Slot Systems

Bill Stone is a gambling guru. He sells his knowledge of casino games for a living. He sells them online as e-books.

I recently bought several books from Bill Stone. Most of these books are a little over 50 e-pages long. They cover a range of casino subjects, from slot machines to roulette to baccarat to craps.

My favorite is his book on The Wheel of Fortune. That was a throw-in. All in all, Mr. Stone sent me 5 e-books.

I originally was interested in the slots book, Slot Machine Mastery. And today, I intend on going back to my original subject matter. You might call this a book review. Or at least half of one, because I want to talk about the second half of the book in another post.

So what is in Bill Stone's book on slots?

There is a lot of the standard fare, like chapters on "Slot Machine Myths". Surfing the internet, I've seen so many lists of Slot Machine Myths that it brings a question to mind.

If everyone knows what the slots myths are, then are they really myths? "Machines are neither hot nor cold...", "You don't hit a switch on a slot machine to make it pay off...", and that kind of mumbo jumbo.

I mean, just read through the slot machine intro pages found on most of the search engine first pages. Someone would have to have never heard of a search engine to believe any of these myths.

From the myths, we move on to a list of video slots, as well as a tutorial on how to spot incorrectly set up slot machines. This stuff is useful to the novice slots player.

There's a good segment on keeping records. Serious gamblers should do that, which is kind of what Slots-Systems.com is about. Not only do you relive your victories, but it forces you to analyze your losses.

Compare it to losing weight. You need to weigh yourself at least once a week, so you'll have a measuring stick. It keeps you honest. That's what keeping records of your sessions is like. It keeps you reigned in and motivated.

Finally, we get into a list of gambling terms and concepts.

There is a discussion of Gambler's Fallacy or Inverse Gambler's Fallacy. Gambler's Fallacy is that losing players should keep pouring their money into a game, because "the odds have to even out." Inverse Fallacy is that if you see a player win a jackpot, they must have been playing awhile.

Interestingly, I learned that a slots "ghost" is a blank stop on a slots reel, with no symbol on it. That was cool to learn. I'll use that a lot the next time I go to slots row.

All in all, Slot Machine Mastery is not changing my gambling life. It hasn't helped me find a magical Philosopher's Stone of slots. Of course, I'm not finished with the book.

There's still Money Management.

John Patrick preaches money management. Bill Stone preaches money management. Maybe that's how to conquer the one-armed bandits.

I'm going to cover Mr. Stone's money management seperately, perhaps even comparing and contrasting his money wisdom with other slots gurus. I know everyone will be excited to hear my analysis.