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A BOOK BY SCOTT A. ASTIN

The Advantage Player’s Handbook

The casino is bright, musical, and very good at making the next decision feel urgent. The advantage player begins by slowing down. Before a chair, a credit meter, or a bonus animation gets a vote, the player asks what the rules say, what the wager costs, what evidence exists, and what the session is allowed to become.

How to think clearly in a room designed to keep you moving.

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Scooter Stardust dressed for Sea and Slot School in his pirate hat, navy blazer, headphones, gold Crown and Anchor emblem, gold watch, and diamond bracelet

Inside the voyage

This handbook is organized around observation, arithmetic, documentation, offers, and self-command. It is not a catalog of machines and does not promise a way around randomness. It is a framework for understanding the environment and protecting your choices inside it. The most valuable edge is often the ability to decline a bad price, leave a confusing game, or stop when the original purpose has been met.

Back-cover text

A practical companion for readers who want fewer myths and better questions. Learn how to read a paytable, convert credits into dollars, evaluate offers, record a session, and keep entertainment from quietly becoming an obligation.

Continue the voyage

Take the 25 Sea & Slot School lessons in order.

The Slot Machine Advantage Players Handbook, by Scott A. Astin

THE COVER AND THE NEXT DOOR

Take the book with you.

KEEP THE VOYAGE MOVING

There is another deck with your name on it.