{"id":598647,"date":"2020-05-28T10:17:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/products\/gambling-102-second-edition-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:23:14","slug":"gambling-102-second-edition-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/products\/gambling-102-second-edition-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling 102 &#8211; 2nd Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Plenty of gambling books explain how to play the games; that\u2019s Gambling 101. <i>Gambling 102<\/i> takes you to the next stage, where you\u2019re playing in the best way with the least amount of effort. Within these pages, gambling\u2019s \u201cWizard of Odds\u201d provides proven strategies for all the casino games\u2014from baccarat to video poker and craps to Ultimate Texas Hold \u2019Em\u2014in terms that are easy to understand and implement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Nineteen quick chapters (some as brief as two or three pages) cut right to the heart of each game. They give you, first, an assessment of the odds you face, then the basic strategies you need to lower them as much as possible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When should I raise in Three Card Poker? How will reduced \u201cjuice\u201d affect my sports-betting results? And, of course, what are the good slot machines to play and how do I pick the best blackjack game? Everything you need to play the games as well as they can be played is at your fingertips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Gambling 102<\/i>\u2014now in its revised and updated second edition\u2014is the product of years of mathematical analysis, computer modeling, and actual casino play. If you believe in luck or hunches, you probably need another book. But if you believe that mathematics provides the best way to approach games of chance, then <i>Gambling 102<\/i> is the book for you.<\/p>\n<p>Click to see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Gambling-102-2nd-Ed-Sample.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>Gambling 102<\/u><\/strong><\/a> Table of Contents and read an excerpt.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1944877185\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1944877185&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=huntingtonpre-20&amp;linkId=d03aed37447e58be2f30b91d7c4496a9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-609763\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=203%2C75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=300%2C111&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=445%2C164&amp;ssl=1 445w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?resize=768%2C284&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/21st-century-card-counter-3.png?w=907&amp;ssl=1 907w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<b>NOTE:<\/b>\u00a0This title is also available for all major eBook reader formats, including:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gambling-102-Strategies-Casino-Games-ebook-dp-B082895RMY\/dp\/B082895RMY\/ref=mt_kindle?_encoding=UTF8&amp;me=&amp;qid=1575668369\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/ci6.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/w2G7eGcz1xklghja-Tzxp2p4rrXxmvdWoAHMPkprxhNh9orkRdOUrawo9IN_5iW2QHtXd_hNekwRYMarkjYsuLH5C8DwZ9TuTTbU0s5DvhrAzrlYtJRFX00IhVQA7Pu2=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/AmazonLogo.png\" alt=\"AmazonLogo\" width=\"150\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/gambling-102-michael-the-wizard-of-odds-shackleford\/1135279774?ean=2940163108268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/9zCCuG68FMOzTo9GTRYYCTFn30lMoQc5XNw_Gu-EgQ5_AiyCm4k7x65x57LKRCaRH9z14FTCx4aVyGt7JwKcZtsKvY79uzlKjYhc3H552UrBYPz_KLA4riq1c6nDvpo=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/NookLogo2.png\" alt=\"NookLogo\" width=\"78\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/gambling-102-second-edition\/id1490028401?ls=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ci5.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/V37WacjjV2CKnCjho8YLAFePLFd9hYJgFMPTjj8f8DFNbuHH7kxKWZe3rIi-Tm7H--zpzkY4r7TTASrpf_7b4bjrt0yMOOE37c1cinVTpAP3CpMmHyvq1TVDh0ymQQpgtQ=s0-d-e1-ft#http:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/shop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/iBooksLogo1.png\" alt=\"iBooksLogo\" width=\"89\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"bios\">About The Author(s)<\/h4>\n<table class=\"bios\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Michael Shackleford<\/strong> took after his father with an interest in math, and after graduating from the University of California-Santa Barbara, landed a job as an actuary for the Social Security Administration, where he largely analyzed effects of changes in the Social Security laws. While working as an actuary for the SSA, Shackleford introduced his popular gambling website, Wizardofodds.com, which took on a life of its own. In 2000 he left his government job to devote full time to the website and a consulting business for the gambling industry. Today he keeps busy with his website analyzing new casino games for game inventors, designing slot machines, teaching a casino math class at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and serving as a consultant to land-based and Internet casinos around the world.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gambling\u2019s \u201cWizard of Odds\u201d provides proven strategies for all the casino games\u2014from baccarat to video poker and craps to Ultimate Texas Hold \u2019Em\u2014in terms that are easy to understand and implement.<br \/>\n<strong>This book is available through Amazon only. 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