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Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca Paperback – August 1, 2001

by Barry Meadow (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 51 ratings
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What is it like to take two months off from your life and travel alone throughout Nevada, playing blackjack in every casino in the state?

Barry Meadow did just that. Leaving behind his business, his fiancée, and his son, he set out with a suitcase, a tape recorder, and $8,000 on the trip of a lifetime. He had no idea what he would find. All he knew was that every day would be an adventure and every joint would be a risk.

Meadow ran into cowboys and Indians, suffered the Stardust curse, split tens in Winnemucca and learned more about the real world of gambling than anyone should have to know.

It's a tale that only Meadow, with wit and wisdom, could tell. And it's all true. You'll never forget Blackjack Autumn.
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    August 1, 2001
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    0929712080
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Barry Meadow has spent more than 30 years in the gambling world. He wrote his first book, Success At The Harness Races, in 1967. He's also written Money Secrets At The Racetrack, which has been lauded as the definitive guide to money management at the track.

Meadow's eclectic resume includes serving in Vietnam, writing television sitcoms, playing the professional tennis circuit in India, doing standup comedy in California--and, of course, playing blackjack at the professional level in his spare time.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Huntington Press; Second edition (August 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 351 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0929712080
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0929712086
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.88 x 8.38 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 51 ratings

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Barry Meadow has been on a dual track—gambling, and writing about gambling—for more than 50 years. His first book, Success At The Harness Races, was published in 1967, when he was still too young to legally bet on the races at his favorite tracks, Yonkers and Roosevelt, although that didn’t stop him.

For five years in the 1980s, he gambled full-time on the harness races in California. This led to his writing Professional Harness Betting, a 300-page manual which explains how to become a full-time professional player.

With far bigger pools available at the thoroughbreds, he decided to switch to the runners. And while making that transition, he wrote Money Secrets at the Racetrack, which has been lauded by virtually every expert as the definitive guide to money management at the track. He also launched Master Win Ratings, a service that rated every California horse and which he produced until his retirement in 2011.

For seven years, from November 1996 through October 2003, he published Meadow’s Racing Monthly, an award-winning handicapping and money-management newsletter. It featured articles on how to make the most money at the track, investigative exposes about the handicapping world, original statistical research, and systems tests from a large computer database. He also authored a number of handicapping booklets, including Secrets of the Pick 6 and Players Guide to Nevada Racebooks.

He also found time to write Blackjack Autumn, the humorous and exciting story of his two-month quest to play blackjack in every casino in Nevada.

More recently, he wrote a column from 2004 through 2017 for American Turf Monthly, and remains a frequent contributor to the Horseplayers Association of North America magazine.

Meadow was a speaker at every Handicapping Expo since 1990 and was a member of the NTRA Players Panel. He’s testified as a players’ advocate on several issues before the California Horse Racing Board, and was part of the negotiating team which helped bring the low-takeout Players Pick 5 to the state. He was featured in the 2007 documentary, Players: The Blue Collar Gambler. In 2014, he won the inaugural Ron Rippey Award for Handicapping Media for the best published article about handicapping.

His eclectic resume also includes serving in Vietnam, writing television sitcoms, playing professional tennis in India, and doing standup comedy in California.

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MJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Only True Blackjack addicts will love this book and understand
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2014
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But this is a great story about playing every casino in Nevada from Vegas to Reno to every small town in the state. And the author tells it in many forms as to his feelings-- from humorous to sad; from optimistic to depressive. It's a must read for anyone who really wants to know what the blackjack life as a "semi-professional" might be. I really enjoy his anecdotes, though some could have been written with a little more depth or detail. If you want to learn more, you might also listen to podcast of the author on "Gambling with an Edge" radio show. RichardMunchkin.com has it archived. This is a much better read than just a stark statistical analysis of playing sessions that some other authors give. I would HIGHLY recommend this book!
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jeffnc
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2002
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This guy is pretty funny. As other's have mentioned, he really overdoes the metaphors, and it gets tiresome. "As (blank) as" is written probably a hundred times in this book. Or, in the writer's parlance, "the author uses this same joke form about as often as guppies ovulate." Or, "the author pulls out this joke form faster than than Pee Wee Herman would go down boxing Mike Tyson." When he's not using those lines though, he can be LOL funny. And of course, for any blackjack player, stories like his are pretty much irresistable. If you have ever fantasized about making money as a card counter, buy it.
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Darin
5.0 out of 5 stars great read
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013
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If you have ever thought about playing this game full time and ditching the day to day grind (at least for awhile) this book will put you over the edge. Fascinating tale of playing the game all over Nevada. Very well written, hilarious. Hey Barry! When does the sequel come out?
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K. L. Holt
3.0 out of 5 stars Blackjack with alot of cliches
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2005
Blackjack Autumn covered some interesting stories of the ups and downs of blackjack, I play alot of blackjack and know the highs and lows. Barry kind of over kills the cliches though. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy blackjack stories but may not appeal to the casual reader.
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A fellow mom
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017
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If you're someone who enjoys more about Nevada in general and Las Vegas in particular than just gambling, then this book is for you. It takes you into the casinos and the surrounding areas, deserts and lakes alike.
The author has a relaxed, and engaging writing style that makes the story easy to read.
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HERIBERTO BONAPARTE
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoyed reading this book
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2014
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I enjoyed reading this book, It is not a "How to play Blackjack" or strategy book, but very entertaining and funny book about the authors two month trip playing blackjack while card counting at all the casinos in Nevada.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Why?
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2017
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I like reading books about Blackjack as it's a favorite past time of mine. By the time I got to the end of the book though I was ready to hang myself. It just seemed so depressing. Not everyone is cut out to be on the road for long periods of time. Clearly this author isn't. Even without the BJ, traveling for 2 months or more is arduous to say the least.

Kudos to the author for trying such an adventure. But don't read this book because you want any insight to the game or casinos. I did enjoy some of the history that was mentioned. I felt it added some depth to the writing.
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Mary Reilly
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Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2013
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My husband and son enjoyed this book as they like to gamble. My husband likes the rural life of Nevada and was very interested in this author's adventures in gambling through the small towns of Nevada and his comments about gambling.
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Anne-Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read
Reviewed in Canada on April 24, 2024
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Bought for my husband. He really enjoyed this light hearted humorous tale. A good light read.
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THOMAS REIDY
5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2021
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If you like blackjack and have been to Vegas / Nevada you will love this book - You will love it even if you have not been there. Superbly written with a story on every page. The ups and downs of life on the road and trying to beat the bank and the dealers. I loved it and it might inspire my next vacation!!
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