The PARR Enhancement Manual is the Foundation of the
Sharpshooter/PARR Learning Program
About Jerry Patterson
Best Selling Gambling Author
Author of five gambling books all published by Penguin Putnam Books (NYC)
Casino Gambling (2000) is best selling gambling book on amazon.com and bn.com
Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook (1977 - 2001); is the second best selling blackjack book of all time, and is in 5th edition
Researcher and Developer of Gambling Systems to OVERCOME THE HOUSE EDGE
Invented Blackjack Shuffle-Tracking
First to recognize the effect of the non-random shuffle on the house edge at blackjack and devise an Advantage Method to exploit it
The Advantage Method called TARGET 21 is the first winning non-counting blackjack method and has been in use for over 25 years by thousands of blackjack players including professionals
Developed PARR, the original dice control system for overcoming the house edge at craps (now in use by over 1,500 craps players). Sponsored the development of Signature Series Roulette - the first system to exploit dealer signatures and overcome the house edge at roulette.
Casino Player since 1977
Professional Blackjack Player in Atlantic City from its opening in 1977
Managed several blackjack teams in the 1980s
Advantage Craps Player in the 1990s to the present
Owner/Operator of the oldest and most reputable gambling school in the country
Audio- video- DVD-based courses are supported by extensive player support via Seminars, telephone consultation, email networking and in-casino checkouts
Mr. Patterson has appeared on scores of radio and television shows and been interviewed by newspapers from New York to Hong Kong. His former syndicated casino gaming column was published by such prestigious newspapers as The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Daily News and The San Francisco Chronicle.
In semi-retirement now, Mr. Patterson is available for a limited number of public appearances.
Mr. Patterson has appeared on scores of radio and television shows and been interviewed by newspapers from New York to Hong Kong. His former syndicated casino gaming column was published by such prestigious newspapers as The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Daily News and The San Francisco Chronicle.