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'''Avery Cardoza''' is an American author,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/17/sports/othersports/17poke.html|title=Game Theory: POKER; Speaking Like a Winner (Even if You're Not)|last=Mcmanus|first=James|date=17 December 2005|work=The New York Times|page=6|accessdate=20 July 2012}}</ref> professional ], and founder of a publishing empire with prominent reaches into the four major media — books, magazines, retail software, and Internet gaming. |
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==Cardoza Publishing== |
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In 1981, Cardoza gave up professional ] card counting and founded Cardoza Publishing, the largest gaming book publisher in the world. Its clients have included many well-known figures in the world of gambling, including ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. |
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The Cardoza library, distributed around the world and translated into more than a dozen languages, includes over 200 gaming titles. More than ten million Cardoza books have been sold including bestsellers’ Doyle Brunson’s '']'' and ''Super System 2'' (New York Times Extended Bestseller, March 2005, #1 Amazon worldwide). |
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Cardoza’s other book publishing company, Open Road Publishing (worldwide travel guides) and imprint Cold Spring Press (fantasy/science fiction), started in 1993 with a partner, has published more than 100 titles including an Amazon top-30 seller. Cardoza is also the author of ''The Complete Guide to Successful Publishing'', which the ] called "the most comprehensive guide on publishing...maybe ever." |
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Cardoza is a five-time Gold and Platinum award-winning designer (48th annual awards, National Paperbox Association) and has designed hundreds of packaging concepts for books, multimedia software, magazines, brochures, and direct mailers, and through his former company, The Discount Guide, which operated out of offices in five Northern Californian cities, was the architect for mail order campaigns that not only have brought widespread success to his own companies, but kept many others in business. |
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==Entertainment== |
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The Cardoza gambling brand is also world renowned in software, where the Cardoza Entertainment line of CD ROM Windows games sold more than a million units. ''Avery Cardoza's Casino'', acclaimed by many as the best casino simulation ever created, was released in 1997, shortly thereafter becoming a ] best-seller and the longest selling software entertainment SKU ever in the national warehouse clubs. |
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| occupation = Author, gambler, publisher |
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Cardoza launched Cardoza Games in 2007, an international ] website based in London, Stockholm and Moscow. Cardoza Games was subsequently closed in 2009 so that the company could concentrate on its core publishing strengths |
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| website = {{URL|https://cardozapublishing.com}} |
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==''Avery Cardoza's Player''== |
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'''Avery Cardoza''' is an American author,<ref>{{Cite news |last=McManus |first=James |author-link=James McManus |date=December 17, 2005 |title=Game Theory: POKER; Speaking Like a Winner (Even if You're Not) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/17/sports/othersports/17poke.html |access-date=July 20, 2012 |work=] |page=6}}</ref> professional ], and publisher. Cardoza is the owner of the ]-based ].<ref name="LVRevJournal">{{Cite news |last=Morrison |first=Jane Ann |date=February 5, 2013 |title=Gambler's Book Club fighting to keep its current address |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/gambler-s-book-club-fighting-to-keep-its-current-address-191647621.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221080629/http://www.lvrj.com/news/gambler-s-book-club-fighting-to-keep-its-current-address-191647621.html |archive-date=February 21, 2013 |access-date=February 19, 2013 |work=]}}</ref> |
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Cardoza founded the acclaimed national men’s lifestyle magazine, ''Avery Cardoza’s Player'', in 2003, which soon grew to national prominence and established him as one of the top editor-in-chiefs in the country. ''Player'' published works from some of the top photographic talent, including ] (''Vanity Fair''); celebrity photographers John Russo, Blake Little, Tomas Muscionico, and Clay Patrick Macbride; and New York Times best-selling writers ] (''A Long Way Gone'') and ] (''The Blind Side'', ''Moneyball''). The magazine also published exclusive interviews and photo shoots with a bevy of in-the-news celebrities such as ], ] and ]. ''Player'' acquired access to celebrities who rarely made themselves available, including Oscar-winner ], international film sensation and former Bond girl ] (''Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon''), Emmy-winners such as ], and sports stars like ] and heavyweight boxing champion ]. After 25 issues and five years, ''Player'' succumbed to the difficult economics of magazine publishing and closed its doors, leaving behind a brief but memorable legacy, particularly in its signature "7 Deadly Sins" section. |
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==Gambler's Book Club== |
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Cardoza expanded his reach into the world of gambling in 2010 with the purchase of the ], rescuing a legendary gambling institution with a history dating back to 1964 when founders John and Edna Luckman first opened its doors. Publishers of more than 250 titles — including the first manual on ], written by ] in 1976 — and mentioned in over 1,000 others, GBC is a 3,000-book superstore of gambling books — plus a wide range of biographies, Vegas interest items, Mafia titles, and popular games such as chess, backgammon and sudoku. |
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==Publications== |
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*''The Winner's Playbook'' (1994) |
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*''Avery Cardoza's Casino Strategy Guide'' (1997) |
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*''Avery Cardoza's Caribbean Stude Poker & Let it Ride'' (1998) |
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*''The Basics of Winning Sports Betting'' (2002) |
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*''Essential Blackjack Wisdom''(2002) |
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*''Easy Money: How to Beat 10 Casino Games'' (2002) |
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*''Avery Cardoza's Casino'' (2002) |
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*''Winning Casino Play'' (2003) |
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*''The Basics of Winning Bingo'' (2003) |
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*''Quick Guide to Winning Blackjack'' (2003) |
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*''Secrets of Winning Slots'' (2003) |
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*''Complete Guide to successful Publishing'' (2003) |
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*''The Basics of Winning Baccarat'' (2003) |
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*''Poker Talk'' (2005) |
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*''The Basics of Winning Hold'em Poker'' (2005) |
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*''Crash Course in Beating Texas Hold'em'' (2006) |
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*''Open Road's Best of Las Vegas'' (2006) (with ]) |
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*''Internet Hold'em Poker: Plus 7-card stud, Omaha, and other games'' (2007) |
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*''How to Play Winning Poker'' (2009) |
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*''World Series of Poker: Tournament No-Limit Hold'em'' (2010) |
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*''Winning Casino Blackjack for the Non-Counter'' (2010) |
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*''Casino Craps for the Winner'' (2010) |
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*''How to Win at Gambling'' (2010) |
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*''World Series of Poker Official Guidebook'' (2010) |
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==Video games== |
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*''Avery Cardoza's Casino'' |
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*''Avery Cardoza's 100 Slots 2000'' (1999) |
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*''Avery Cardoza's Slam-Tilt Pinball'' (2000) |
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*''Avery Cardoza's Video Poker'' (2000) |
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*''Avery Cardoza's 500 Slots and Video Poker'' (2001) |
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==Cardoza Publishing Books == |
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Poker books published by Cardoza Publishing include: |
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*''Power Hold'em Strategy'' by Daniel Negreanu |
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*'']'' by Doyle Brunson |
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*''Super System 2'' by Doyle Brunson |
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*''Poker Wisdom of a Champion'' By Doyle Brunson |
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*''Online Poker'' by Doyle Brunson |
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*''Online Holdem'' by Avery Cardoza |
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*''Crash Course in Beating Texas Hold'em'' by Avery Cardoza |
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*''Caro's Guide to Doyle Brunsons Super System'' by Mike Caro |
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*''How to Win the Championship: Hold'em Strateges for the Final Table'' by T.J. Cloutier |
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*''How To Win No-Limit Tournaments'' by Johnny Chan and Mark Karowe |
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*''Championship Hold'em'' by T.J. Cloutier & Tom McEvoy |
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*''The Poker Tournament Formula'' by Arnold Snyder |
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*''Winners Guide to Texas Hold'em Poker'' by Ken Warren |
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*''How to Beat Sit 'n' Go Poker Tournaments'' by Neil Timothy |
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*''Poker Wizards: Wisdom from the World's Top No-limit Hold'em Players'' by Warwick Dunnett |
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