Blackjack For Blood is the best book on blackjack I have ever read -- and I have read just about all of them. According to all the experts, Carlson's Advanced Omega II System (included in the book) is much stronger than Hi-Lo or K-O, and I have found it surprisingly easy to master. It definitely gets the money; that's for sure. I also like the author's writing style. He explains things very well, and he intersperses the hardcore stuff with entertaining stories about his high-rolling experiences in various casinos around the world. All in all, a terrific book on how to beat casino blackjack. I highly recommend it.

I have not had the chance to read this book.

Everytime I turn a page, it comes apart. Very poor quality Glue has been used in this book.

"BlackJack for Blood" can benefit any player of 21, from new people looking for the basic rules of when to stand/hit/double, to the more ambitious card counter who wants a system that can basically guarantee success at the table.

The unnamed author mixes rules with amusing, relevant anecdotes and actually creates an interesting read. He gives information that will help counters avoid detection and also deals out less-than noble (but not exactly illegal) tricks a player can use to take a few extra chips from those evil casinos.

The meat of the book, however, is a card counting system that takes some serious brain power and practice to master. I always found math to be boring and simplistic in school and received nearly perfect scores on the math sections of scholastic standardized tests. But the card counting system covered in this book may be a little above my mental capacity. It is only for people with Mensa-level processors.

I don't want to guess on who supplies the paycheck for " Reviewer: A reader from Las Vegas, NV USA" but... all readers should go to BJ21.com or Card Counter CAFE or any other BJ player hangout to review all the activity that is currently going on to win at BJ.

By the way this book is pretty good but Hi-Lo is a better count system for the begginer to start with.

I have never played a game of BJ in a casino in my life. I once spent an hour and a half in a Las Vegas casino, spent $20 on a one armed bandit and then went to a movie while the rest of the family blew their money. I don't like to gamble! This book has me convinced that BJ is a game of skill and not chance. It was a fun read, and easy to understand. The mathematics involved seemed correct (although I haven't gotten out the computer to verify)I give it a 4 out of 5 only because I have never read another book on BJ and really have nothing to compare it with. The one thing he emphasized and I liked about his approach was that winning isn't easy and you have to be sharp to do it. I plan on reading a few more books and becoming a lot more proficient with basic strategys and counting systems before I go to the casino, but this book has me convinced I can win.