The Encyclopedia of Gambling
by Peter Arnold
Publisher: Chartwell Books 1977
ISBN/ASIN: 089009179X
ISBN-13: 9780890091791
Number of pages: 256
Description:
The encyclopedia of gambling : the game, the odds,the teclmiques, the people and places, the myths and history. Arnold's coffee table size book is still one of the most comprehensive collections of information on and about gambling. First published in 1978 the book has become dated although it remains a great starting point for anyone who wants a general overview that would otherwise require reading a collection of books on different aspects of gambling.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(50MB, PDF)
Similar books

by Jake Magnum - Smashwords
This guide fully explains the rules of the game so that they can be understood by complete beginners. The guide also discusses various cribbage concepts, from the most basic tips to complex strategies that will improve the skills of many players.
(7687 views)

by Richard A. Proctor - Longmans, Green, and Co.
This book contains a discussion of the laws of luck, coincidences, wagers, lotteries and the fallacies of gambling, notes on poker and martingales, explaining in detail the law of probability, the types of gambling, classification of gamblers, etc.
(15008 views)

by John Jackson - Longman
Rational amusement for winter evenings, or, a collection of above 200 curious and interesting puzzles and paradoxes relating to arithmetic, geometry, geography, etc: with their solutions, and four plates, designed chiefly for young persons.
(14071 views)

- Wikibooks
Arimaa is a two-player board game invented by Omar Syed, a computer engineer. Syed wanted to design a new game which would be difficult for computers to play well, but would have rules simple enough for his four-year-old son to understand.
(12734 views)