ROULETTE



3 Recommended Books

Spin Roulette Gold by Frank Sclobete

Spin Roulette Gold covers many aspects of roulette play, including rules and etiquette, house percentages, systems, biased wheels, and physical prediction methods. A tabulation of more than 10,000 spins from a casino wheel is presented for use in various analytical endeavors. As is the case with all Scoblete books, Spin Roulette Gold contains many entertaining stories.

Get The Edge at Roulette by Christopher Pawlicki

This is the latest in the "Scoblete Get-the-Edge Guide" series from Bonus Books. Similar to others in the series, Get the Edge at Roulette delves into all facets of the game, including a few of the more controversial. Topics include rules and how-to-play, game percentages, cheating maneuvers, systems, various predictive techniques, and a discussion of playing at charity nights and on the Internet. A good roulette reference.

American Roulette by Richard Marcus

In the 1970s, a young Marcus was introduced to the art of "pastposting," a form of casino cheating that involves switching bets at roulette, craps or blackjack after the outcome has been determined. For the next 25 years, he and his team-a "mechanic," a "claimer" and a "frontman" (who cases the place for security)-traveled the casino world, cheating their way to millions in profits. Considering that this account is often a rodomontade to Marcus's felony theft, it is entertaining- assuming, that is, that readers are comfortable with his depiction of casino cheating as a war between the amoral gambling industry and the noble albeit equally amoral author and his team. Even allowing for hyperbole and dramatic license, the serendipitous escapes, harrowing backroom interrogations and a Billy the Kid/Pat Garrett-like rivalry with a relentless security chief feel like plot devices. Marcus (never caught and now retired) is likable and creates suspense as he takes on casino after casino. His habit of vilifying casino personnel who challenge him (suspicious women dealers are "bitchy," and male dealers who thwart him are "paranoid") is amusing if unintentionally so. Readers who find vicarious thrills sharing the rush of risking thousands of dollars against years in a Nevada prison will appreciate this title.