Victor H Royer - Powerful Profits From Video Poker

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Acknowledgments

First and foremost, I wish to thank my dear mother, Georgina S. Royer, for her lifetime of help, guidance, and assistance. She is a remarkable lady, and fully deserves notice for her tremendous abilities, and her steadfast faith in me.

I also wish to thank my literary agents, Greg Dinkin and Frank Scatoni. Greg is an accomplished author in his own right, and Frank a widely respected book editor. Through their agency, Venture Literary, they recognized the value of what I had to offer as an author of books on casino games and gaming. Without their efforts, this book, and the others in this series, would never have come to exist.

My thanks also to Bruce Bender, at Kensington Publishing. He recognized that this book, and this series, offers valuable insight into the casino games as they really are, and that this book will enable almost all players to realize a happy and profitable casino experience. I thank Bruce, and the staff of Kensington, for their help in this process, and in particular that wonderful lady, Ann LaFarge, my editor.

I extend my gratitude and thanks to my longtime friend Tom Caldwell for the many things he has done to help me, and enrich my life. I also send my thanks to Norreta, Sean, and Brent, for reasons they all know.

To all my other friends and associates in the gaming business, from owners, managers, and senior executives, to hosts and supervisors, you all know who you are, and I thank you.

My friends in Australia, Neil (Mongoose) Mummery, Shazza, Paul, David, Katrina and darling little Nicki, Lilli and little MRM (Mark), Ormond College, University of Melbourne, the Governor of Victoria and my former Master, Sir Davis McCaughey. Also his Proctorial Eminence R. A. Dwyer, Esq., and the Alumni Association of the University of Melbourne Ormond College, and the University of Wollongong, NSW, department of Philosophy, and Professor Chipman.

I also extend my grateful appreciation to Mr. Laurence E. Levit, C.P.A., of Los Angeles, who has been my steadfast friend, accountant, and adviser for two decades, and whose faith in me and my work has never faltered. A truer friend a man rarely finds. Also to Mr. Michael Harrison, attorney at law in Beverly Hills, California, whose expertise and help have made my life more secure.

At this time, I wish to single out, in particular, Ed Rogich from IGT. I wish to thank him for his foresight, and his much appreciated assistance, during the process of writing this book. I also wish to thank my longtime friend, Rick Sorensen, also from IGT, for all his help. Both Mr. Rogich and Mr. Sorensen were directly instrumental in providing me with the kind of information I had to have. Without their assistance, I would not have been able to show you the photographs and pay tables of those many IGT and Action Gaming machines and games I like so much. I also wish to thank Harold Shotwell, also from IGT, for his support, as well as Connie Fox, Dawn Cox, Todd Brown, Cynthia White, and Mike Fields from Action Gaming, Inc. Without the support of all these people, and their valuable help and assistance, it would have been very much more difficult to tell you about the video poker games I wanted to write about, which I have played and which I wanted to showcase in this book. My thanks also to all the staff, executives, and officers, of International Game Technology (IGT), of Reno, Nevada, and Action Gaming, Inc., of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Finally, to all those whose paths have crossed with mine, and who have for one reason or another stopped a while and visited. I may no longer remember your names, but I do remember what it meant to have those moments.

Thank you!

B OOKS BY V ICTOR H . R OYER

Powerful Profits From Poker
Powerful Profits From Tournament Poker
Powerful Profits From Poker
Powerful Profits From Internet Poker
Powerful Profits From Keno
Powerful Profits From Slots
Powerful Profits From Video Slots
Powerful Profits From Craps
Powerful Profits From Blackjack
Powerful Profits From Casino Table Games
Powerful Profits From Internet Gambling
Winning Strategies for Casino Games
Casino Gamble Talk

Available from Lyle Stuart / Citadel Press

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

V ICTOR H. R OYER , known as Vegas Vic, is the author of thirty-eight books. Mostly known for books, articles, and columns on casino games and gambling, he is also the author of The Great American Joke Book , as well as several forthcoming titles of fiction. Versatile and multitalented, Royer is the creator, producer, and host of the Web-TV show Great Casino Slots, now showing at www.YouTube.com/LasVegasLiveTV . He also composes music and performs under the names Glenn Diamond, Pappy Jones, and Hans Dorfmann. For more information, please visit him at www.GamingAuthor.com and www.MoreCasinoDeals.com . Sign up for a free casino newsletter at www.AccessVegas.com .

Final Thoughts

Well, here we are, at the end. I hope this book has answered all your questions, and explained everything that can be told about video poker. I wish you well in your playing adventure. Remember that powerful profits from video poker come to those who learn to experience, and experience to learn. Knowledge is powerit is so in life, it is so in everything. It is the light that shines upon your way all of your life.

Recommended Reading and Software

No book of this kind could be complete without some research. While the majority of what is contained here is the result of my some 20 years of experience in the gaming industry, I would like to acknowledge those of my friends whose books I also consider valuable to your continued education and expertise in playing video poker. I also feel it is important that we take advantage of the advances in computer technology, and avail ourselves of the opportunities, and learning assistance, that these can provide. So, first lets begin with software.