Gambling
- Book Review,
by John Marchel
Book Description
Kiss the competition goodbye! Learn to raise your game with DK's KISS Guide to Gambling. Find out all about the history and origins of gambling. Develop your skills in top casino games, including blackjack, bingo, keno, and roulette. Learn how the rules and regulations vary internationally. Pick up tips on etiquette, insurance, and winning strategies for various games. Master the secrets of picking the games with the best odds. Discover how to minimize your losses and maintain winning streaks. The Keep It Simple Series is the new standard in how-to books! Written by leading experts, each book includes full-color photographs and illustrations throughout, making these the first and only truly accessible guides for beginners. The KISS format is designed to help readers build confidence from the start, and learn gradually and thoroughly to the very last page. Much more than introductions to various subjects, these inspiring and innovative books are the ones that readers can trust!
About the Author
John Marchel, owner of John Marchel Enterprises in California, has been a successful gambler for over 25 years. John has played winning blackjack in Europe, Panama, the Bahamas, Canada, Atlantic City, Las Vegas, Reno, at the Indian reservations, and on cruise ships. Since 1988, he has combined his vast experience as a manager, teacher, and player to present seminars and lectures about winning blackjack throughout the US. He publishes The Gaming Bulletin, a bimonthly newsletter, and is also the author of 101 Casino Gambling Tips (1998). John claims he is really a "blackjack practitioner", which he defines as "someone who plays the game with the skills of a professional but does not derive his primary income from blackjack or gambling. A serious player." Lance Humble is recognized as the world's top academic authority on gambling. A university professor who teaches courses in gambling and psychological measurement, he is also a part-time professional gambler who has won in excess of $80,000. Humble is a racehorse owner, a writer on gambling, a research psychologist, an instructor, an educator, and an independent entrepreneur. He is also a gambling system tester for betting games of all sorts, from soccer to horse racing. The author of The World's Greatest Blackjack Book and a member of many professional organizations including The British Society for the Study of Gambling and the American Psychological Association, he would one day like to establish a Gambling Research Institute.
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