The Craps Answer Book
does not disappoint even the most learned of craps
players. Heres a sample of some of the background
information: Did you know that dice have been found
in Late Stone Age Iraq? Were you aware that dice
have been made out of numerous materials, including
wood, bone, clay, and stone, and that todays
dice are made from cellulose? Youll find other
interesting bits of information in the background
chapters as well.
More
important, Grochowski takes you on a complete tour of
a casino craps table, from the layout to the multitude
of bets to the systems people love to play. Heres
a sample: Did you know that no hedging system can reduce
the house edge? Grochowski demonstrates why hedging
otherwise good bets with otherwise worse bets actually
hurts the player in the long run. He shows how to get
more for your money than meets the eye when buying bets.
He explains the best
way to keep the house edge at bay and what that
means for your bankroll. If you want to know the
house edge on all the major bets in the game of
craps, youll find them in this book, with
explanations for why the edge is what it is. Often
craps books merely tell us that the edge is thus
and such but never explain how the casino actually
makes money from the players who make such bets.
You will find satisfying explanations in The Craps
Answer Book.
My personal opinion, one that I know I share with
many players, is that craps is the most exciting
game in the casino. Yet, for some, it can be the
most frustrating game if the wrong bets are made,
that is, bets with a high house edge -- and there
are more bad bets at craps than good bets. Writers
such as Grochowski, and books such as The Craps
Answer Book, are the keys to not only making the
most of your casino experience but also in having
a chance to bring home the money, which is after
all the be-all and end-all of casino gambling.
Follow Grochowskis advice and you cant
go wrong. And, if he doesnt answer every question
you have about the game of craps, you can write
him at the Chicago Sun Times or c/o Midwest Gaming
and Travel Magazine, for a personal response. Theres
a reason why John Grochowski is known as the answer
man, he knows casino gambling as very few
writers do and he knows how to get his points across
in a highly pleasing way. The Craps Answer Book
is another worthy addition to gaming literature.
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