Slots for the Clueless: A Beginner's Guide to Playing and WinningLyle Stuart, 2001 - 174 pages |
Contents
Preface | 9 |
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
Introduction | 13 |
The Big Four | 15 |
The Reality of Gambling | 17 |
The Little Three | 19 |
Trends | 21 |
Computers in Slots | 23 |
The Squirrel System | 93 |
Guarantee and Excess | 95 |
The ThreeStar System | 97 |
The Simple System | 101 |
Reviewing Systems | 105 |
FiveReel Machines | 107 |
5Coin Up the Steps | 109 |
Options | 111 |
Trends in Slots | 25 |
Smart Slot Play | 27 |
BANKROLL | 29 |
Loss Limits | 31 |
Win Goals | 33 |
The Importance of Bankroll | 37 |
Sessions | 39 |
Naked Pulls | 41 |
Reality II | 43 |
Scared Money | 45 |
Wrapping Up Bankroll | 47 |
KNOWLEDGE OF THE GAME 17 Knowledge of the Game 51 585 | 49 |
Who Plays the Slots? | 53 |
Quarter or Dollar Slots? | 57 |
Nickel Machines | 59 |
Machines and Vigorish | 63 |
The Reality of Slots | 65 |
Should I Play Slots? | 69 |
Wrapping Up Knowledge | 71 |
MONEY MANAGEMENT | 73 |
Money Management | 75 |
Do You Want Money Management? | 77 |
Systems in Slots | 79 |
Up the Steps | 81 |
Up the Steps HighLow | 83 |
Patterns | 85 |
Aggressive Patterns | 87 |
Controlled Pattern | 89 |
The Chicken System | 91 |
Smaller Steps | 113 |
LowHigh | 115 |
Baby Steps | 117 |
Play and Run | 119 |
Howies System | 121 |
Minimizing Losses | 123 |
The Ladder | 125 |
Offshoots of the Ladder | 127 |
The Umbrella | 129 |
The Shotgun | 133 |
Wrapping Up Systems | 137 |
Yeah Again | 139 |
Who Has Money Management? | 141 |
Wrapping Up Money Management | 143 |
DISCIPLINE | 145 |
Discipline | 147 |
Why Is Discipline Important? | 149 |
Who Has Discipline? | 151 |
Afford to Lose | 153 |
License to Steal | 155 |
A Sad Story | 157 |
Chasing the Dream | 161 |
Walking | 163 |
Thinking About Discipline | 165 |
Dos and Donts Etiquette | 167 |
Wrapping Up Discipline | 171 |
The Ultimate Goal | 173 |
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