Official Review: Heat in the Vegas Night by Jerry Reedy

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Re: Official Review: Heat in the Vegas Night by Jerry Reedy

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This book is amazing i am glad that i was read this kind of book. I have seen movies where trained casino staff scam the unsuspecting gamblers. This will be an interesting and fun read to see the tables turned around. I am particularly interested in how the author managed to outsmart the scammers [casinos].
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This is an autobiography that promises to be quite interesting due to its themes of gambling and chance. It's about a group of con artists who cleverly plot casino games to win while simultaneously evading the law. With very engaging characters and a plot that will keep you immersed in the story, this #BOTD is a great read. Great work.
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Casinos are designed to take your money (there a lot in Oklahoma). This sounds like a thrilling memoir based on the interesting narrative that pulls a reader into the story.
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Thank you for your excellent, well-written, and detailed review! 😃

After reading the blurb, I did not realize that this was a memoir. I thought the author was writing about other people who scammed casinos. This makes me wonder how he and his friends got away with the scam and are now free to tell their story. I also wonder if others will try to follow their actions to pull off similar schemes. Either way, you did a great job in describing all the positive aspects of this narrative. I'm glad you enjoyed the author's writing style and found only a few errors in the text. I never noticed that memoirs are often poorly written, as you also mentioned.
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This review paints Heat in the Vegas Night as a gripping, well-written memoir with vivid characters and high-stakes tension. The reader clearly appreciated the immersive storytelling, detailed insights into casino scams, and strong pacing. Despite a loose structure, the book's raw realism and polished prose make it a standout recommendation..
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"Heat in the Vegas Night" by Jerry Reedy. It's a memoir, where Jerry narrated his story of cassino scams. How he did that, how his team was operating with skills,importantly it gives glimpses of the challenges, high risks while involved in scams.
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I'm always intrigued by the ability casino scammers have in general. Some of them are rather skillful in what they do and how they do it. So, this will be a memoir I'm going to enjoy😉 . Congrats on BOTD. Thanks for a detailed and interesting review.
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The intense storyline has drawn my interest in this book. I'm intrigued to find out how Red and the group's dealings ultimately play out. Thank you for the review.
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This book portrays the level of intelligence that a man could deploy to achieve his purpose. Always trying to beat the system and the security set up. That is a take out from this book that could be applicable to many areas of life.
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I do not exactly sympathize with any type of scammers because they fool and take advantage of unsuspecting people, and even though casinos are the biggest scam among them all, it doesn't make it right. I saw enough movies to know what happens to those who get caught by security and don't get why anyone would ever take such a risk. Apologies, I prefer to pass the book.
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Red knew what he was doing was illegal but for him it was a way to feel in control that he could beat the system he studied everything planned his moves carefully, and took maximum risks to beat the casinos.🌟🧠
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The author is really bold and courageous to pen down his escapades of scamming casinos in a book. I hope he does not get into some kind of trouble with it. This is really a bold move.
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I was really taken aback to discover that Jerry Reedy's "Heat in the Vegas Night" is a memoir. The author recounts his life and professional gambling experience in the casinos. The memoir explores casino culture, the great risk, strategy, and luck it takes to successfully scam casinos.
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At first glance, I honestly didn't think I would like the book. I continue to read and noticed where the book took place. Now we all know if it seems too good, it might just be too good to have. This is a book I will definitely at to my list of reading material for the summer. It has action, drama, suspense, and all. The onky thing missing is love, but than again I haven't finished the book so who's to say there isn't any. This book seemed slow, but soon picked up the pace leaving you on the edge of your seat for more. I also plan on doing some research to see if those two gambling books are real. I may know how to play the game, but there is nothing like learning a few new tricks. If you can hold my attention after the first page, just know i will definitely make it to the end.
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It is interesting to watch movies about scammers scamming a casino. Reading about someone's experience, knowing it is based on real-life events, is quite fascinating.
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