Gambling games – Casino games

This guide for beginners is part of three books dedicated to the gambling, the other two being ”Poker Games Guide – Texas Poker” and ”Gaming Guide for Beginners – Gambling in Europe”.

It is an introduction in the theory of games, general gambling strategies, casino rules, and a short description and rules of the major gambling games, including sport games and sports betting.

 

CONTENTS:

Games
– Cooperation and competition
– Rules
– Chance
– Sports and games
– Types of games
– – Gambling
– – Board games
– – Solitary games
– Games of chance
– – Gambling interests
– – – Purpose of chance in games
– – – Addiction
– – Main types
– – – Card games
– – – Dice games
– – – Other games of chance
– – Probability
– – – Example of game where each game is a game of pure chance
– – – Example game where each game is a reasoned game of chance
Gambling
– Socio-psychological factors
– – Socioeconomic factors
– Yakuza and gambling
– – History
– – China
– Fixed-odds gambling
– – Fractional odds
– – Decimal odds
– Martingale
– – Different martingale
– – – The classic martingale
– – – The great martingale
– – – Piquemouche
– – – Whittaker
– – – Pyramid of d’Alembert
– – – Reverse d’Alembert
– – – Paroli
– – – American martingale
– – – Dutch martingale
– – – Labouchere
– – – Reverse Labouchere
– – Martingale and mathematics
– – – Dubins and Savage Law
– – – Probabilities
– – The advanced methods for lotto
– – The miraculous methods
– Online gambling
– – Regulation and problems
– – – Regulation of online gambling
– – – Problems with Internet gambling
Casino
– History
– Major casinos in the world
– Casino slang
– Compensations for losers
– Licensed casinos
– – Game Offer
– – Access
– – Etiquette
– – Lockout
– – Taxation
– Croupier
– – Training
– – Rules
– – Count
– – Tronc tip
– Casino tokens
– – The types of chips
– – – Dimensions
– – – Color chips
– – Number of chips
– Luck and probability in casino games
– Online casinos
– – Operating principle
– – – Installation
– – – Game
– – Some figures
– – Legislation
– Online 3D casinos
– – Background
– – Distinction from photorealistic 2D graphics
– Online casino or land casino?
– – Online casino advantages vs. land casino:
Gambling games
– Baccarat
– – Rules
– – Baccarat chemin de fer
– – Punto banco
– Backgammon
– – Equipment
– – Rules
– – – Description of the board
– – – Start of the game
– – – Moves
– – – Restrictions on checker moves
– – – Output of checkers
– – – Ways to win
– – – Doubling die or cube
– – – Murphy rule
– – – Jacoby rule
– – – Crawford rule
– – Strategy and tactics
– – Software
– – – Game and analysis
– – – Online game
– Belote
– – Game rules
– Bingo
– Blackjack
– – Rules
– – Strategies
– – – Basic strategy
– – – Card counting
– Bridge
– – Rules of the game
– – – Concept
– – – The card play
– – Bidding and convention systems
– – Competition formats
– – – Tournament in pairs
– – – Match with four
– – – Other formulas
– – – Rules of competition
– Craps
– – Dice
– – Dealers
– – Points
– – Goal of the game
– Heads or tails
– – Procedure
– – Gambling game
– – – Example
– Keno
– Lottery
– – Euro Millions
– – – Principle
– – – Probabilities
– Mahjojng
– – Institutionalization and competition
– – Overview
– – – Tiles
– – – Playing the game
– – – Mahjong
– – – Game over
– – Variants
– – Mahjong and computing
– – Mahjong and Internet
– Pachinko
– – Rules of the game
– Roulette
– – History
– – Roulette (cylinder)
– – The ball
– – The gaming table
– – The dealer
– – The plates
– – Player earnings
– – Casino earnings
– – Game rules
– – – Prior to the games
– – – Games
– – – Hazards
– – – Other rules
– – Different types of roulette
– – Martingale, betting systems
– Sic bo
– – History
– – Combinations
– Slot machines
– – Automatic roulette
– – The mechanical rollers
– – Electronic machines
– – – Classic reel slots
– – – Reel slots videos
– – – Video poker (or poker machines)
– – – Multigame slots
– – Online slot machines
– – – Fairness
– Sweepstakes
– – Origins
– – Sweepstakes on the web
– Three-card Monte
– – Principle of the game
– Video poker
– – History
– – The game
– – – Combinations
– – Variants
– – Strategies
– – Jackpot
– – State control
– Yahtzee
– – Rules
– – – Yam’s Box 1985
– – – Yahtzee and Yam’s Public Domain differences
– – – Yahtzee Public domain
– – – Yam’s public domain
– – Variants
Sports
– American football
– – Field and players
– Association football
– – Gameplay
– – – Settlement
– Auto racing
– – The most prestigious events
– – Current divisions and categories
– – – Circuit asphalt
– – – Land and snow Circuit
– – – Rally and off-road
– – – Acceleration
– – – Pure speed
– – – Various
– – Running race
– – – Speed on circuit
– – – Rally
– – Federations
– Baseball
– Golf
– – Principles
– – – The rules of golf
– Horse racing
– – Gallop races – The dish
– Greyhound racing
Sports betting
– Odd notation
– – European odds
– – British odds
– – American odds
– – Example of odds
– – How to know what proportion of the bet is redistributed?
– Betting exchange
– Parimutuel betting
– – Parimutuel betting and racing
– Prediction market
– – History
– – Efficiency
– – The most remarkable prediction markets
– – Enterprise applications
Jokes
– The Phone
– 22
References
About the author
– Nicolae Sfetcu
– – By the same author
– – Contact
Publishing House
– MultiMedia Publishing

MultiMedia Publishing
– Digital: EPUB (ISBN 978-606-9041-69-7), Kindle (ISBN 978-606-9041-71-0), PDF (ISBN 978-606-9041-70-3)