Gambling Scams: How They Work, How to Detect Them, How to Protect Yourself

Dodd, Mead. First Edition. Softcover. Like New. 9x6x0. Uncommon 1987 First Printing trade-sized softcover. UNREAD COPY with bright, unmarked, well-bound pages. Cover is bright; corners and edges are sharp. This is NOT an ex-library book and not a remainder. First Printing is indicated by the full number line on the copyright page. Nice copy! 262 pages, includes a multi-page gambling-scam glossary as an appendix. "In one form or another, virtually everyone gambles, and almost everyone who does has, at one time or another, wondered whether he may have been cheated. GAMBLING SCAMS is the first book to answer that question and also help the reader avoid the risk of ever being cheated again. For example, do you know how to tell if someone is dealing from the bottom of the deck? How a cheat can know every card in your hand, even when playing with ordinary, unmarked cards? How professionals mark cards on the faces to cheat at poker? Which gambling casinos are most likely, and which least likely, to cheat you? How you can be cheated at blackjack, even when the cards are dealt from a shoe? Why backgammon is the fastest-growing field for professional cheats? How to spot the crookedest game on any carnival midway? Mr Ortiz's lucid explanation of the sleight-of-hand moves for manipulating cards and dice, the ingenious mechanical gadgets cheats use, and the psychological ploys they work with make fascinating reading. And the many entertaining anecdotes from his own personal experiences illuminate the secret subculture of the professional gambling cheat and provide a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the incredible work of crooked gambling.