Gambling Book/Website Suggestions ?

[Wakate]

I'm surprised to know that there's something as gambling book, I was wondering what are those book for. Strategy? Facts or history about the gambling? I think the only interested with that are serious gamblers. As for me I am not really interested with books I just keep enjoying playing gambling site and always losing.

Just as the normal book, it's for additional knowledge. Like the books that we have for different subjects and topics, of course, there are those for gambling too. They can be about experiences, tips, and secrets that the author has done or has written from other people that have their credit on that book. And like those that you've mentioned, it could contain various facts and as well as things from the past that shall surprise you being on those books. But the thing is that OP is certainly looking for those specific gambling books for helping him improve with those games.

Gambling is full of strategies you can use and modify to suit your own gambling lifestyle. Gambling book contains procedures, ways and strategies written by different successful gamblers to view and understand how gambling works.

[agustina2]

There are nice and good response here and can't believe you guys are really reading website and books about gambling. I don't feel it will help me or maybe I'm just lazy doing such things lol.

But following this thread for any references.

However, you shouldn't go in reading these things with the expectation that you are actually going to make money off card counting/advantage play in general.

That should be. Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

[chaser15]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

I remember that there are was a website about poker tutorials in my country,which was active a few years ago.I don't remember the domain name,but there were multiple poker tutorials and links to the best casinos.
The bast way to learn poker or blackjack is to practice.Reading some books and watching tutorials might help a little bit,but becoming a skilled player can be done only thru playing a lot against other good players and even making mistakes.Learning from your mistakes is the best way to learn.

Well of course you have to practice, but you also need to learn how to play.  Just playing blackjack isn't good enough to become good at it unless you're playing all the time and against people who could teach you. 

I partially disagree on the part that just playing Blackjack is not enough. Even you played it casually, eventually you will be good. It's not necessary to spend more time in practice and you should be playing against people who could teach you. Hardcore practices are for those players who aimed to be on Top. That's hard to do. For players also that want to turn their gambling habit into a source of income.

But I like your Dad. He is really a genius like you said. He is really well-prepared for a serious match before going into a game. The dedication to win is always there and that's a good mindset that everyone should have.

[Fundamentals Of]

However, you shouldn't go in reading these things with the expectation that you are actually going to make money off card counting/advantage play in general.

That should be. Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

Blackjack is not purely skill-based. Half of the game is actually based on luck. So it may be helpful that you are guided by certain blackjack techniques, strategies, and other wise ways to play the game but then it still falls on whether you are lucky enough to get the best cards.

Experience is probably another big factor. If you are constantly playing blackjack, you must know the when of the game like when to split, double, etc.

We should forget about card counting.

[sikke]

However, you shouldn't go in reading these things with the expectation that you are actually going to make money off card counting/advantage play in general.

That should be. Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

Not really.

I think that books can teach you how to act, and you can carry it out, but at the end of the day it can still be an unprofitable venture given the fact that card counting generally takes years of practice to perfect and takes a lot of time to go to all these physical casinos.

Plus, you'd be paying thousands in books/courses if you were serious about it.

[imstillthebest]

i dont own any gambling books but i have owned some gambling movies but i dont want to talk further with them because they are not the main topic . for websites i get to learn some skills in this forum specifically in the gambling section . there are gambling sites that have their own forum , chat , personal messaging feature .
 i have ask some gamblers there if what strats they are using and i sometimes share my own gambling knowledge

[fiulpro]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

Learning would be two folds :
1. Knowing about all the rules
2. Practical experience
I do think what you can do is, you can watch any tutorials on YouTube as well, the hard part would be the second one, practical experience, which would mean that you would have to literally play it online tons of time and offline as well if you do have the chance to.
It's a hard skill to achieve. To be good at blackjack is something only few people have, therefore I do think right now it would be wise to take it slow and steady.

For me YouTube is really enough, there are some really helpful videos as well.

Best of luck.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

I think that books can teach you how to act, and you can carry it out, but at the end of the day it can still be an unprofitable venture given the fact that card counting generally takes years of practice to perfect and takes a lot of time to go to all these physical casinos.

Plus, you'd be paying thousands in books/courses if you were serious about it.

quite interesting if indeed a lot of knowledge can be obtained from books containing gambling. because I've never read anything like that before, What do books usually explain about? and personally have you ever read these books? It's also interesting if the gambling books can really have an impact on someone skill on gambling. for those who like to gamble it might be worth it to read.

[Oasisman]

There might be a lot of tools to use in the internet for free today, but I know books are one of the most effective tool to learning. However nothing beats the experience.
I'm just a bit curious whether your dad wants to expand his knowledge and master everything about blackjack or poker or he's doing it for his hobbies reading this kind of books.
Because, I think your dad had enough knowledge about these gambling games.

[gagux123]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

wow... interesting!!

Well, even though I'm not a BlackJack expert I can't share very relevant information about it.

But a site that I know and that I even find interesting is https://blackjack.fun/
I confess that I've used it, but very few times.

Have you thought about taking a look at Youtube to see if you can find something interesting?

[passwordnow]

I'm surprised to know that there's something as gambling book, I was wondering what are those book for. Strategy? Facts or history about the gambling? I think the only interested with that are serious gamblers. As for me I am not really interested with books I just keep enjoying playing gambling site and always losing.

Just as the normal book, it's for additional knowledge. Like the books that we have for different subjects and topics, of course, there are those for gambling too. They can be about experiences, tips, and secrets that the author has done or has written from other people that have their credit on that book. And like those that you've mentioned, it could contain various facts and as well as things from the past that shall surprise you being on those books. But the thing is that OP is certainly looking for those specific gambling books for helping him improve with those games.

Gambling is full of strategies you can use and modify to suit your own gambling lifestyle. Gambling book contains procedures, ways and strategies written by different successful gamblers to view and understand how gambling works.

Yes, most of the authors have gambled themselves and experienced a lot of things with it. And that's why those that have been best selling, it's been seen by most of the buyers and who have read it to be effective. Aside from that, they've simply liked how the book was made and it's really hitting them as a gambler because they can probably related to the authors. One book that's related to poker that I've seen on the web and for sale is 'The Theory of Poker'.

[alegotardo]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

BlackJack is a game I love and despite being simple, it really requires a lot of skill and reasoning to be among the best players and get good rewards.
One of the books I recommend to read, and which you can find for free, is Martin J Silverthorne's "Nine-Count Blackjack Strategy".

I highly recommend reading to anyone who likes it...

http://www.silverthornepublications.net/Nine-CountBJ/dnNCBJ71010RlfFrMon/Nine-CountBlackjackManual.pdf

[iv4n]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

You can find many books and videos about specific gambling games... and if you are totally new maybe it's good to check some of them, maybe you can pick up a few tricks! I never had a wish to read some book about gambling, before I had more free time and was watching poker games, it's interesting to see how the professionals are playing some hands, in my opinion, poker is a lot different from blackjack and other "vs house" games, those games I like to play and test for myself!
I think it's much better to practice, to learn how to play longer, to not hurry with big bets... to find possible combinations, and that is the excitement we can get! Learning how to control yourself while you play is one of the hardest things for all of us, so try to achieve that with practice, books can help I guess, there you can read exactly what I wrote now, but in the longer version!

[crzy]

That's a lot of books just to learn the theories and how to beat blackjack in a gaming scenario, the only problem now is the gambling houses, I assume that some of them aren't going to welcome card counters in their tables and they are already putting some measures to deter card counting.

The house will do everything for them to win against you so even if you read all those books, you can’t still win continuously in one casino only. Anyway, i was able to read some books before about gambling though it only tackles about the general information about it, that can still be a good source of knowledge if you really want to pursue gambling, these is already a good list of Books to start with.

[ethereumhunter]

I do not suggest buying any books or using paid services to learn blackjack or poker or other skills gambling games because when you can access the internet, you will find tons of sources lessons that can help you learn many lessons. After making a list of those websites, you can filter one by one of the sources and divide it based on what you want to learn step by step. That will help you improve your skills in those gambling game-based skills to play better than before.

[TheGreatPython]

I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.

Your father did not give your any guideline on how to become a master in blackjack or anything similar to that? I guess you must try or have tried with your father to learn more on gambling and especially on blackjack as no one could care about us more than our family members.

Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

Did you check with youtube tutorials? I remember that I have bookmarked few very good channels for poker and blackjack but anyone could find them by simply googling. (If my time permits, I may dig and add here).

[agustina2]

However, you shouldn't go in reading these things with the expectation that you are actually going to make money off card counting/advantage play in general.

That should be. Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

Not really.

I think that books can teach you how to act, and you can carry it out, but at the end of the day it can still be an unprofitable venture given the fact that card counting generally takes years of practice to perfect and takes a lot of time to go to all these physical casinos.

Plus, you'd be paying thousands in books/courses if you were serious about it.

I don't know on what part you have disagreed but you just repeat the same thought that I posted.

Mine: Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

You: I think that books can teach you how to act, and you can carry it out, but at the end of the day it can still be an unprofitable venture given the fact that card counting generally takes years of practice to perfect and takes a lot of time to go to all these physical casinos.

Please tell me the difference?

[milewilda]

However, you shouldn't go in reading these things with the expectation that you are actually going to make money off card counting/advantage play in general.

That should be. Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

Not really.

I think that books can teach you how to act, and you can carry it out, but at the end of the day it can still be an unprofitable venture given the fact that card counting generally takes years of practice to perfect and takes a lot of time to go to all these physical casinos.

Plus, you'd be paying thousands in books/courses if you were serious about it.

I don't know on what part you have disagreed but you just repeat the same thought that I posted.

Mine: Books are just for guides but the actual gameplay will still be based on our own moves and actions.

You: I think that books can teach you how to act, and you can carry it out, but at the end of the day it can still be an unprofitable venture given the fact that card counting generally takes years of practice to perfect and takes a lot of time to go to all these physical casinos.

Please tell me the difference?

Books are really just good for theory but not really that a thing where you can really rely on but it is good to know the basics and other terms and stuffs because everything will really be on pure experience.
You do know the terms or theory but if you do lack experience or actual engagement then it would really be just the same. Books are good but wont really be enough if it wouldnt really be tied up
with real experience.Lots of resources are available online and its up to you on what you would take.,

[South Park]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

Long time ago I read the classic book Beat the Dealer by Edward Thorp, anyone that is serious about playing blackjack professionally must read the book because as far as I know it was the first time blackjack has been beaten as a game, unfortunately casinos now know about the strategy and they have developed several techniques to protect themselves, but even then there are a few professional teams out there that can beat them despite those changes, so if you have not read the book I seriously recommended it.

[Lanatsa]

My father loved to gamble, and was a big Blackjack player.  He was an incredibly smart guy, and always did his homework before ever doing anything at all.  That was no different when it came to gambling.  I remember seeing him read several Blackjack books, which was his favorite game to play.  Do you guys own any good gambling books or know of any website where you can learn skills to play certain games like Blackjack, Poker etc?

Long time ago I read the classic book Beat the Dealer by Edward Thorp, anyone that is serious about playing blackjack professionally must read the book because as far as I know it was the first time blackjack has been beaten as a game, unfortunately casinos now know about the strategy and they have developed several techniques to protect themselves, but even then there are a few professional teams out there that can beat them despite those changes, so if you have not read the book I seriously recommended it.

You might able to read up those things but wont really be enough for you to make yourself better in blackjack.There's no such thing about those holy grail methods.

I don't recommend any books or websites and it would really rather see or watch videos on YouTube in regards on learning up some gambling games which is out of my awareness or knowledge.

Everything can be searched up if you are really that eager on learning up those things since internet does provide out everything in terms of informations.