Break the One-Armed Bandits

Break the One-Armed Bandits
Author: Frank Scoblete
Publisher: Bonus Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1994
Genre: Gambling
ISBN: 9781566250016

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.

Bandit Algorithms

Bandit Algorithms
Author: Tor Lattimore
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 537
Release: 2020-07-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1108486827

A comprehensive and rigorous introduction for graduate students and researchers, with applications in sequential decision-making problems.

Introduction to Multi-Armed Bandits

Introduction to Multi-Armed Bandits
Author: Aleksandrs Slivkins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2019-10-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781680836202

Multi-armed bandits is a rich, multi-disciplinary area that has been studied since 1933, with a surge of activity in the past 10-15 years. This is the first book to provide a textbook like treatment of the subject.

Bandit Algorithms for Website Optimization

Bandit Algorithms for Website Optimization
Author: John White
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2013
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1449341330

When looking for ways to improve your website, how do you decide which changes to make? And which changes to keep? This concise book shows you how to use Multiarmed Bandit algorithms to measure the real-world value of any modifications you make to your site. Author John Myles White shows you how this powerful class of algorithms can help you boost website traffic, convert visitors to customers, and increase many other measures of success. This is the first developer-focused book on bandit algorithms, which were previously described only in research papers. You’ll quickly learn the benefits of several simple algorithms—including the epsilon-Greedy, Softmax, and Upper Confidence Bound (UCB) algorithms—by working through code examples written in Python, which you can easily adapt for deployment on your own website. Learn the basics of A/B testing—and recognize when it’s better to use bandit algorithms Develop a unit testing framework for debugging bandit algorithms Get additional code examples written in Julia, Ruby, and JavaScript with supplemental online materials

Forever Craps

Forever Craps
Author: Frank Scoblete
Publisher: Bonus Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2000
Genre: Craps (Game)
ISBN: 9781566251556

For the first time ever, Frank reveals the full story of the legendary Captain of Craps, the man who invented the 5-Count and the Supersystem, from his childhood in Brooklyn during the Great Depression to his adventures in World War II to his postwar business booms and busts, and to his discovery of the 5-Count and his assembling of the Crew.

Casino Gambling

Casino Gambling
Author: Frank Scoblete
Publisher: Bonus Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1999-11
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781566251990

Frank Scoblete, casino gaming best selling author, show you how to master most casino games with very simple strategies that can cut the house edge dramatically.

I Am a Dice Controller

I Am a Dice Controller
Author: Frank Scoblete
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1633191826

Dice control. The only way to beat the casinos at craps! Frank Scoblete reveals his secrets and takes you step-by-step through his dice control techniques: sets, stance, grip, throw, arc, backspin, landing, proper betting, and the 5-Count. Additionally, Frank exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly betrayals he experienced in 25 years playing with the world's greatest dice controllers. Join the legendary Captain, the father of dice control. Marvel at the greatest dice controller of all time, the woman known as "The Arm" in the roaring days of Atlantic City! Meet today's dice control stars: the Dominator, Jerry "Stickman," Chris "Sharpshooter" Pawlicki, Howard "Rock 'n' Roller," Bill "Ace-10" Burton, Bob "Mr. Finesse," John "Skinny," Nick@Night, Billy "the Kid," Daryl "No Field Five," Arman "Pit Boss," Mark "Dice Pilot," Randy "Randman," and Tim "Timmer." Learn about PARR, the first dice control class created by controversial author Jerry Patterson. Enter the famous Golden Touch dice control school. Meet the great dice control teams: the Captain's Crew, the Lee Brothers, the Five Horsemen, and the tag teams of Marilyn "the Goddess" and Charlie "Sandtrap;" Heavenly Kitten and Star Shine; Pat "Dr. Crapology" and Janis "Alligator Rose." Meet the crooks, the cheats, the scoundrels, and the screw-ups of the dice-control world. Join Frank on his adventures inside the exclusive world of elite dice controllers.

Robbing the One-armed Bandits

Robbing the One-armed Bandits
Author: Charles W. Lund
Publisher: RGE Publications
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1999
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9780910575102

A professional slot machine player and statistician explains gaming strategies for playing such slot machines as Piggy Bankin', Temperature's Rising, Buccaneer Gold, and Fort Knox.

Get the Edge at Blackjack

Get the Edge at Blackjack
Author: John May
Publisher: Bonus Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2001
Genre: Blackjack (Game)
ISBN: 9781566251518

This book is a blackjack nuclear bomb. There is information in it that has never appeared anywhere except in the secret world inhabited by a handful of elite professional blackjack players. Learn real strategies that not only the casinos don't want you to know, but that many of the greatest blackjack players would prefer to keep all to themselves.

Slots Conquest

Slots Conquest
Author: Frank Scoblete
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 1623684293

Think all slot machines are the same? If so, that's why you're losing money. "Slots Conquest" will teach readers all the nuances of slot machines to improve the odds of winning. Written by one of the most experienced professional gamblers in the profession, "Slots Conquest" opens up the secret world of slot machines to everyone so that readers can learn how to identify the machines that will give the best odds to win. Different machines offer different odds of success, and this book explains how to identify the best machines to play in the casino to guarantee walking out a winner. Whether you're a longtime fan of the one-armed bandit or brand new to slot machines, "Slots Conquest" will change your approach to slot machines instantly.