Casino Women is a pioneering look at the female face of corporate gaming. Based on extended interviews with maids, cocktail waitresses, cooks, laundry workers, dealers, pit bosses, managers, and vice presidents, the book describes in compelling detail a world whose enormous profitability is dependent on the labor of women assigned stereotypically female occupations making beds and serving food on the one hand and providing sexual allure on the other. But behind the neon lies another world, peopled by thousands of remarkable women who assert their humanity in the face of gaming empires' relentless quest for profits.

The casino women profiled here generally fall into two groups. Geoconda Arguello Kline, typical of the first, arrived in the United States in the 1980s fleeing the war in Nicaragua. Finding work as a Las Vegas hotel maid, she overcame her initial fear of organizing and joined with others to build the preeminent grassroots union in the nation the 60,000-member Culinary Union becoming in time its president. In Las Vegas, "the hottest union city in America," the collective actions of union activists have won economic and political power for tens of thousands of working Nevadans and their families. The story of these women's transformation and their success in creating a union able to face off against global gaming giants form the centerpiece of this book.

Another group of women, dealers and middle managers among them, did not act. Fearful of losing their jobs, they remained silent, declining to speak out when others were abused, and in the case of middle managers, taking on the corporations' goals as their own. Susan Chandler and Jill B. Jones appraise the cost of their silence and examine the factors that pushed some women into activism and led others to accept the status quo.

Casino Women will appeal to all readers interested in women, gambling, and working-class life, and in how ordinary people stand up to corporate actors who appear to hold all the cards."

LEARN THE SECRETS OF THE TILES

Pai Gow Tiles is "the thinking person's casino game." It's played in casinos throughout the United States, including places like Las Vegas, New Jersey, and California. Exotic and engaging, it combines skill and luck and-for the knowledgeable player, Pai Gow is also one of the fairest games offered in casinos and cardrooms. It may seem mysterious at first, but you'll soon see that the game is actually pretty "simple to learn, challenging to master, fun and sociable, and a great table game for preserving your bankroll." In 1981, Michael Musante was Supervisor of Oriental Games at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas when he self-published a little book entitled Pai Gow - Chinese Dominoes. It was the first English-language book to comprehensively explain the game. In fact "the Musante House Way"-based on the first edition-is the foundation for the house way in many casinos. After 30 years, that book is acknowledged as a gaming classic with some online sellers asking hundreds of dollars for a used copy. This book revisits the original edition and contains extensive updates, all-new graphics, and additional insights into this ancient game. You'll get an outstanding introduction to the lore, rules, and strategy of Pai Gow and a variety of tips and techniques for mastering the tiles. Also included are several suggestions to improve your play, as well as "a first-of-its-kind chapter on how to memorize the order of the tiles." With this book and a bit of practice, you'll be able to play intelligently and with confidence

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Michael J. Musante is considered one of the foremost authorities on the game of Pai Gow in the United States. He was instrumental in establishing the first "legal" game of Pai Gow in California at the Huntington Park Casino. He trained the dealers, supervisors and surveillance personnel for Pai Gow at the Casino de Quebec in Hull. He also was an expert witness for the County of Los Angeles in a case involving the legality of Pai Gow in California. Mr. Musante has been in and around the gaming industry for the last forty years. He has worked in three major resort areas of Nevada: Lake Tahoe, Reno, and Las Vegas. He has dealt and supervised every game offered in a casino including "21," Craps, Roulette and Baccarat and was also one of the first Occidentals to have ever dealt the game of Pai Gow in a North American gaming establishment.

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The intent of Winning Blue-Collar Hold'em is not to put you at the final table at the WSOP or WPT. Instead, the intention of the author is to improve the play of the average low-limit/low buy-in Texas Hold'em player. Televised tournament final tables or high-stakes games distort the way average players approach the game. On TV you see only 10% of the action. The successful bluff or an improbable two out all-in is exciting, and thus will make the program, while you rarely see the player making the solid play, except when they lose to the two-outer. The other aspect players viewing televised poker fail to understand is that the style of play seen at the final table is not the same style of play that it takes to make the final table. This book takes you beyond the "What" of poker and provides you with the "How" and "Why" you need to become a winning low-stakes player. The use of poker aphorisms (pokerisms) throughout the book separates it from all of the other books on the market.

This book includes a copy of my "GAMBLING AIMLESSLY (GA) is for Bitches" Book and LIFETIME Picks Service VIA the Internet through Picks Network Website ($2,999 VALUE). Which will include ALL my TOP Rated sports picks for Collge Basketball, College Football, NFL Football, NBA Basketball, and MLB Baseball. Instructions to obtain the free picks service can be found on PAGE 3 of this book.

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This book includes LIFETIME Access my top sports pick(s) VIA Picks Network (a $2,999 value). You'll also have the ability to purchase turnkey handicapping sites at anytime in the future. See site for complete details. You'll also receive a copy of my first book called; GA "Gambling Aimlessly" is for Bitches which will show you how to change your betting advantage from -110 to +120 or more on all your straight wagers. This information is worth $1,000's in itself. I also throw in some of my own gambling angles that I like to use during the year, in addition to special discounts on all my future books you wish to purchase. So you'll not only receive my College & Pro Basketball Handicapping Picks for LIFE, but some other useful information as well. So I hope you enjoy it

This is a Sports Betting Guide like nothing you have ever seen before. In Volume #1 of hopefully many to follow, I'll not only show you how to change your betting advantage from -110 to +120 over the house on all your straight wagers, but also include some of my own personal sports betting angles & strategies. This book covers NFL betting, MLB betting, NBA betting, and College Football & Basketball betting angles & strategies. The gambling tips & tricks I reveal in this book I've never seen anywhere before, so see for yourself what everyone is talking about and purchase GA is for Bitches Volume #1 today

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Make sure to check out Mr. Tuttle's blog site (http: //thetuttlemathpsm.com/), for winning picks and much more. Plus, it's a wonderful way to read some very lengthy excerpts of all seven of his horse handicapping books currently selling on Amazon.com. I'm publishing my findings; applied theories, and disciplined practices, for very selfish reasons. Go to www.thetuttleway.com to see more

Craps - For the beginning or more advanced player Craps is the only casino game offering the best odds for the player. Most players look for the "hot table" where many numbers are being thrown before the 7 appears. Imagine using selective dice settings, and a way of throwing that works toward that goal. If you look at the left side of each die and there is a 66,55, or 44 and you spin to get the 16 combinations, you would get 4 7's. If the left side of each die is a 65,64, or 54 you would find two 7's. Special sets increase the odds of throwing more numbers and less 7's- giving you the capability of making more money and winning more games. Can you guess what strategy you would use- that uses only four bets- and getting paid for every number thrown- except the 7? One of the first steps in controlling the game is money managing. The control of the amount of money set aside for gaming should be determined by the number of gaming days. As you play- using a regression system or taking down your bets is a guaranteed win. This book offers everything for the beginner and the experienced player. Keep away from GREED and you will have the tools to win.

This is a follow-up to the popular first book in the series, "Sports Investing: Profiting from Point Spreads," which remains a top-selling book in its sports gambling category. This book focuses on specific college football betting systems and strategies. The book remains true to the philosophy of contrarian value in sports investing. In particular, the authors reveal betting systems and parameters that they have used to successfully navigate the college football sports marketplace.

I have been looking for the one poker book that contains all of the games, rules, and strategy for playing poker. Now, I've written it. The Poker Book includes how to play almost 100 variations of poker. This book covers Flop games like Hold'em, Omaha, and Pineapple. There are Stud games like Razz, Chicago, and Baseball. The Draw games Jacks or Better, Ace to Five, and Badugi are in there. There is also a section just for Guts games, including Monte Carlo, Consecutive, and Three to Five. It even has the rules for Chinese Poker. With the help of the Poker Tournament Directors' Association and Robert, The Coach, Ciaffone The Poker Book gives you the official TDA Rules and Robert's Rules of Poker. These are the two definitive authorities of poker in the world. Whether you are a novice or advanced player, the Poker Book will become your ONE source for all games of poker. I was looking for a book that would tell me all the rules and how to play the games I wanted to play. I had a terrible time trying to find such a book, so I wrote one. This is it. I'm not going to tell you about any hand I've played but how to play the hands you might be dealt. Here are the rules for almost every game of poker. I hope to give you basic strategies that will help improve your game. The more popular the game, the more information I've included. In discussing how to play, I write about hands, position and chip stacks but there is so much more to every hand. I can't go into every scenario that you will run into; there isn't a book big enough. I can give you the ability to think through your situation and improve your game. There are four main categories of poker games and I will explain them in this order, Flop, Stud, Draw and Guts. Each game can be played on a variety of structures. There's No-limit, Pot-limit, Limit, Spread Limit, Cap-Limit. I cover the differences and how they can affect your play. I also discuss Split and Mixed games.

The Gambler is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian General. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline so he could pay off gambling debts.

Learn to be a winner with this informative and comprehensive guide. Mathematics professor A.F. Greenland guides you through the tricks and techniques you need to know to win big. Topics include: how lottery machines work, setting winning bets, and gaming mathematics are just some of the topics covered in this must have book.

A deliciously wry, edge-of-your-seat memoir about making a fortune from counting cards.
Filled with actual bad guys, chase scenes, and high stakes, "Repeat Until Rich" is an intoxicating, unprecedented view of the dangerous allure of living off the cards and by one's wits. At twenty-four, Josh Axelrad held down a respectable but dull job on Wall Street. Then one night, a stranger at a cocktail party persuaded him to leave the nine- to-five behind and pursue an unlikely dream: the jackpot. Taut, atmospheric, and written with clarity and wit, "Repeat Until Rich" presents a darkly hilarious account of ditching the mundane and entering the alternative universe of professional blackjack-with all its intrigue, adventure, and cash.

Recently revised from the Mid-February edition as of 11/01/08. I've made a very concerted effort to try and incorporate as much pertinent horsemanship knowledge into the chapters; as a way to better serve the novice; average, or below average horseplayer. I truly believe that after reading this book, you will immediately come away with a better sense of yourself (as a horseplayer), and will soon realize where exactly it is you want to be as a horseplayer. Or, you might have a wonderful epiphany and realize that maybe you too can become a more successful horseplayer. Maybe, a "professional" I must admit that if you're taking yourself at all seriously, you are also going to need my newest horse handicapping book... "The Tuttle Way" or "The Tuttle Way II." are a bit more advanced, and it can only help further your development as a Horseplayer.

Hello, I'm David Greene, and this is my second offering as a writer of Sports Betting books. I've been making quite the nice living wagering on College and Pro sports (not just Football), for almost fifteen years now. I've been recently persuaded to go public with all of my self-taught theories and practices. I've come to believe that if I am any kind of a teacher; that anyone with the proper amount of motivation; can absolutely be taught how to become a Pro. Throughout this booklet of mine you will (at the very least) learn a heightened degree of discipline. This alone, will completely revitalize your career as a gambler. This booklet was designed to help all levels of Sports Gamblers. But, I must admit it primarily delves into football betting, mostly. So, if you're a novice or at the avid level; I assure you that this booklet will help you immensely

A funny, honest, rational, entertaining, and easy to read guide on casino gambling, horse racing, and the lottery. The intent of the book is to poke fun at casino systems. If you're planning a trip to a casino, a day at the races, or contemplating your lottery numbers, this book is guaranteed to save you money and maximize your paycheck. Simply put, this is the only book you'll ever need in your gambling library

"BEAT THE CASINO CRAPS GAME" is a clearly written manual that explains in detail a simple, foolproof strategy for making a steady profit at casino craps. This popular game is played at most casinos in the United States and across the world and is one of the very few casino games that can be played profitably hour after hour, day after day, year after year by a smart, disciplined player. Potential profits are determined by bet size and hours at the table. Bet sizing is determined by the amount of bankroll a player chooses to invest in the game. Proper bet sizing and a powerful method of money management are full explained in the book and combine to insure that when the player has a reasonable profit he leaves the casino a winner. Average profit using the strategy is two and one half bet units per hour. For example a bankroll of $1,250 would support bet units of $25 and provide an average return of $62.50 per hour played. Equally suitable for either the casual player who would like to pay for his vacation at a casino resort or for the professional gambler who wants to make a good living by spending a few hours a day at his local casino. No gaming skill or previous experience is needed to start winning the first day this strategy is put into play. No previous knowledge of how to play craps is necessary. This manual explains the game fully and clearly. The author, Chuck Green, spent 30 years of his life as professional gambler. Blackjack, casino craps and computerized racehorse handicapping are his specialties. His strategy for casino craps is a proven winner