Victor H Royer - Powerful Profits From Internet Gambling

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Acknowledgments

M any people have contributed in some way to this book, and have influenced my life. I dedicated this book to my dear mother, because her life has been of such profound meaning, and of such complexity, that her story is a book in itself. If I were to tell you, you would simply not believe what this lady has gone through. It is an everlasting credit to her that she has not only retained her life and her sanity, but that she was so fully able to continually contribute to and foster our family. She is by far the most deserving person to whom I can ever offer my thanks.

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, director of Citadel Books at Kensington Publishing Corporation, publisher of this book and this series. Bruce recognized that this book, and this series, offer valuable insight into 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. In particular, I wish to single out a lady who has become my friend, my editor, the lovely Ann LaFarge, and also my editor and friend, Richard Ember.

I also wish to thank my colleagues and staff at the Midwest Gaming and Travel magazine, particularly Cathy Jaeger and Beth. Cathy and I have known each other for a long time, and she was at one time also the editor of several other magazines in which she published my articles. Since 1984 I have published a continuous column on casino gaming in various publications, and for most of these years Cathy was my editor, and friend.

I also wish to single out Michael Shackleford, better known to all as The Wizard of Odds. Michael is a terrific mathematician and analyst of casino games. His website wizardofodds.com is full of wonderful information about casino games and their odds. I have used Michaels website as a reference source, and to complement and verify my own calculations as I have needed them for my books, including this one. I have found his work of great help, especially when I tried to separate the theory from the reality. I wish to thank him for the work he has done and for the invaluable assistance that it offers to players of casino games. I also wish to encourage anyone with interest in casino games and game analysis to contact Michael and request his consulting services. Only my late colleague Lenny Frome was as brilliant a mathematician and gambling game analyst as Michael. Sadly, Lenny has passed on, but Michael is a young man, and all of us who are in one way or another involved in gaming should offer him our thanks and appreciation for the wonderfully detailed and informative work that he has done. He has great skills that allow the world of mathematics to become more clearly visible to the casual player. Although I do not always see eye-to-eye with theoretical mathematics, I do nonetheless have a deep appreciation for the skills it takes to be able to do what Michael does so well.

And now I am fortunate to bring you a list of my friends, and others, who have helped me, and influenced my life in many ways.

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 have had many discussions with Tom, and my thoughts about the casino games have become more mature because of these discussions. I also send my thanks to Norreta, Sean, and Brent, for reasons they all know.

To the management, staff, and employees of Arizona Charlies Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, in particular those in the poker room, and to all my other friends and associates in the gaming business, from owners, managers, senior executives, hosts and supervisors, you all know who you are, and I thank you.

My friends in Australia: Neil and his family, 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 Wollongong, NSW, Department of Philosophy, and Professor Chipman.

My thanks also to the management and staff of the newspaper The Age, in Melbourne, Australia, where I once worked way back in the days of old, and also to the Fairfax Press, Sydney, Australia, and the management and staff of the Ilawarra Mercury newspaper, in Wollongong, NSW, Australia.

I also extend grateful appreciation to 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. And also to Michael Harrison, attorney-at-law in Beverly Hills, California, whose expertise and help have made my life more secure.

To Andrew Hooker and the Cowboys from Vietnam, I also send my thanks. And to Edwin Slogar, a good friend.

And 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, by I do remember what it meant to have these 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 .

Postscript

C ybergaming has the appeal of immediacy. Theres no need to plan for a trip, to travel anywhere, to deal with airports, airlines, hotels, rental cars, and all that other stuff that travel involves. On the other hand, the experience is only in your mind, and in the computer, as displayed on your monitor. You dont get the excitement of going to the casino, to the resort city like Las Vegas with all of its bright neon signs, attractions, and so on. All you get in cyberspace is the act of gambling. This is fine as long as you know this, and as long as you realize that the escape into this virtual world is only temporary, and the experience is only in your perception of it. The computer is in your home, so look around. Your home isnt the casino, it isnt Las Vegasits your home . Remember that, because otherwise you could get involved in the virtual reality of cybergaming to a point where you lose your focus on the reality of exactly where you are. That is the greatest advantage of the real world brick and mortar (BM) casinos: you can go there, be there, actually, in reality , physically, as well as emotionally and mentally.