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For gambling routines I agree that Darwin is one of the best. But also Martin Nash (as mentioned above)

However I suggest staying away from those books for a while, generally the technique is fairly difficult. Follow sparejokers advice. Get volume 1 of card college. Study it and gain a high level of technical ability, then move on to volume 2. Looking into Martin Nash and Darwin Ortiz should come once you can make use of their effects. Otherwise you might read their books, realise how difficult it is and the leave the books on the shelf...

I think you need the technical foundations before starting to look at difficult work.

Well ok then, I will buy card college since I have heard very good reviews of it and now you are saying it's the best for beginners.Should I combine it with Royal road? Or should I study 1 book at time(or in this case 1 volume at time)?
Thanks

I found royal road difficult to read. But once I had studied card college I felt I could absorb it easier (but I was 11 or 12 when I first tried reading it...)
Card college is organised like a college course. Adding layer upon layer of knowledge.

It also prepares you for further study once you have reached the end of the course. Giving you the skills you need to absorb knowledge from other sources

Lawrence wrote:Standard 2 places to start with a bit of interesting gambling math knowledge

1) The Monty Hall problem - perceptions of conditional probabilities
2) The Martingale System - a gambling system that guarentees a return and is independant of the probability involved

Those can be picked up with minimal maths knowledge.
If you want to go further read some books on probability and statistics

Lawrence it seems I can't find those books.Could you post link where I could check them out or site that sells those books...
Thanks

They are not books, check Wikipedia and google the terms for more info.

There's a book called The Phantom at the Card Table, about the card sharp Walter Irving Scott, which you might enjoy. I remember seeing it in WHSmiths a few years ago and it seemed really interesting, though I haven't seen it around since. Should add I haven't actually read it - I can only say that, from what I glimpsed through a quick riffle of the pages, it seemed an interesting book. Might be worth having a look at if you find the gambling aspect of conjuring most intriguing.

I've read the book. It has very little to do with 'magic' (Walter Scott, the eponymous 'Phantom' had nothing but disdain for magicians). It does have a very thorough description of Walt's second deal technique.