Beat the Craps out of the Casinos: How to Play Craps and Win!

All modern craps ideas such as rhythmic rolling, dice control, the 5 count, the doey-don't start here. This is a classic text for craps players and since its publication the world of craps has seen an explosion of interest in real-world methods to beat the game. I read it over ten years ago and just reread it in conjunction with Scoblete's latest masterpiece Forever Craps: The Five Step Advantage Play Method! The book is a must for all craps players who are serious about the game. Once you've read this book you can tackle Forever Craps, which I consider to be Scoblete's finest book on craps.

I read this book several years ago an I decided to read it again before reading Frank Scoblete's new book Forever Craps: The Five Step Advantage Play Method. As I found on my first reading, Beat the Craps is a superior book for craps players as it offers a workable method of cutting down on the number of bad shooters that players must face. It also helps to position youself for those few good shooters that come up every now and then. The book gives a general overview o craps for the novice and then goes into Scoblete's methods of play based on The Captain, a famous Atlantic City craps player. It is very worthwhile reading. I then read Scoblete's new book which is just a masterpiece. He really expands on the information in Beat the Craps based on over 10 years of play with the 5-Count method of play. Forever Craps is a must read and if you have never read any Scoblete I recommend you read his books in this order: Beat the Craps, The Captain's Craps Revolution (this expands on the information in Beat the Craps), and Forever Craps which really does offer an "advantage play" system as far as I'm concerned.

No system of craps play can be judged on just a few trips tothe casino as luck, good or bad, will determine short-range results. Ihave given this 5 count a six year test of bi-monthly play. I estimatethat I have spent some 2,000 hours playing this system in the casinos of Las Vegas and Atlantic City. I use the high roller system almost exactly as described in the book with just a minor variation or two of my own. I have been comped for everything in addition to winning almost a quarter of a million dollars. Does it work? I say yes. Is it perfect? No. But the 5 count has allowed me to be at tables without losing my money and when the hot rolls come, and they don't ALWAYS come, I make up whatever small losses I have and I'm in the black. I won't make a living doing this but it sure beats losing. I want to publically thank Mr. Scoblete for writing this book and his other book The Captain's Craps Revolution because they have made craps a positive experience for me!

Frank Scoblete has written a very intelligent approach to craps based on the supposition that most shooters lose the player money. He discusses a method called the 5 Count which is to be used to decide which shooters to risk money on. It is a brilliant system and a relatively easy strategy to employ in the casino. After reading this book several months ago, I made five trips to the casinos and won on four of them. The 5 Count was a wonderful preserver of my bankroll and I was around for the hot shooters on four of the five trips. This book is the best craps book I have ever read and I look forward to reading his follow up book about the Captain's Craps Revolution.

I've read ten books by Frank Scoblete and I must say that I disagree with the "reader from Las Vegas" on September 23. Scoblete explains exactly how the house edge works in all his books. In Beat the Craps, he takes the position, which I agree with, that the game can't be beaten if you bet every shooter and he uses the Captain's idea that you can increase your chances to win by betting on select shooters. You select these shooters by using the five-count. The theory is that some shooters might be able to control the dice and by using the five-count you will have a better opportunity to be there when this happens. Far from being "snakeoil" this is logical. There is no downside to playing as Scoblete recommends in this book. At the very least, you get many more comps for your action because you aren't betting on every shooter. This is an excellent book for beginners and intermediate craps players who can maintain their discipline in a casino. I recommend it. As a note, I teach math at a junior college in California and don't consider myself math illiterate. I find it hard to believe that someone could read this book and not understand what Scoblete is doing: Reducing your overall risk since you aren't betting every shooter in the time that you're playing and giving you a good chance to be there when a hot shooter arrives. The proof is to play the system in a casino, as I have done for a couple of years now at twice-monthly visits to Vegas. If you like craps, this is a must-read book.