Customer Reviews
Dated 
2008-08-03
The book has some interesting information on casino philosphy for placement of slot machines with different payback rates, something very important to regular slot players, but was written in the 90s when coins were still used. Things may have changed with the conversion to cash/ticket machines.
Waste money 
2006-11-10
I bought this book few days ago. I finished reading in a day. This book spent most of the time telling stories about gamblers but not the method to win a jackpot. The author does not have much experience in playing jackpot machine, he merely did some interview with real gamblers and casino employee. There is no pictures, no facts or figure to illustrate. In my opinion, It can only be consider as a easy to read book on jackpot. Do not expect to win anything after reading it.
Very interesting reading 
2006-11-03
I found this to be extremely interesting reading, as well as entertaining and informative. I don't think any of the tips and tricks in ANY slot machine book will apply at "Indian Reservation" casinos, but this book is a must read for any fan of Jersey, Vegas, Mississippi, or other non-reservation casinos.
Best Slots Book I've Read--Needs an Update 
2006-05-10
I am not crazy about playing slots--but to get free room at the Venetian (LV) I need to put in hours each day, each visit. The Scoblete book is the most informative overall I've read so far on a subject where random chance is the rule. The chapter about which slots are loose was probably good advice--but people don't hear coins falling into the hopper any more--coins have been replaced with paper receipts. Paper payoffs also skew the advice in that excellent chapter on money management. These days most people deposit bills, not coins, into the slot machine and there is no bucket of coins to use or to reserve. Mr. Scoblete needs to revise this book. If he still gambles, I'm sure his well-thought 1994 guidelines would benefit from updating. I would be first on line to buy the new book. The organization and research of "One-Armed Bandit" are outstanding.
The Best Book on Slots 2003-12-23
I have read just about every book on slots but I resisted buying this one because I thought the information would be old and stale. Now having read it I have to agree with other reviewers that just about all slot books "borrow" heavily from Scoblete's work and are nowhere near as comprehensive. The book is a masterpiece of research and it is well written and extremely fun to read. I recommend this as the first and only slot stop you'll need before you try your hand at the one-armed bandits.
Very funny, very enlightening, very good book 2003-12-22
One of America's bestselling gaming authors has written the definitive book on slot machines. Players can learn what makes some machines player-friendly and other machines player-deadly and how to distinguish between them. In the land of the one-armed bandits, this new book is the road map slot players need.
This set the standard 2003-12-20
When you read the other books on slots, you immediately become aware of the fact that they are lifting piles of information from this one book and structuring their book around what Scoblete says in this book. So why read dry leftovers when you can read the juicy original. This is the one and only slot book for those of us who love to play the one-armed bandits with a chance of bringing home some money tonight!
This is THE Slots Book 2003-04-08
This book is worth getting just of the inerview with "Mr. Handle," the casino executive who reveals where the loose and tight machines are generally located in casinos. The whole book is great, but this section alone is th emoney maker.
The ONLY Slots Book You'll Ever Need! 2003-03-01
Casinos are in the business of taking people's money. They are not a charity and they don't have a 30 day money back guarantee. It's a fact and no matter what spin they try to put on it, it's your wallet that they have in their sights. It's operation drain pocketbook. And according to some estimates, as much as 80% of a given casino's revenues now come from slot machines.
They are easy to play and you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure them out. Even the dumb kids can play them. Unlike table games which can be intimidating because of the interactions with other players and the complexities of the games themselves, you just put a couple of coins in and hit the little button or pull the magic lever. Who can't handle this?
It is because of this simplicity that slots generate the largest share of revenue for the gaming industry. In Blackjack, a player has lots of control over how much of an "edge" the house has. With a slot machine, it does what it is programmed to do and short of taking a sledge hammer to it - there is nothing you can do to change that - until now.
Frank begins with an excellent - but short and sweet - history of slot machines as they relate to the industry. He also describes how the machine actually works, which is of great importance to the player. Some of the most basic information he provided about today's "smart slots" dispels many myths: including the one of hot and cold machines and the infamious "it pays better when I don't use my [player's] card".
Not only is this title a learning experience, it helps the savvy slots player understand the forces at work behind the machines designed to take his money. Understanding how the machines work is half the battle - knowing how the casino works and why it works that way is the other half. And Frank does a remarkable job of quenching the readers' thirst for both.
Using Frank's techniques and information obtained from his interview with a casino slot executive who he refers to as "Mr. Handle", I have been able to locate the "loose" machines in even the tightest casinos. The information is not only on target, it makes perfect sense when one considers what is being said.
Frank's extremely revealing interview - quoted verbatim - has exposed so much about the placement of "loose" machines. And what's even more valuable is the fact that Frank has not only provided the locations but also the reasoning behind the locations.
Finally, the book contains a wealth of information that has been put into perspective about the slot player's long and short term prospects. Can you really come out ahead? According to Frank, yes - but only if you are careful and heed the warnings in this title.
For the few dollars you spend on this book, you may save yourself hundreds and maybe much more at the slots.
Business or Recreation 2003-02-17
Can the art of Gambling be considered a business or merely a recreation. FS introduces some scientific insights into the seemingly mindless activity of pulling the lever on a piece of apparatus designed to swindle users out of their hard-earned cash. Bearing that in mind, the money-management techniques appear to be of greatest value here. I am not a systematic gambler; the book goes on endlessly about selecting and using the machines wisely, but it is much deeper. It is really about pragmatic approaches to mathematics, psychology..........and success.....business.
