I cannot praise Iliya Bluskov's book enough. This is THE best lotto book I have ever used. Before I bought this, I had looked at Robert Serotic's, David Winter's, Prof. Jones' and Gail Howard's books on playing the lottery with systems, but their systems were not very helpful. The very first time I used Iliya Bluskov's book, I won 4 numbers out of 6 (plus lower prizes) and I have been thoroughly impressed ever since because the systems in "Combinatorial Lottery Systems" actually WORK on a CONSISTENT basis.

For the people who wrote negative reviews about this book, I am wondering if they lost patience or expected to win the jackpot in the very first try. Patience is necessary because no one can win in every single draw.

The systems in the book are straight-forward and easy to understand, as are the guarantees. When studying the systems, you know exactly what to expect and how much money you need to play them. The wheels are also great because they vary in the amount of numbers you can use.

I am eagerly looking forward to buying more of Iliya Bluskov's products!

I was quite excited to get my hands on this newest and best lotto book. Completely agree with the many positive reviews written about it. Do not agree with "Jeff" from PA. This guy is just mean - talking about what is not in the book rather than focusing on what is there. You can kill any book this way. If he claims that there are better books on Lotto wheels, why he would not tell us the title, the author; I would be happier to buy such a book, but after browsing Bluskov's book, I do not think it would be easy to ever write something better. Better books than Bluskov's - what a nonsense. Gail Howard? - definitely not, not even close. Professor Jones? - this guy is just copying some old European wheels. Bluskov presents superb wheels, shorter than anything you could find in the other books - you do not waste your dollar on empty combinations. And the presentation - oh my, this guy knows his stuff. You will find all kind of information you need about the systems, performance, prizes etc. Excellent job! You may not become an instant millionaire, but you will definitely have the best lotto fun ever. Two days after the acquiring of Bluskov's book, I know more about lotto systems than I have learned during ~15 years of playing. The minimal systems are not the only valuable assets of the book; the tables of possible wins are quite informative and pleasure to study. The multiple guarantee systems are something you won't find anywhere else. Well, I'd better stop here and let you experience the book yourself. You will not regret a bit!

After 10 years of rigorous research, numerical system structuring and combination design, our organization which began in October 1992, actually found the book, "Combinatorial Lottery Systems (Wheels) With Guaranteed Wins," quite by accident while surfing the internet a few short weeks ago.

After acquiring a copy of the book, studying it thoroughly and utilizing just a FEW of Dr. Bluskov's systems, we have won FIVE times STRAIGHT in the Texas Lottery. Dr. Bluskov's book has "all" of the 'right stuff' when it comes to wheeling! And what we found most unique, is the fact that where many systems leave off... Bluskov begins. He does NOT leave you hanging because.... "it's YOUR money you're playing with!"

Then WE CONTACTED the Bluskov publishing company office by email "lottobook" ... and got even more info revealed that can change the way we play lotto altogether!!
Because of the financial NATURE of the info we received, we cannot divulge that info yet, but let's just say that Dr. Bluskov
has made our organization and members A FORTUNE!!

If there are any doubts about the Bluskov methodology, they will certainly diminish with the acquisition of this book! After our groups have 'earned' ample money, it is possible that we may share what Dr. Bluskov show us! For now, you'll have to wait... or better yet... just buy this book!! It will make you money!...

In fact, there is the possibility that we'll talk with Dr. Bluskov about making his brilliance known to the playing public in a more substantial manner! You will certainly hear more from Dr. Bluskov, I'm certain. Frankly, we're waiting for his next edition of Lottery Combinatorial Systems!

We've won quite a bit of money, but nothing like what is possible with the Bluskov method! Thanks much Doc!

Lon Dorsey,
TV/Radio Talk Show Host
The Lotto Show on Paramount/(Viacom)/UPN TV
Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas
LCSMI Productions/Revolve Communications

Dallas, Texas

I was not impressed with this book. It is very short, has many simple editing errors (which imply it was a rushed deal), and lacks many of the specifics available in other hold'em books. I realize that Nelson can not go through every situation, and that this is a beginner book, but for the money, I would (and did) purchase "The Winner's Guide to Texas Hold'em Poker" by Ken Warren. It is a much better book.

I have taught poker classes for many years, mostly Texas Hold 'Em. I have used these three books by Andy Nelson as my texts for 9 years now. I use them because they are great teaching material. They are reader friendly and they allow me to move the students along at a pace that will make them into players who win. They are great primers.

This was my first introduction to value betting and some other basic hold'em concepts. Recently I am able to consistently win in play money games, due in large part to this book. When in doubt I still fall back on his starting hands. The book seems conscientiously written to educate. The instructions he gives can be followed.

Our local library recommended this book. It reminded me of "A Civil Action", a similar compelling story of small town American vs. big money and connections. It is a great read and I highly recommend it!

After reading this novel I couldn't help but feel I had just plowed through a book centering on the mafia. but I wasn't! It was a biography of an Indian tribe. The amount of lying, betrayal, greed, and corruption that goes on in this story rivals anything that I have ever read. And it is all true. many investigations have shown that benedict's research is all exact and while Foxwoods and the Pequots obviously deny it all they can't hide. Unfortunately the Federal government along with the state is completely involved with the billion dollar a year casino and refuses to do anything about the mistakes that were made. Records show that those claiming to be Pequots aren't Indians at all. If they are Indians they are not descendants from another tribe that did not reside in CT. Furthermore those that came to claim tribal membership to the government only did so a few months prior to appearing before the Federal government. As was shown in similar cases they would not have been recognized. Basically what this book shows is how lawyers took advantage of early laws to establish a way to generate tons of money. Through strong arm tactics, threats, and lies Tureen and his crew were able to get the Pequots recognized without the US government even attempting to check into the claim and also awarded them much more land than they originally were intending. As the story pans out a huge web of corruption ensues. benedict represents the story in such a compelling fashion you hardly believe it isn't fiction. From Lawyers defending the small town of Ledyard jumping ship to side with the Pequots for profit and gains to the head chairman of Indian Affairs covering up laws to allow the Foxwoods casino to expand all paints a picture of how money rules our government. Simpathetic to the tribe the Lawyers for the Pequots pushed and pushed and put Hayward and his rag tag band of potential Indians in a position to buy their way into anything. When they wanted something they just paid the state of CT for it like their ability to get slot machines costing them 100 million every year in payments to the state. Or through campaigne contributions to President Clinton the corruption goes all the way to the top. This is a must read for anyone to see how money is all that matters in this great land of ours. And that now even after all of this evidence has come to light the federal government refuses to take any action that would cost them that money.

If you live in Eastern Connecticut, as I do, or if you live in the eastern part of the US , chances are good that you've been to the Foxwoods Casino. You might want to read this book in order to better understand to whom the millions of dollars we collectively spend there goes!

I was not able to put down this book since it arrived! It illustrates how complacent politics and leadership guided by tunnel vision literally changed the face of the eastern part of this state. If a small fraction of the injustices done to the people of Ledyard and the surrounding towns is true, then we should ALL be outraged that this travesty has been allowed to occur.

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My suggestion is that you read the book and make your own decision. I can say that it has been enlightening to me especially now that Connecticut is planning on allowing even more newly recognized tribes to build still more casinos in eastern Connecticut. Lets hope nobody else loses their land or their home to benefit THAT endeavor.

I got this book hoping to find a system. Something that would explain to me a systematic process of betting that would be backed by theory and evidence.

What I got is a sales book. This book is nothing more than a prelude to the Mega-Charting book that he has written. When I buy a book I want that book to have closure. I don't want to buy a book read it and realize that I have to buy 3 more books of the author to actually get to the system.

He repeats everything about 3 times. So the book is 190 pages, but only 63 pages of true information. Oh btw: Zeke if your reading these that is really 63.3333333333, but for this review purpose I rounded to 63. Sounds like the book.

So what did this book do for me. HMMMM! Let's see. I sit here with the following information. Use Place Bets when your charting tells you to. If you ever feel like the 7 is coming then take your bets down. Buy my book on charting.

I am really disappointed in this book.

author writes as if the dice has eyes and a brain .pg. 190 corner shooting\ ;shooters who constantly toss the dice for the corners or aparticular corner have the rarest of rare hot streaks.;;pg. 179 ;i always avoid shooters tossing the dice at an angle into the corners''.pg. 21 ''don't try to out smart the dice. pg.121 dice have no memory' every toss or roll of the diceis completely independent of any previous toss of the dice''. i agree with pg 121 does the author?

What a good easy to read book! I finally learned why I keep losing money betting on the come bets and pass bets all the time. There are many VERY interesting chapters in this book, I especially like how he writes about how COMBINING place bets will give you an added advantage that you don't have with just single betting. Another VERY intersting part (which I havent seen anywhere else) is how to calculate your insurance factor when you play. He also goes into pre-sets and charting. Of course there is a lot of stuff that shouldnt be here and repetitive but all in all this is a wonderful book, it will change your mind about the best ways to play. I would have been happy learning just one thing from it but there were lots of new systems and ideas, well worth the money.

I've had dinner with Amarillo Slim. In fact, I've known him for about 10 years. And yet, until I read this book, I had never heard more than a few of these classic Slim stories. And boy, there are stories. Beating Bobby Riggs in table tennis with a frying pan, beating Minnesota Fats in pool with a broom handle, fixing baseball games for big money, fleecing Willie Nelson at dominos...

As a semi-professional gambler, I was intrigued to find out how old Slim got the best of so many of the greats... His philosophy, "Find a champion and make a sucker out of him," makes sense. Ego has separated more than one man from his pocket book. And good old Slim was there to pick up the money.

If you want to know Slim, and you should because he's one of the most interesting people in the world, read this book. You will not be disappointed.

This has to be of the most entertaining books I've ever read. From rafting down the "River Of No Return" in winter to beating Minnesota Fats in pool with a broom, this book is filled with amazing stories and insights into the unbelievable life of Amarillo Slim.

Slim is a slice of Americana--a real piece of Texas and the last living cowboy. This memoir tells the fascinating tales of his fascinating life and has you laughing out loud after every page. Not only is this the best memoir I've ever read, but it's the best book on hustling and gambling, putting every other book on the market to shame. You'll not only be entertained with every one of Slim's tall tales, but you'll also learn about life and what it takes to make millions of dollars without ever having to hold down a steady job. A must read for anyone interested in a living legend and an American icon.

This book would have received higher "stars", however, the author is too moralistic in preaching on the perils of slot playing. There is too much information in this book that the average slot player is already aware of. The book was disappointing from this stand point. I did use the author's spreadsheet to enable better tracking for my future slot sessions. Frankly, the book is overpriced for the knowledge gleaned.

I read this short book in one night. The strategies for playing the machines are well documented and easy to follow. My only complaint is too much time repeating the basics of limiting your gambling to money you can afford to lose and limiting your expectations for profit--we all know that I hope. But I'm going to try the strategies on my next trip to the casinos and I'll let you know if they work then...

I'd like to start out by thanking the author. I've been a gambler for several years, but not a very smart one. I used the - Green Plan - on quarters and it worked for me. I made a profit late in the afternoon. Had I been playing 3 quarters all along, I would have run out of money hours earlier. I'm anxious to study up on the other work plans and put them to the test.

It was a new feeling for me that I was in control of the outcome much more than ever before. I recommend it for the gambler that likes to go often, but can't afford it if they lose. This way, you win a little or lose a little, and can afford to keep visiting the casino.

It sure beats some of my previous strategies, like rabbits feet, wearing red and walking around an oak tree during the full moon.

Thank you, Claude.

I have yet to use the Power Betting Strategy that is explained in this book, but I look forward to trying it on my next trip. I found the author insightful, with a good deal of anecdotal information to go along with his strategy. If I could find a negative (for me), I felt that too many pages were dedicated to discussing cheating and the mechanics involved. However, his fascination with dice "skill shots" was offset by his firm opposition to cheaters at the dice table. Overall, an excellent read. I found the author's honesty and frankness refreshing, in comparison with those books hawking "guaranteed wins" over the casino.

You can make absolute bank with this book and the new book "Get the Edge on Craps: How to control the dice" also found on this site. The book I just mentioned is how to control the dice so you can hold them on average 15-20 minutes every time you step up to the table. Sometimes you can hold them for 45 minutes. It shows you how to set, grip and throw the dice to get predetermined numbers all within 1-2 seconds so the casino does not observe you being a dice mechanic. There are people who do this and make a living at it, such as a person by the name of The mad professor who claims to be a dice mechanic earning 400,000 per year, on dicesetter.com. If you use "Get the Edge on Craps: How to control the dice" along with Conquering Casino Craps you will make about 50,000 per week. In Conquering Casino Craps it has a betting strategy that is devestating to the casinos as it has you betting only the casinos money stating off with 5 dollars with double odds and working your way up to putting down 1,000 on the line with 2,000 in odds all with the cainos money several points later. So it goes 5 with 2x odds, 10 with 2x odds, 25 with 2x odds, 50 with 2x odds, 100 with 2x odds, 100 with 2x odds, 200 with 2x odds, 400 with 2x odds, 600 with 2x odds, 1000 with 2x odds.
This may seem like a lot of points, but this can be done at a not crowded table within 10 minutes if you are on a streak, which you will be constantly with dice control as taught in the aforementioned book. Even with random "chickenfeeder" rollers, I have caught hot streaks of 10 minutes where I have made 14,000 using the above betting stategy. Can you imagine what I would make holding the dice for 20 or 40 minutes? These two books are how to break a dice table. You will have heat from the pit and careful scrutiny of your play, so dont take too long detting the dice. As the dice are being pushed over by the stickman, as a professional, be looking at them and in your mind see what you would have to do to set the dice for the proper set so by the time you have the dice, you just quickly set them in one fluid motion and shoot.
Good Luck. I am thinking about getting a dice team together and going to hit vegas.

If everyone in the casino played like the way it decribes in this book they would have to close the craps tables. I have tried the power system of betting the passline and in computer simulations I have walked away with hundreds of dollars and once even several thousand. I have come up with my own system to improve on this system if anyone is interested. I will email it to you for free. It involves also playing 'dont pass' as there are streaks where the dice are ice cold where you can also make bank.

while a lot of the info in this book is useful and easy to read, it has a very strong USA focus. Contests occur everywhere these days, but don't expect this book to give you the answers for contests where skill and creativity count, even for slogan writing contests [25 words or less games]. It is getting quite well known that the winners of these sorts of contests, at least outside the US, often use only one or two words, but present them creatively, meaning collages, sculpture etc... quite different from the hints given in this book. If you want a real motivator on contests, try 'The prize winner of Defiance' a biography of a real prize winner from the 50s and 60s!!

Do you want to increase your chances of winning contests, lotteries and sweepstakes? If yes this is an excellent resource guide for you as you tangle through the mazes of chance. Steve Ledoux gives gives his reader clear and concise methods of increasing your chances in order to become a winner. He should know because he is a winner of numerous contests that have richly rewarded him.

The book gives a brief history of the games and explains how to maximize your chances. He also has chapters dealing with game shows, the IRS, frequently asked questions regarding winning contests and how to deal with your new found wealth. Reading this information helps you to know what to expect and prepare for it. He also includes web sites, addresses and other resources regarding the rules and regulations for lotteries in the different states.

You will no doubt ask the question, if I read this book will I win? Ledoux tells the reader that number one, you've got to play the game (buy the ticket, fill out contest form, etc.) Second, follow the instructions. Third, keep a positive attitude.
Fourth, remember this is a game of fun and yes, you will win but as with anything you must keep at it. Already I tried some of his principles and yep, I won. Give his book a try and come out more knowledgeable about these games of chance.

This book gives excellent tips on both sweepstakes and contests. It gives a good overall look at the world of entering valid sweepstakes and how to spot those which are bogus. The book is an entertaining read and stresses being positive and just having fun ! It also covers some interesting ideas regarding lotteries and game shows. There aren't many books on the subject and this covers the subject very well. It's made my sweeps entering more enjoyable.

Las Vegas is the most exciting city in the world, but Hayden's book is a bore. This is recommended reading for anyone having trouble falling asleep. Hayden tells us little about Las Vegas taht we haven't heard many times before.

I like to gamble and I plan to continue to gamble but I wanted to understand how I was being manipulated by the casinos and these shorts stories were wonderfully entertaining and more importantly - original!

Las Vegas Stories is an eye-opening collection of vignettes about the merciless grip gambling can have on anyone at any age, from school children to seventy-year-old grandmas. Each character in the book could be someone you know, or love. My teen couldn't put it down and now she has her friends reading it. You should to. I will never look at gambling the same again after meeting the desperate victims the author so aptly brings to life. The book is a quick read, but the message and its impact will stay with you long after the last page. How much did I like the book? I bought ten copies to share with friends and family.

With a few months of internet experience, and a bankroll steadily growing, I considered myself an intermediate player. But I wanted to get a more steadfast grip on concepts such as position and implied odds. I did not find much of value in this book, and especially the casual style of the author annoyed me immensely. If you want poker jokes and elementary card playing skills you might enjoy this book. If you're serious about poker go find something more structured. This book teach you only the basics and is not even good at that.

the cover is excellent that is the two star rating the rest of the book doesn't carry enough information to make you a solid player like he stated it's not recommended

I have taught poker for going on to 14 years. For the last nine years I have used books by Andy Nelson as textbooks. I do that because they provide the best and clearest examples for learning the game, especially Texas Hold 'em. The feedback I get from the students is that these books are short and great primers. I start the students out with Book One, and then go to this Intermediate book. By the end of the course, they advance to the Advanced book. Also the price is reasonable. The amount of solid material they get from these books if incredible.
At the end of the course, I also suggest that they each buy Nelson's book, POKER: 101 WAYS TO WIN.