\nSome books u may be interested in reading<\/p>\n
\n\tBlackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca
\n\tBy Barry Meadow
\n\tNon-Fiction
\n\tThe author spend two months playing blackjack in various Nevada Casinos from the most luxurious to the poorest of the poor.
\n\tVery well written if you have even a passing interest in the life of a traveling blackjack plaer you will be pulled into this book.<\/p>\n
\tDice Angel
\n\tBy Brian Rouloff
\n\tFiction
\n\tLas Vegas bar owner Jimmy Delaney is in financial straits. He needs to raise $50, cash quickly. He is turned on to a strange woman that calls herself a dice angel. She tells jimmy she can help him win the cash he needs.
\n\tThis is well written and it will hold your attention until the end.<\/p>\n
\t Running Scared: The Life and Treacherous Times of Las Vegas Casino King Steve Wynn
\n\tNon Fiction
\n\tBy John L. Smith
\n\tThis book was published in ______, so it is dated. Las Vegas journalist tells the story of the greateet Casino Mogeul of all time Steve Wynn. The book has been criticized for it failure to identify information sources. Steve Wynn sued the author. If you want to learn more about Wynn this is the book for you.<\/p>\n
\tSuper Casino: Inside the "New" Las Vegas
\n\tNon-Fiction
\n\tBy Pete Early
\n\tThis book documents the birth and the revitalization of Las Vegas. Filled with larger than life characters. For me the best part is look behind the scenes of the opening of the then new Luxor Casino. Great for the Casino or Las Vegas Buff.<\/p>\n
\tWhate Hunt in the Desert: Secrets of a Las Vegas Super Host
\n\tNon-Fiction
\n\tBy Duke Castleman
\n\tThis is the story of independent "super Host" Steve Cyr. If you have seen those Travel Channel often repeated Las Vegas shows, you have seen Cyr. He is the obnoxious guy that talks happily of breaking a guy by having him lose $1,000,000. I found the book to be tedious, but if you want to learn how these hosts make their money you may be interested in this.<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Dominator on January 30, 2012, 11:35 pm<\/p>\n \tI will have to get the others you mentioned<\/p>\n \tDominator<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Scan on January 31, 2012, 9:22 pm<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Chuckman on March 10, 2012, 10:02 pm<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Chuco on May 9, 2012, 3:38 am<\/p>\n \tBeat the Dealer. More info and ammo to beat the casinos. Posted by:<\/strong> Chuco on July 28, 2012, 4:26 am<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Pointman on August 2, 2012, 2:43 am<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Scan on August 2, 2012, 6:47 pm<\/p>\n \tI am also reading Tilton’s Blackjack book. So far I really am enjoying it<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Pointman on August 7, 2012, 9:20 pm<\/p>\n Some books u may be interested in reading Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca By Barry Meadow Non-Fiction The author spend two months playing blackjack in various Nevada Casinos from the most luxurious…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tNo Limit. The Bob Stupak story
\n\tBurning the tables in LV. Good blackjack information
\n\tThe Green Felt Jungle. Should be required reading for every AP.
\n\tThe Battle for Las Vegas. 60-80’s vegas history
\n\tWinner Take All. Vegas Presidents and Moguls from 1980-2008
\n\tSharks in the Desert. Awesome read about all the Pioneers from Start to present of Las Vegas.
\n\tOf Rats and Men. Great book about the Great Oscar Goodman.
\n\tDouble or Nothing. About the Two Buddies who Bought the Golden Nugget.
\n\tBeneath the Neon. Great read about the Storm Drains and Life below Vegas.
\n\tMy Week at the Blue Angel. Great read about the downside and downtroden of Vegas.
\n\tRepeat Until Rich. Good Read and tales about a blackjack team.
\n\tThe Craps Underground. Written by the Great FS.
\n\tWhale Hunt in the Desert. Great read into the mind of Vegas hosts and the Super Host.
\n\tThe Captains Craps Revolution. Great Tales and perspective on the game we adore.
\n\tRunning Scared. The Steve Wynn Story. Very good history & perspective on the not so squeeky clean S. Wynn. Blackjack Autumn- Good stories about traveling around Nevada playing BJ in casinos around the state.
\n\t24\/7 Livin’ it up and Doubling Down in Vegas- Good reading about 30 days in vegas with a 50k Bankroll.
\n\tSun, Sin, & Suburia-Great read about the history of the Vegas Valley, up to 2004.
\n\tDice Angel. Cute fiction story about a guy, a bar, and a need to raise 50k by winning at craps.
\n\tTemples of Chance: How America Inc. bought out Murder Inc. to win control of the casino business. Excellent read about how the banks, junk bonds and the gaming control coluded to allow questionable deals and license questionable men to run NJ casinos.
\n\tComp City – Great read on how to really maximize comps and work the system to get them. Required reading for any Advantage Player.
\n\tSuper Casino – Great read about the building of the Circus-Circus Casino empire, now AKA Mandalay Bay Resorts.
\n\tCurrently reading: Cult Vegas
\n\tWaiting to read: License to Steal, Inside Las Vegas, Neon Metropolis, The Money and the Power, Surburban Xanadu<\/div>\n<\/div>\n