q. You think you're brilliant at sudoku? Mensa? Genius? Find out...

Why would a casino try to stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? In the past, one could get by on intuition and experience, but times have changed today the name of the game is data. Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightning speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. Indexed 260 Pgs. Hardcover, 2007

First published in the 80's, Brunson's original Super System sold for $100 and since has become the most influential poker book ever written.This essential guide features winning strategies and professional secrets from the world’s best players including: Phil Helmuth, holder of the most world series championships ever; Daniel Negreanu, four-time bracelet winner; Johnny Chan, two-time World Champion and ten-time bracelet winner; the great Mike Caro, known as the “Mad Genius of Poker;” the...

The original Super System by Doyle Brunson is the single most influential book ever written about the game of poker. Now, Super System 2 pushes the envelope further, expanding on the original with new games, new strategies, and new experts, including Crandell Addington, Lyle Berman, Johnny Chan, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Negreanu and Steve Zolotow. This is a brand new book-not an update. The book covers the essential strategies and advanced play on the most popular games played today - No Limit...

A huge resource for surveillance personnel, this manual explains the duties of the employee, the equipment used, the procedures for logs and records, use of video equipment, detection and covers all the table games. Also includes information about bomb threats, court documentation and evidence, cheating and more. 186 Pages Paperbound 2011

The chess doctors handbook to the very popular traps and pitfalls faced by beginning and intermediate chess players. Opening traps are the single most annoying stratagem, that is, for unprepared players. Shows you how to handle these traps as both Black and White and to set the same traps yourself. Provides practical remedies from both the White and Black perspectives to the annoying variations that opponents often choose instead of the well-known main lines. For key openings, the authors...

Subtitled " A Street Soldier's LIfe Inside the Gambino Crime Family". What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? That was the life-and-death dilemma confronting Andrew DiDonato, who began his criminal career at age 14 under the watchful eyes of the local Mob. By the time he was 17, the infamous Gambino family made DiDonato an associate of the Nicholas Corozzo crew. For the next 14 years, he was a loyal street soldier, immersed in...

Swayne presents a new approach to analyzing playing styles and players. For serious players only, the book shows you how to make money at all limits, from 3/6 to no limit, cautioning that making money via tournament play will take longer. Outlines the determining factors for playing each limit, and builds from there. 422 Pgs. 2009

Beginning with a female pool shark named Booboo, this anthology goes through a litany of stories that not only deal with games of chance, but more intensely with the people who play, why they take part, and what they gain besides the gratification of winning, or the discontent of losing. Included are tales of humor, anxiety, love, war, and magic. When asked to name his favorite, the author replied, "That's impossible. One day I would say the western, the next it could be the baseball story,...

O'Connor describes the mystery and excitement of Las Vegas in the 1950s and 60s. Some of the characters he pictures are famous, others are little known people of the streets. This was the era of the Rat Pack with Dean Martin dealing 21 at the Sands for fun and Frank Sinatra getting into fist fights with hotel managers. It was a time when you handed five bucks to the show room captain and you got a seat close to the stage for any show, except Frank and Dean. The author brings you into the lives...

Everything You Need to Know About Gambling and Taxes. The complete tax implications of winning and losing at gambling are pretty much a mystery to accountants, gamblers, and even the Internal Revenue Service itself. The IRS offers surprisingly few details to guide gamblers through the tax maze. Furthermore, what the IRS does say is often general, vague, open to individual interpretation, and contradictory; IRS publications and personnel often leave you with more questions than answers. Tax...

Grandmaster and Hall of Fame chess legend Larry Evans draws upon his vast experience as 5-time USA champion, author of 25 books, and Bobby Fischers second, to present a fun and challenging new approach for chess players. Readers test their skills against 100 fascinating positions from actual games and must choose the best move from among three choices. Each correct answer earns the reader 25 points; no points are given for incorrect choices. At the end of the series, players can calculate...

In this book, you will learn how to be a real loser- away and at the table. Happy losing. 39 Pgs. Spiralbound 2011

If you enjoy playing standard poker but are looking for something with a bit more strategy and a much higher potential, then Texas Hold��_��em may be just the thing for you. Texas Hold��_��em is currently more popular than ever and the detailed analysis available in Texas Hold��_��em: A Guide to Texas Hold��_��em for Beginners will provide you with everything you need to know to be backdooring a case card off the river in no time flat. The book discusses the history of Texas Hold��_��em and...

Subtitled "The Pros Approach to Beating Blackjack". The game of 21 has changed over the last 50 years in the casinos’ attempt to discourage card counters, but blackjack remains beatable for those who are focused, steadfast, and willing to do what it takes in order to play to win. Author Colin Jones leads the way for those interested in beating today’s game. Before the explosion of casino gambling in the 1990s, card counters were limited in the number of places they could play. They tended to...

Kenny Guinn was elected governor of Nevada in a 1998 landslide but the outcome was determined long before the first vote was cast. Ralston shows how the power and money of the casino industry combined with string-pulling and innuendo made this and perhaps other elections a mere formality. Guinn had never run for any office but he'd paid plenty of dues, so when he called in his markers, the powers paid off. Ralston unravels the complex web of insider politics and power to expose the system....

This concise winning strategy shows readers how to progress from pure betting and depending upon chance, to taking calculated risks, which entails knowledge and judgment. Readers learn how to analyze the real factors that influence a race and eliminate horses that have little chance of winning—narrowing the short list of winners and immediately increasing a bettor’s chances of cashing tickets. Hillis shows which races are difficult to predict (and should be avoided) and likewise,...

Learn how to barter - today's best currency - in this comprehensive, up-to-date guide. Just because you don't have cash doesn't mean you don't want and need things. According to authors and business gurus Hoffman and Dalin, it's time to get a little creative. Most people have a skill they can us - its just a matter of figuring out what that is and how to use it to get something else. From piano lessons in exchange for haircuts to an engine tune-up in exchange for house painting, 'The Art of...

This revised version of a 1971 book is subtitled, 'An Introduction to Critical Thinking.' Its main thrust is to teach the reader how to win arguments, defend their cases, recognize fallacies, see through deception, persuade skeptics, and turn defeat into victory. Several

Indispensable book for magicians, containing many methods and sleights not found in other standard books. 68 illustrations. 348 Pgs. 1980

In 'Catch Me if You Can', Frank W. Abagnale recounted his youthful career as a master imposter and forger. In 'The Art of the Steal', Abagnale tells the remarkable story of how he parlayed his knowledge of cons and scams into a successful career as a consultant on preventing financial foul play - while showing you how to identify and outsmart perpetrators of fraud. Technology may have made it easier to track down criminals, but cyberspace has spawned a skyrocketing number of ways to commit...

An addictive read that is sure to spark conversation wherever baseball is spoken, this updated edition of The Baseball Maniac’s Almanac is part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of baseball stats and facts ever assembled—all verified for accuracy by the Baseball Hall of Fame. In its pages, renowned sportswriter Bert R. Sugar presents thousands of fascinating lists, tables, data, and stimulating facts. Inside, you’ll find:Highest...

This comprehensive guide shows first-time and experienced players how to play and win at the racetrack. One read gives you an understanding of the racing charts, and the knowledge to make the bets that give you the best chances of winning. You’ll learn the differences between stakes, handicap, allowance, maiden and claiming races, and even how a bettor can go to the track and come back owning his own race horse. Each bet and strategy is outlined in a step-by-step fashion, with eleven...

From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. Unreported revenue, known as the "skim," from Outfit-Controlled casinos made its way out of Vegas by the bagful, ending up in the coffers of the Windy City crime bosses and their confederates around the Midwest. To ensure the smooth flow of cash, the gangsters installed a front man with no criminal background, Allen R. Glick, as the casino owner of record, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal as the real boss...

This #1 best-seller, The Betting Black Book: Winning Sports Betting Data on All FBS Coaches, 2016-2017 College Football Edition, details the betting history of all 128 active FBS college football coaches. Ten years of college football betting data are synthesized and made simple for both the professional and amateur sports bettor to access every coach��_��s against-the-spread tendencies. Know how each coach��_��s team has performed against-the-spread: As big and small favorites and underdogs...

A noted player/analysts powerful book on the controversial subject of shuffle trackinga highly advanced discipline at which most blackjack professionals have been unable to make money. Incorporates early information from the Blackjack Forum findings (1994), adding techniques never before disclosed. Includes practice and testing methods for learning shuffle tracking, systems for analyzing and comparing profit potential of various shuffles, and why shuffle tracking is below casino radar. 114...

A unique aspect of this body language book is its use of comparison. Using real people in stress-free situations in photos, the authors show the same people responding to various stimuli. They also show the standards of body language, and then the adjustments to the body and face that represent deviations from those standards. Observing these changes helps you understand when youre being manipulated or being sent a disguised message, and teaches how to effectively use your own body language....